Cedar Ridge Center

Based on observation and staff interviews, the facility failed to maintain an environment free of accident hazards for 1 out of 26 residents.

Facility census 112.

Scope and Severity D On 11/11/25 at approximately 11:07 p.m., observed a medicine cup with 1 pill in it located on the bedside table of resident #8. I then notified the Director of Nursing (DON) to come to the room and verify that there was a medication cup with 1 pill in it on the bedside table.

The DON verified that the medication cup was on resident #8 bedside table.

The DON and myself went and checked 26 residents (Rms 1-16) and there was only 1 out of 26 residents that had the medication cup with meds left at their bedside.

The DON verified that medication pill pass was performed by employee # 81.

The medication identified was a 1/2 tab of Senokot.On 11/11/25 at approximately 11:08 p.m., interview the DON verified that employee #81 did leave a medication cup with a 1/2 tablet of Senokot on the bedside table of resident #81.

This deficiency was also again verified by the DON and acknowledged by the Administrator upon exit interview on 11/12/25 at approximately 12:30 p.m.

Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.

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