Ratliff Care Center

• Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jul 11, 2025

• Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jul 11, 2025

• Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 11, 2025

• Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 11, 2025

• Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 11, 2025

• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 11, 2025

• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 11, 2025

• Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 11, 2025

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jul 11, 2025

• Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 28, 2024

• Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 28, 2024

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jun 28, 2024

• Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 28, 2024

• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 28, 2024

• Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 28, 2024

• Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 28, 2024

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 5, 2023

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 5, 2023

• Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 5, 2023

• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 5, 2023

• Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 5, 2023

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 5, 2023

• Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 5, 2023

• Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

  Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 5, 2023

Ratliff Care Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Ratliff Care Center is located at 717 North Sprigg in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Most reviewers describe Ratliff Care Center as a small, quiet skilled nursing community with attentive, friendly staff who make residents feel at home. One review sharply disagrees, alleging dishonesty from administration, so families may want to ask direct questions during a tour.

Ratliff Care Center had 3 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 24 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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