Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
8329 Stevens Lane, Columbus, GA 31909 · Map
Government - City/county · 84 certified beds
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Columbus, Georgia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.32 hours per resident per day, above the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Dec 7, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center compares
This facility vs. the Georgia and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Georgia avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.32 | 3.57 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.04 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.1% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 6.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the December 7, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 22, 2026
What inspectors found at Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 30, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 30, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 30, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 30, 2023 - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 30, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 8329 Stevens Lane
Columbus, GA 31909 - CMS certification #
- 115478
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Certified beds
- 84
- Avg residents/day
- 48.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-11-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Creekside offers a variety of social activities in addition to a full professional nursing staff 24 hours a day.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
The 42 bed private room rehab neighborhood provides outstanding therapy to include: Physical, Occupational, Speech Language Pathology and Respiratory Therapy as ordered on a skilled level, with the oversight of a Rehab Medical Director.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital, Phenix City. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Orchard View Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing CTR, Columbus. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Columbus. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 31909 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Columbus Dialysis, Columbus, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Columbus Home Training (Pd/Hhd), Columbus, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care River City Home, Columbus, 2.5 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31909.
Enhabit Hospice, office in Fortson, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Affinis Hospice, LLC, office in Columbus, 0.9 miles away, straight line
Columbus Hospice, Inc., office in Columbus, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gerination Medical Centers LLC, Auburn. 31.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center staffed?
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center reports 4.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center have?
Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center is certified for 84 beds.