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Ridgewood Living & Rehabilitation Center

1624 Highland Drive, Washington, NC 278892529469570Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 128Avg. daily residents: 114Chain: Cch Healthcare (33 facilities)County: Beaufort

The complete public record on Ridgewood Living & Rehabilitation Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Washington, North Carolina, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. North Carolina average: 2.9 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Ridgewood Living & Rehabilitation Center holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $10,868 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.47 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.83)
0.44 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.61)
3.15 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
38.2% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (49.0)
9.1% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

September 5, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
11 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (4.8)
11 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$10,868 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($36,163)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

30 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
September 5, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G · Actual harm
September 5, 20250887Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 5, 20250947Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 5, 20250602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 5, 20250641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 5, 20250656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 5, 20250695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 5, 20250700Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2)…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 5, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
September 5, 20250883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.