Ridgewood Rehabilitation & Care Center
624 Pinewood Avenue, Seward, NE, 68434
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 7 deficiencies against Ridgewood Rehabilitation & Care Center in Seward, Nebraska at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-01-22. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 overall.
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.
The last 11 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.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0947 · 2025-01-22 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2025-01-22 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0695 · 2025-01-22 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0758 · 2025-01-22 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0760 · 2025-01-22 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0813 · 2025-01-22 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2025-01-22 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2024-02-13 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2024-02-13 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0550 · 2024-02-13 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2023-01-10 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
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.
Who owns Ridgewood Rehabilitation & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETTER SENIOR LIVING | Organization | 100% | since 12/23/2016 |
| SCHOEN, JEANNE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2017 |
| STUHR, BRIAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2017 |
| SUMMA, JOHN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2017 |
| VANEKEREN, GLENN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2017 |
| VETTER, ELDORA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2017 |
| VETTER, JACK | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2017 |
| STUHR, BRIAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/15/2017 |
| VANEKEREN, GLENN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/15/2017 |
| VETTER, ELDORA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/15/2017 |
| VETTER, JACK | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/15/2017 |
| VETTER SENIOR LIVING | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/23/2016 |
Part of the VETTER SENIOR LIVING group.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 285279.
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