PIONEER RIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
PIONEER RIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY is a 76-bed nursing home in LAWRENCE, Kansas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2001-07-12. It averages 59.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at PIONEER RIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY?
CMS lists 52 health-inspection deficiencies for PIONEER RIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY since 2023-07-19, 39 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-01.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2025-12-03 | F0730, F0812, F0880, F0881, F0882 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F |
| 2025-12-03 | F0761, F0883 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E |
| 2025-12-03 | F0550, F0583, F0602, F0628, F0656, F0657, F0684, F0686, F0689, F0695, F0698, F0849 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | D |
| 2025-12-03 | F0577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C |
| 2025-08-20 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2025-03-19 | F0806 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | J |
| 2025-03-19 | F0726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | E |
| 2024-10-17 | F0689, F0883 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E |
| 2024-10-17 | F0558, F0623, F0625, F0686, F0688, F0690, F0695, F0700, F0757, F0758, F0775, F0849, F0880 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-07-19 | F0679, F0812, F0880 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-07-19 | F0550, F0582, F0641, F0657, F0684, F0689, F0692, F0757, F0758 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
| 2023-07-19 | F0851 | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | C |
Why was PIONEER RIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Fine | $14,385 |
| 2025-03-19 | Fine | $14,901 |
How is PIONEER RIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY staffed?
| Measure | This facility | KS average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.21391 | 4.06686 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 50.0 | 48.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 59.4 | 50.5 |
Who owns PIONEER RIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, and what chain is it in?
PIONEER RIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY is registered with CMS as For profit - Partnership, operates under the legal business name PIONEER RIDGE NURSING FACILITY OPERATIONS, LLC and belongs to the MIDWEST HEALTH chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | KLATON ENTERPRISES, LLC, EATON, FLOYD | since 06/26/2003 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | FLOYD C EATON III TRUST 2012, JAMES BRETT KLAUSMAN TRUST 2012, JAMIE N EATON TRUST 2012, MICHAEL GRAHAM KLAUSMAN TRUST 2012 | since 07/01/2016 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | EATON, FLOYD, KLAUSMAN, JAMES | since 06/26/2003 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | EATON, FLOYD, KLAUSMAN, JAMES | since 06/26/2003 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | MIDWEST HEALTH, INC. 06122001, EATON, FLOYD, KLAUSMAN, JAMES | since 01/01/2010 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | FLOYD C EATON III TRUST 2012, JAMES BRETT KLAUSMAN TRUST 2012, JAMIE N EATON TRUST 2012, KLATON ENTERPRISES, LLC, MICHAEL GRAHAM KLAUSMAN TRUST 2012, MIDWEST HEALTH, INC. 06122001 | since 12/27/2024 |
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