West Ridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids, IA

West Ridge Care Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is located in Linn county at 3131 F Avenue Nw, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405. You can reach out to the office of West Ridge Care Center via phone at (319) 390-3367. This skilled nursing facility has 60 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 56%. Its legal business name is West Ridge Associates Inc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

West Ridge Care Center (Medicare CCN 165567) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2006 (18 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in November, 2019.

Contact Information

West Ridge Care Center
3131 F Avenue Nw, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405
(319) 390-3367


Nursing Home Profile

NameWest Ridge Care Center
Location3131 F Avenue Nw, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds60
Occupancy Rate56%
Medicare ID (CCN)165567
Legal Business NameWest Ridge Associates Inc
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with West Ridge Care Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1144396326
Organization NameWEST RIDGE ASSOCIATES INC
Doing Business AsWEST RIDGE CARE CENTER
Address3131 F Ave Nw, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
Phone Number319-390-3367

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for West Ridge Care Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care West Ridge Care Center give to their patients.
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News Archive

Researchers lay foundation for future lung cancer detection test

Scientists working with Professor Dr. Joachim L. Schultze have identified over 480 molecules whose concentration in the blood changes when a person develops lung cancer. These molecules are present in the blood cells either in increased or decreased quantities. "In lung cancer patients, typical patterns which can be detected with a measuring program thus emerge", explains Prof. Schultze.

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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of West Ridge Care Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased13.3314.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight9.865.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder62.548.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.71.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.742.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.875.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury03.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication0.9414.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10083.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened31.3717.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication20.7519.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers6.457.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine95.4995.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function76.4667.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine68.0882.93

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Formula for peak exercise heart rate does not account for differences between men and women

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› Verified 2 days ago


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