East Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
19225 SW 87th Ave, Cutler Bay, FL 33157 · Miami-Dade County · 74 certified beds · avg 72 residents/day · certified since Aug 1, 1985
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Jan 8, 2025 · F-0684 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Why it matters: Care that strays from doctor's orders or ignores the resident's wishes can lead to declining health and avoidable harm.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Feb 8, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (9)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them. |
| Feb 26, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Feb 19, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. |
| Feb 19, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Jan 8, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint |
| Nov 30, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. |
| Nov 30, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' right to voice complaints without discrimination or retaliation, or did not have a working complaint process that resolves issues promptly. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 4).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $8,788.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2025 | Fine | $8,788 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Florida avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.75 | 4.03 | 3.95 | bottom 38% in Florida; bottom 49% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.39 | 0.76 | 0.69 | top 6% in Florida; top 6% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.50 | 3.68 | 3.50 | bottom 47% in Florida; top 42% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 1.20 | 0.53 | 0.48 | top 4% in Florida; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 43.2 | 41.4 | 45.8 | bottom 46% in Florida; top 45% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 45.2 | 46.0 | 42.9 | top 48% in Florida; bottom 43% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.83, RN 1.41, weekend 3.58. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ridge Retirement Village, INC. | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 04/19/2010 |
| Barreto, Rita | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Bowling, Phillip | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/28/2022 |
| Doerr, Benjamin | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/09/2014 |
| Fernandez, Katherine | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Goedert, Karl | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/28/2016 |
| Goedert, Karl | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/28/2016 |
| Goedert, Karl | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/28/2016 |
| Haile, Gregory | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2022 |
| Hood, Glenda | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Jennette, Ronald | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2022 |
| Jennette, Ronald | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2022 |
| Jennette, Ronald | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2022 |
| Kremer, David | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/19/2021 |
| Kremer, David | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/19/2021 |
| Kremer, David | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/19/2021 |
| Lee, James | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Maddron, Kevin | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2022 |
| Mooney, Pamela Jo | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/09/2014 |
| Santafe Senior Living INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2014 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "How does your quality committee work, and can you give an example of a problem it recently identified and fixed?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
- "What is your nurse and aide staffing ratio on each shift, including nights and weekends?"
- "Walk me through what happens when a resident or family files a grievance — who responds and how fast?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center | 0.5 mi | Cutler Bay, FL | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| South Dade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 2.1 mi | Miami, FL | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Coral Reef Subacute Care Center LLC | 3.0 mi | Miami, FL | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| St Annes Nursing Center, St Annes Residence INC | 3.2 mi | Miami, FL | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Harmony Health Center | 6.9 mi | Miami, FL | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Kendall Lakes Healthcare and Rehab Center | 7.2 mi | Miami, FL | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Palace at Kendall Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente | 7.5 mi | Miami, FL | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Nspire Healthcare Kendall | 8.2 mi | Kendall, FL | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Riviera Health Resort | 8.6 mi | Coral Gables, FL | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| West Gables Health Care Center | 11.0 mi | Miami, FL | ★★★★★ | 4/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 105508.