Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge is a 59-bed for-profit nursing home in West Redding, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 27.9% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge
100 Redding RoadWest Redding, CT 06896
Greater Bridgeport County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge, nurse aides logged 2.81 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Connecticut average. With about 52 residents a day, that works out to roughly 146 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.81 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.26 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.93 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.56 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
27.9% of nursing staff at Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 21.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge holds 5 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Redding Life Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 26, 2002
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wilton Meadows Health Care Center Wilton · abuse citation | 4.1 | 148 | 2.23 | 3.88 | 39.7% | 2 | $16,452 |
| Laurel Ridge Center for Health & Rehabilitation Ridgefield · abuse citation | 4.9 | 126 | 2.53 | 4.06 | 37.9% | 3 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Norwalk Norwalk | 8.4 | 150 | 2.02 | 3.26 | 29.9% | 2 | $12,834 |
| Saint John Paul II Center Danbury · abuse citation | 8.5 | 141 | 2.07 | 3.47 | 44.3% | 2 | None |
| Notre Dame Health and Rehabilitation Center Norwalk | 9.0 | 60 | 2.30 | 4.16 | — | 4 | $8,278 |
| Havencare at Hancock Hall Danbury | 9.4 | 96 | 2.24 | 3.64 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Havencare at Filosa Danbury | 9.6 | 64 | 2.31 | 4.02 | 53.3% | 5 | None |
| Civita Care Center at Danbury Danbury · abuse citation | 9.7 | 180 | 2.20 | 3.39 | — | 2 | $9,110 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.