Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 120-bed nursing home in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1974-12-01. It averages 83.8 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation?
CMS lists 25 health-inspection deficiencies for Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation since 2023-06-20, 14 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 2025-12-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | F0761 | 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. | E |
| 2025-07-17 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-07-17 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | B |
| 2025-01-08 | F0761 | 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. | D |
| 2024-09-11 | F0550, F0578, F0604, F0656, F0677, F0684, F0692, F0697, F0758, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor 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. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-06-20 | F0760, F0880 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | J |
| 2023-06-20 | F0657, F0812, F0867 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E |
| 2023-06-20 | F0580, F0641, F0690, F0693 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. | D |
| 2023-06-20 | F0636, F0638 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | B |
How is Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation staffed relative to the NC average?
| Measure | This facility | NC average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.17744 | 3.83430 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 33.8 | 49.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 83.8 | 86.9 |
Who owns Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation?
Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company.
Were you or a family member harmed at Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation?