Ridgecrest Rehabilitation Center sits as a for-profit skilled nursing and long-term care facility with 108 beds, holding license #264602, where folks can get help if they need ongoing care, rehabilitation, or supervision, and the building covers both Skilled Nursing Facility and Nursing Facility licensing, which means it's been approved to handle all sorts of needs, including those who need help for a longer time, like after a stroke or for people with Alzheimer's or other dementias, and you'll find a secure memory care unit there for that purpose. Residents can pay with Medicare, Medicaid, or Medi-Cal, and financial help is possible through those programs. The staff at Ridgecrest includes registered nurses, LPNs, CNAs, therapy aides, and physicians, along with a medical director, dieticians, feeding assistants, pharmacists, social workers, and therapists, so there's a lot of support on hand, and even though the average is about 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day, the place is known for doing well at preventing major falls. There's care available 24 hours a day, with supervision and regular health inspections, along with plenty of quality measures in place, and they've got resident councils and family councils for bringing up concerns or suggestions.
Residents can get help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, and transfers, and there's help with meal preparation including special diets for diabetes or allergies, plus medication management and appointment scheduling. Transportation services run for medical visits or errands, and there are options like medical transportation and even move-in coordination and family support to get you settled. People in need of rehabilitation after something like surgery or illness will find services like physical, occupational, speech/language, respiratory, and recreational therapies, and there's wound care, IV antibiotic therapy, pain management, palliative care, hospice, orthopedic rehab, stroke recovery, nutritional counseling, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, and mental health services available, since Ridgecrest brings a full range of support services under one roof.
Amenities haven't been overlooked, since the private rooms come with modern touches like Wi-Fi, cable TV, private bathrooms, temperature control systems, and sometimes kitchenettes, and there are common areas like a wellness center, a cafe, a beauty salon and barbershop, a library, a garden, a community room, an activity room, a music programs room, and an arts room. The place also has outdoor programs, walking paths, outdoor common spaces, and a secure area for memory care residents, so there's space to go outside or join in on organized activities. People living there can take part in fitness and wellness programs, resident-run activities, arts and music, movie nights in their own cinema, and scheduled daily activities or outings, and when it comes to staying safe, there's a 24-hour call system, emergency alert systems, and around-the-clock supervision.
For day-to-day needs, there's laundry and housekeeping, dry cleaning, dietary help, and each household has a washer and dryer, while folks also get help with grooming and personal care. The whole place works together to handle all sorts of care needs, so whether someone's there for rehabilitation, recovery after a health issue, or long-term support due to aging or health, Ridgecrest Rehabilitation Center covers a broad range of care and brings together a wide mix of healthcare, daily living, safety, and comfort features to support its residents.
