Ridgmar Medical Lodge
6600 LANDS END COURT, Fort Worth, TX, 76116
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Priority Management
- Certified beds
- 155 · avg 91 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.8% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 42.9% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $29,598 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 143705
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 155 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 56 Medicare-only · 99 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- December 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- December 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- March 10, 2006
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Decatur Hospital Authority (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Pmg Opcoridgmar Llc
- Administrator
- Kathryn Chao
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Priority Management chain — 38 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.7 / 5.
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Pmg Opco-ridgmar Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Douglas Meharry
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Brian t Scroggins
Corporate Officer · since 2014
- Bridgepointe Finanical Services, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2014
- Caretrust Reit IncREIT
5% or Greater Mortgage Interest · 100% · since 2014
- Ctr Partnership lp
Adp of The Snf · since 2014
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 34)
- J0689·Aug 14, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0644·Aug 14, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- E0740·Apr 8, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D0803·Nov 14, 2024Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
- E0758·Nov 14, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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 li…
- D0755·Nov 14, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E0693·Nov 14, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0686·Nov 14, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $10K
- 20242 fines · $19K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Aug 14, 2025Fine · $10K
- Nov 14, 2024Payment denial · 13 days · starting Dec 21, 2024
- Nov 14, 2024Fine · $11K
- Mar 13, 2024Fine · $8,398
Largest single fine on record: $11K.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 14, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Ridgmar Medical Lodge is a 155-bed nursing home in Fort Worth (Tarrant County) licensed under Decatur Hospital Authority and managed by Pmg Opcoridgmar Llc. CMS rates it 1 star overall — the lowest tier — with a 1-star staffing rating and 2-star health inspection rating, though quality-of-care measures for long-stay residents reach 5 stars. Three CMS fines totaling $29,598 have been issued. About 90 of 155 licensed beds are currently occupied.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates this facility 1 star on staffing — the bottom tier, shared by roughly 38% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives about 186 minutes of nursing care per day, approximately 55 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here require more hands-on care than at a typical facility — more dependent or medically complex on average — so those 186 minutes stretch thinner than the raw number suggests.
One administrator has turned over in the past year, which puts this facility in an elevated category by Texas standards. Continuity in day-to-day leadership affects how consistently care policies are applied.
Three CMS fines have been issued totaling $29,598 — above the state median of $20,699. About 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines at all during a comparable period.
The facility is running at roughly 58% of its 155 licensed beds — about 90 residents on an average day. That figure is low enough to flag, particularly alongside a 1-star overall rating and the staffing and fine signals above.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels on nights and weekends
Weekend nursing hours here average 2.76 minutes per resident per hour — below the already low weekday figure; ask how many nurses and aides cover each shift.
Why occupancy sits at 58%
Roughly 65 of 155 licensed beds are empty; ask what is driving that vacancy and whether it affects staffing or service availability.
Recent administrator transition
An administrator left within the past year — ask who is currently in charge, how long they have been in the role, and whether any policy changes followed.
What the three CMS fines covered
Three fines totaling $29,598 have been issued; ask what deficiencies triggered each fine and what corrective steps were taken.
Long-stay quality scores versus short-stay
Long-stay quality measures rate 5 stars while short-stay rates 3 stars — ask what accounts for that gap and which applies to your family member's expected stay.
Resident Council access and meeting schedule
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council; ask how families can raise concerns and whether they can attend or receive summaries of council meetings.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing and CMS records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.