GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER

Special Focus Facility candidate · CMS abuse icon · Jackson · MO · For profit - Limited Liability company · RELIANT CARE MANAGEMENT chain · 116 certified beds · CCN 265721 · GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER, L.L.C.


GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER operates 116 certified beds in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 2001-10-05. It averages 102.3 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER?

CMS lists 108 health-inspection deficiencies for GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER since 2021-06-14, 80 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 2026-06-24.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-06-24F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.G
2026-06-24F0580, F0627Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.D
2026-06-04F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.D
2026-05-20F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.J
2026-05-20F0740Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.G
2026-05-20F0600, F0745Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.D
2026-04-28F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.G
2026-04-28F0658, F0740Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.D
2026-04-14F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.G
2026-04-14F0557Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.D
2026-04-02F0600, F0740Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.G
2026-03-09F0600, F0679Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.D
2025-12-02F0921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.E
2025-11-18F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.J
2025-11-12F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.G
2025-11-12F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D
2025-07-17F0602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.D
2025-04-15F0740Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.J
2025-04-03F0557, F0576Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.D
2025-03-18F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D
2025-03-06F0600, F0880Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.J
2025-03-06F0568, F0741Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. / Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.D
2025-01-29F0742Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.D
2024-12-23F0600, F0880Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.J
2024-12-23F0812, F0925Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.F
2024-12-23F0550, F0568, F0576, F0583, F0584, F0712, F0732, F0755, F0757, F0758, F0814, F0947Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. / Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. / Post nurse staffing information every day. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.E
2024-12-23F0553, F0557, F0569, F0610, F0623, F0641, F0656, F0658, F0661, F0676, F0684, F0686, F0695, F0773, F0790, F0741Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. / Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. / Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.D
2024-08-30F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.J
2024-08-30F0741Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.E
2024-08-30F0624Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.D
2024-07-24F0600, F0760Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D
2024-06-27F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.D
2024-05-09F0622, F0625Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / 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.D
2024-04-23F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.J
2024-04-23F0741Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.H
2024-04-23F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.E
2024-04-04F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.J
2024-04-04F0622Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.D
2024-01-29F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.E
2024-01-29F0610, F0689, F0741Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.D
2023-04-20F0584, F0636, F0644, F0656, F0658, F0699, F0742Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.E
2023-04-20F0578, F0684, F0690, F0693, F0697, F0698Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.D
2021-06-14F0569, F0584, F0800, F0812, F0814, F0921, F0925Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.E
2021-06-14F0550, F0625, F0655, F0661, F0689, F0690, F0697, F0756Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her 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. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.D

Why was GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER fined 6 times?

DateTypeAmount
2026-03-09Fine$131,940
2025-11-18Fine$17,644
2025-11-12Fine$125,970
2024-12-23Fine$175,775
2024-07-24Fine$147,836
2024-01-29Fine$108,837

Has GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER had payment denied by Medicare more than once?

Payment denial startLength in days
2025-03-2320
2024-04-2934

How is GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER staffed relative to the MO average?

MeasureThis facilityMO average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day2.371403.43324
Total nursing staff turnover (%)68.456.0
Average number of residents per day102.373.0

Who owns GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?

GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER, L.L.C. and belongs to the RELIANT CARE MANAGEMENT chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTRELIANT CARE GROUP LLCsince 06/01/2016
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTRCG INC, RICHARD J. DESTEFANE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, DESTEFANE, RICHARDsince 03/01/2018
CORPORATE OFFICERDESTEFANE, RICHARDsince 06/01/2016
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLRELIANT CARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, ARSHAD, ABDULLAH, DESTEFANE, RICHARD, HICKS, RONALDsince 04/04/2025
ADP OF THE SNFKC RIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., RELIANT CARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, RICHARD J. DESTEFANE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, TLG II LLP, ARSHAD, ABDULLAH, DESTEFANE, RICHARD, HICKS, RONALDsince 03/01/2018

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