Highland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
Kansas City · 2.0 mi · 162 beds
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Gregory Ridge Health Care Center
7001 CLEVELAND AVENUE, Kansas City, MO, 64132
Nursing home116 licensed beds0 citations on record
6 more within 6 milesOpen in Maps
Has this facility been cited?
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 45 deficiencies against Gregory Ridge Health Care Center in Kansas City, Missouri at its most recent standard inspection on 2024-12-23, 22 of them arising from complaints. 9 findings have been recorded at the immediate-jeopardy level, the most serious CMS uses, meaning a resident was placed in immediate danger. Medicare has fined it 6 times, totalling $708,002. CMS currently flags this home for abuse. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 overall.
1 / 5Medicare overall rating
116certified beds
45deficiencies at the last inspection
9immediate-jeopardy findings on record
6actual-harm findings on record
6federal fines, $708,002
What the inspectors found
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
Immediate jeopardyA resident was placed in immediate danger. The most serious band CMS uses.9
Actual harmA resident was harmed, but not placed in immediate danger.6
Potential for more than minimal harmNo resident was harmed, but the failing could have caused it.85
Potential for minimal harmThe least serious band.0
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The last 20 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2026-04-28 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0658 · 2026-04-28 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0740 · 2026-04-28 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2026-04-14 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0557 · 2026-04-14 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2026-04-02 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0740 · 2026-04-02 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2026-03-09 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0679 · 2026-03-09 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · F0921 · 2025-12-02 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2025-11-18 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2025-11-12 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0609 · 2025-11-12 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0602 · 2025-07-17 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0740 · 2025-04-15 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0557 · 2025-04-03 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0576 · 2025-04-03 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0760 · 2025-03-18 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2025-03-06 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2025-03-06 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Medicare’s own rating
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
OverallCombines the three below1 of 5
Health inspectionBased on the last three inspection cycles1 of 5
StaffingNurse hours per resident, adjusted for how sick residents are1 of 5
Quality measuresResident outcomes reported by the home2 of 5
Nurse hours per resident per dayReported by the home to CMS2.3714
Nursing staff turnoverShare of nursing staff who left in a year68.4%
Penalties
What Medicare has fined this home
FinesCivil money penalties imposed by CMS6
Total fined$708,002
Payment denials and other penaltiesMedicare refusing to pay for new admissions is the usual one8
Ownership
Who owns Gregory Ridge Health Care Center
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| RELIANT CARE GROUP LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2016 |
| RCG INC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2016 |
| RICHARD J. DESTEFANE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2018 |
| DESTEFANE, RICHARD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2018 |
| DESTEFANE, RICHARD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2016 |
| RELIANT CARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2016 |
| ARSHAD, ABDULLAH | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/15/2024 |
| DESTEFANE, RICHARD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2016 |
| HICKS, RONALD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/04/2025 |
| KC RIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2016 |
| RELIANT CARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/17/2025 |
| RICHARD J. DESTEFANE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2018 |
Part of the RELIANT CARE MANAGEMENT group.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 265721.
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