Ridgewood Specialty Care — Nursing Home in OTTUMWA, IA
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 60 |
|---|---|
| Average Residents/Day | 53.5 |
| CMS Certification Number | 165223 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 2.98 HPRD |
|---|---|
| RN Staffing | 0.70 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
Ridgewood Specialty Care had 3 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (December 22, 2025).
Inspection Findings — December 22, 2025
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Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. (Level D)Corrected — December 30, 2025
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)Corrected — December 30, 2025
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (Level D)Corrected — December 30, 2025
Ridgewood Specialty Care is a 60-bed nursing home in Ottumwa, Iowa. It holds a 3-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours per resident day, below the Iowa average of 3.8. Its most recent inspection, in December 2025, cited 3 deficiencies, none of them severe.
The facility has a middling overall rating and its recent inspection cited several non-severe deficiencies, which suggests there are care-process and documentation issues but nothing judged immediately dangerous. You may want to ask how the facility addresses its lower-than-average nursing coverage to make sure care planning, assessments, and incontinence/BLS needs are reliably met.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ridgewood Specialty Care Medicare and Medicaid certified?
Ridgewood Specialty Care is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is Ridgewood Specialty Care's CMS star rating?
Ridgewood Specialty Care has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at Ridgewood Specialty Care?
Ridgewood Specialty Care reports 2.9788 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has Ridgewood Specialty Care had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, Ridgewood Specialty Care had 3 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does Ridgewood Specialty Care have?
Ridgewood Specialty Care has 60 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa — 2/5 — 0.3 mi
- Vista Woods Care Center — 4/5 — 2.2 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.