Pleasant Ridge Healthcare Center

Kitchen inspections

The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.

Cincinnati Health Department: Pleasant Ridge Health Care Center

• Jul 9, 2026 (routine / critical control point): Not In Compliance.
  6 violations

  • Drying Mops. Inspector’s note: After use, mops are not placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies. Observed full mop bucket with mop inside water. Please drain water, hand mops to prevent bacterial growth.
  • Controlling Pests. Inspector’s note: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests is not being adequately controlled or minimized. Observed heavy small fly presence in dish machine area. Please have pest control visit asap to treat. Following up to see pest control report and elimination of pest.
  • Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair. Inspector’s note: Plumbing system is not maintained in good repair. 1. Observed leak at 3-comp sink faucet. 2. Observed leak at dish machine vacuum breaker valve. Have certified plumber seal or replace broken equipment.
  • VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch. Inspector’s note: Food-contact surfaces were not clean to the sight and touch. Observed buildup within ice machine. Following up to see cleanliness.
  • Wiping cloths - use limitation. Inspector’s note: Wet wiping cloth was not maintained in a sanitizer solution between uses.
  • Repairing. Inspector’s note: The physical facilities were not maintained in good repair. Floor tiles next to 3-comp sink and hand sink need replaced and regrouted.
• Jan 23, 2026 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Violations Abated.
  7 violations

  • Storing maintenance tools. Inspector’s note: Maintenance tools such as brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners and similar items are improperly stored
  • Drying Mops. Inspector’s note: After use, mops are not placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
  • Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment. Inspector’s note: The food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans and Nonfood contact surfaces of equipment are to be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
  • Warewashing equipment: Cleaning Frequency. Inspector’s note: Warewashing equipment and/or components were not cleaned throughout the day or before use.
  • Repairing. Inspector’s note: The physical facilities were not maintained in good repair. Damaged wall by the dish washer, should be fixed to be smooth , cleanable.
  • Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage. Inspector’s note: Cleaned equipment or utensils, laundered linens, or single-service or single-use articles are not stored in a clean, dry location, protected from contamination. Cleaned equipment, clean dishes stored on dirty surfaces by the cooking , and prepping areas.
  • In-use utensils - between-use storage. Inspector’s note: In-use utensils are improperly stored. In use ice scoop placed inside dirty holder.
• May 29, 2025 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  5 violations

  • Indoor areas - surface characteristics. Inspector’s note: Indoor floor, wall, or ceiling surfaces are not smooth, durable, and easily cleanable in areas where FSO or RFE activities are conducted. Floor is damaged not smooth not easy to clean in several areas in the kitchen .
  • Indoor areas - surface characteristics. Inspector’s note: Floor or walls or ceiling in an area subject to moisture is not nonabsorbent.
  • Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency. Inspector’s note: Nonfood-contact surfaces are not cleaned frequently enough. Walk in cooler, walk in frezeers' doors , and equipments surfaces shall be cleaned more frequent .
  • Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment. Inspector’s note: The food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans and Nonfood contact surfaces of equipment are to be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
  • Drying Mops. Inspector’s note: After use, mops are not placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
• Dec 2, 2024 (routine / critical control point): Not In Compliance.
  14 violations

  • Replacement of existing equipment. Inspector’s note: Existing equipment/facilities no longer meet requirements and must be replaced. Rustey shelves.
  • Facilities: Light bulbs - protective shielding. Inspector’s note: Light bulbs were not shielded or shatter-resistant in required areas.
  • Food Storage. Inspector’s note: Food items are not protected from contamination during storage.
  • Equipment, utensils, linens, single-service articles, and single-use articles - storage. Inspector’s note: Clean equipment and utensils were not properly stored.
  • In-use utensils - between-use storage. Inspector’s note: In-use utensils are improperly stored.
  • Facilities: Maintenance: Good repair. Inspector’s note: The physical facilities were not maintained in good repair.
  • Facilities: Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system vents. Inspector’s note: HVAC air intake or exhaust vents contaminating food, equipment, or utensils.
  • Equipment, food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils. Inspector’s note: Non-food contact surfaces are dirty.
  • Facilities: Pest control:. Inspector’s note: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests is not being adequately controlled or minimized. Roach infestation Live roaches Inside the boxes of gloves, liners and multi use food containers Roaches on the wall inside the food equipments .
  • Kitchenware and tableware. Inspector’s note: Single-service or single-use articles or cleaned and sanitized utensils were not handled, displayed, and dispensed so that contamination of food-and lip-contact surfaces is prevented.
  • III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Facilities. Inspector’s note: Each handwashing lavatory did not have a supply of hand cleanser.
  • Warewashing equipment. Inspector’s note: Warewashing equipment and/or components were not cleaned throughout the day or before use.
  • Wiping cloths. Inspector’s note: Wet wiping cloth was not maintained in a sanitizer solution between uses.
  • Facilities: Indoor areas - surface characteristics. Inspector’s note: Floor or walls or ceiling in an area subject to moisture is not nonabsorbent. Damaged walls by the dishwasher and the mop sink, damaged floor tiles by the dishwasher washer.
• May 13, 2024 (routine / critical control point): Approved - Minor Violations.
  5 violations

  • V. Food from Approved Source. Inspector’s note: Food packaging does not protect food from contamination.
  • Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency. Inspector’s note: Nonfood-contact surfaces are not cleaned frequently enough.
  • VII. Protection from Contamination - Cleaning frequency. Inspector’s note: Utensils or equipment are not cleaned at the proper frequency or the frequency is not documented Ice machine is dirty Discard the ice , clean and sanitize the ice machine before re use.
  • Facilities: Floor and wall junctures - coved, and enclosed or sealed. Inspector’s note: Indoor floor, wall, or ceiling surfaces are not smooth, durable, and easily cleanable in areas where FSO or RFE activities are conducted.
  • Nonfood contact surfaces. Inspector’s note: The non food contact surface is no longer corrosion -resistant, nonabsorbent and/or smooth. Shelves under the prep tables are rusty not cleanable

Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Critical: Marked critical in the Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code as cited by the city.

Cincinnati Health Department: Pleasant Ridge Health Care Center

• Jun 12, 2024 (complaint / complaint): CLOS-NO - No Violations Found. No violations listed.
• Nov 8, 2023 (routine / standard inspection): Not Abated.
  2 violations

  • Violation - Facilities: Maintenance: Good repair The physical facilities were not maintained in good repair.. Inspector’s note: Damaged wall and celling in the dry storage area, missing tiles ,damaged wall by the dish water The physical facilities were not maintained in good repair.
  • Violation - Equipment, linens, single-service items-storage. Cleaned equipment or utensils, laundered linens, or single-service or single-use articles are not stored in a clean, dry location, protected from contamination.. Inspector’s note: Cleaned utensils stored inside dirty containers Cleaned equipment or utensils, laundered linens, or single-service or single-use articles are not stored in a clean, dry location, protected from contamination.

Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Critical: Marked critical in the Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code as cited by the city.

Care and services

From the community’s website

What Pleasant Ridge Healthcare 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.

• Offers respite or short-term stays. Respite Care (page, checked Oct 12, 2026)

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room

The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health, Cincinnati. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.

Nearest Medicare nursing home

Arc at Cincinnati, Cincinnati. 2.0 miles away, straight line.

Nearest home health agency office

Cardinal Home Healthcare Solutions, Cincinnati. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.

Nearest pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.

Area

USDA classes ZIP code 45213 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).

Dialysis within 15 miles

Davita Norwood Dialysis, Cincinnati, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Liberty Norwood, Norwood, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc Norwood Dialysis, Cincinnati, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)

Hospice

14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 45213.
Heartland Hospice (Cincinnati), office in Cincinnati, 2.4 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of Cincinnati, Inc, office in Cincinnati, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Crossroads Hospice Of Cincinnati, LLC, office in Cincinnati, 5.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)

Nearest geriatric medicine practice

The Christ Hospital Medical Associates, LLC, Cincinnati. 1.5 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, 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.