Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Waco, Texas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported no usable nurse aide staffing figure, and 82.1% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community
1900 W State Hwy 6Waco, TX 76712
Mc Lennan 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. Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community has no usable nurse aide figure in this release.
CMS note: CMS could not validate the accuracy of the staffing data. CMS could not validate the accuracy of the staffing data.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | — | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | — | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | — | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | — | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | — | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
82.1% of nursing staff at Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 89.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,267 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2025 | Fine | $14,267 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Eastland Memorial Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 26, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St. Catherine Center Waco | 1.0 | 165 | 2.42 | 3.94 | 28.2% | 5 | $13,065 |
| Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Waco | 2.1 | 144 | 2.57 | 3.71 | 74.5% | 2 | $14,952 |
| Greenview Nursing and Rehabilitation Waco | 2.2 | 128 | 1.67 | 2.86 | 69.9% | 1 | $73,108 |
| Avir at Jeffrey Place Waco | 2.5 | 95 | 2.29 | 3.31 | 62.1% | 3 | $22,382 |
| Wesley Woods Health & Rehabilitation Waco | 3.2 | 120 | 2.29 | 3.51 | 56.3% | 2 | $55,900 |
| Avir at Waco Waco | 3.8 | 120 | 2.32 | 3.50 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Ivy Creek Wellness & Rehabilitation Waco | 4.2 | 162 | 1.99 | 3.21 | 64.7% | 1 | $149,039 |
| The Chateau Waco Waco | 4.4 | 123 | 2.31 | 3.48 | 73.6% | 1 | $72,056 |
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.