Apple Ridge Care Center
APPLE RIDGE CARE CENTER in WAVERLY, MO — inspection on December 19, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During an
should be no times when residents were denied access to the phone.-There was one LPN in particular
they needed to do so. He/she hadn't heard otherwise.
During an interview on 12/18/25 at 4:15 P.M. the Administrator said:-There shouldn't be any restrictions on the use of the phone.
Residents should be able to use the phone any time they want. -Residents just have to let staff know if they want to talk privately and staff will secure private information in the office and stand outside the nurses' office while the resident talks.-There used to be a cordless phone for residents' use that was kept in the nurses' office.
Residents could take that with them to talk privately.-About a year ago the facility went to a new phone system and since that time there has been no cordless phone for the residents to use.-He/She inquired about a cordless phone a year ago and was told no by the corporate office, but wasn't sure why residents no longer had access to a cordless phone.2693671
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