Gregory Ridge Health Care Center
Inspection Findings
F-Tag F0600
F 0600 Level of Harm - Actual harm Residents Affected - Few
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aggressive, something had to have happened to provoke Resident #1. During an interview on 11/10/25 at 11:09 A.M. Resident #1's family member said:-Resident #1 was his/her own person. -The situation had been escalating between the residents. -Resident #2 had been taking Resident #1's food and clothes.
During a telephone interview on 11/10/25 at 11:20 A.M. Resident #1 said:-Resident #2 used to take and put
on his/her clothes, shoes and eat his/her food. -That day, Resident #2 said he/she didn't want to be his roommate anymore and closed the door on Resident #1. -Resident #2 would come to Resident #1's side of
the room and say weird things. -The Social Worker was going find Resident #1 another room. -He/she attacked Resident #2 when he/she saw Resident #2 in the dining room. -He/She just snapped and he/she did not know why he/she was so mad. He/she had never snapped like that before. -He/She only hit Resident #2 two times. Then he/she stomped Resident #2. He/she was trying to hurt Resident #2. He/she would have done it again. During an interview on 11/10/25 at 12:58 A.M. Guardian A said:-He/She was not aware of issues between Resident #2 and Resident #1.-Resident #2 was one of their newer clients. -Resident #2 had schizophrenia and typically did not have normal conversations with people and would say things that don't make sense.-Had he/she known the full extent of what had happened he/she would have requested Resident #2 to have been assessed in the emergency room. -Resident #2 was assaulted. During
an interview on 11/10/25 at 12:10 P.M. the ADON said:-He/She was at the facility when Resident #1 assaulted Resident #2.-Resident #2 did not show injury to his head or face area. Resident #2 had wet and soiled himself/herself because of the altercation and refused to be cleaned up. Resident #2 did not want to be touched or changed, which was his/her baseline. During an interview at on 11/10/25 at 2:30 P.M. the Administrator said:-He/She defined abuse as the willful infliction of injury.-He/She didn't know how much the things said by Resident #1 could be relied on.-They did not have enough information, because the police took the resident.-He/She did not know if the definition of assault was abuse as their industry might have different definitions of events than those of law enforcement in relation to the charge of assault.-He/She felt Resident #1 hitting and kicking Resident #2 was not a willful action; because Resident #1's state of mind was unusual for Resident #1. #2652434
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Printed: 04/13/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED
11/12/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Gregory Ridge Health Care Center
7001 Cleveland Avenue Kansas City, MO 64132
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency. (X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F-Tag F0609
Federal health inspectors cited GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER in KANSAS CITY, MO for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0609 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-11-12.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 2 deficiencies cited during this inspection of GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER in KANSAS CITY, MO inspection on recent inspection.
Found 0 violation(s). Severity: Standard violations. Status: 0 corrected, 0 pending.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an F-tag violation?
- F-tags are federal deficiency codes used by CMS to categorize nursing home violations. Each F-tag corresponds to a specific federal regulation (42 CFR Part 483). For example, F607 relates to abuse prevention policies, F880 relates to infection control.
- Were these violations corrected?
- Facilities must submit plans of correction and implement changes within required timeframes. CMS conducts follow-up inspections to verify corrections. Check the inspection report for specific correction dates and follow-up verification status.
- How often do nursing home inspections happen?
- CMS conducts unannounced inspections of all Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes at least once per year. Additional inspections may occur based on complaints, facility-reported incidents, or follow-up to verify previous violations were corrected.
- What should families do about these violations?
- Families should: (1) Review the full inspection report for details, (2) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspections, (4) Compare with other facilities in KANSAS CITY, MO, (5) Report new concerns to state authorities.
- Where can I see the full inspection report?
- Complete inspection reports are available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request copies directly from GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER or from the state Department of Health. Reports include deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines.