Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community
1900 W State Hwy 6, Waco, TX, 76712
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90 · avg 66 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 69.4% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 66.7% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 52.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $14,267 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 455670
- Certified beds
- 90 beds · avg 66 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Eastland Memorial Hospital District
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Bradford l Cohen
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- David Davidson
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
- Dhc Opco-waco, Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Eastland Memorial Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2021
- Ted d Matthews
Corporate Officer · since 2021
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 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 27)
- K0684·Jun 15, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0609·Jun 15, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0926·Jun 15, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Have policies on smoking.
- D0880·Jun 15, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0825·Jun 15, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
- D0759·Jun 15, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E0755·Jun 15, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0676·Jun 15, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $14K
Most recent events
- Jun 15, 2025Fine · $14K
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 1, 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 Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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