Overview
Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 9th of 13 nursing homes in Waco. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 79% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 15, 2025, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $14,267 in the past three years.
Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 76 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 15, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $14,267
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.03 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.23 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.92 hrs
- Nurse aides1.89 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 76
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 26, 1986
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes