Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge

• 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.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Dec 22, 2025

• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 25, 2025

• Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jun 12, 2025

• 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 Mar 6, 2025

• Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 6, 2025

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

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 6, 2025

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 15, 2024

• Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected May 17, 2024

• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 13, 2024

• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 13, 2024

• Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 13, 2024

• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Dec 30, 2023

• To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 23, 2023

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

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• 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 Feb 23, 2023

• 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.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• 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.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 23, 2023

• Install a two-hour-resistant firewall separation.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Use approved construction type or materials.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Have ramps, exits, fire escape ladders, steps, and areas of refuge that meet safety requirements.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Sep 30, 2020

• Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 19, 2020

Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge is located at 3379 Main Street in Mineral Ridge, Ohio.

Reviews of Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge are largely negative, with multiple families describing neglectful care, poor hygiene practices, and unresponsive management. A few reviewers do praise the front-line nursing staff and note a separate Behavioral Health Unit that appeared clean and well-designed.

Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge had 10 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 63 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.

Submit the Request Information form on this page to connect with Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge and arrange a tour. Sharing your timeline and care needs up front helps the community prepare for your visit.