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Ridgewood Care Center in Racine, WI

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3205 Wood Road, Racine, WI 53406

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

4.5 from 121 reviews

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Overall Review of Ridgewood Care Center

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Clean facility comes up often

Residents and visitors frequently mention that Ridgewood is clean and well kept.

Many reviews emphasize cleanliness, describing fresh-smelling rooms and a facility that looks and feels maintained. Several visitors also mention bright, comfortable common areas and clean rooms during their stay or visit. A smaller set of negative reviews points to specific hygiene problems and dirty surfaces, including reports of very dirty floors and dirty rooms.

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Staff kindness and professionalism

Reviews repeatedly describe staff who are friendly, helpful, and professional.

A consistent theme across reviews is the way staff members respond—friendly, attentive, and willing to explain what is happening. Multiple people also describe staff as caring and responsive during rehabilitation or ongoing stays, including help that makes families feel supported. Alongside the praise, a few reviews raise serious concerns about how some staff handle patient care, including unresponsiveness to call lights and insufficient assistance at times.

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Food quality and dining

Food is a frequent topic, with many reviewers saying it tastes good.

Several reviews say the food is good and that residents enjoy meals, including one person whose parent loves the food. The community also offers restaurant-style dining as a feature, which aligns with dining being part of the day-to-day experience people comment on. A few negative reviews contrast that by describing food as cold or unappetizing.

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Activities help residents stay engaged

Residents and visitors describe activities as part of the experience.

Some reviews mention engaging daily activities and programs that help pass the time. Others describe specific moments like enjoying an activity space and seeing events in communal areas. This matches the community’s inclusion of planned daily activities and resident-run or community-sponsored activity options.

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Care can suffer with staffing delays

A recurring concern is delays in getting help, especially around call lights.

A few reviews describe slow response times when assistance is needed, including call light delays and instances where help did not arrive promptly. At least one review connects the issue to limited staffing, while another emphasizes problems that affected bathing, hygiene, and pain management. While many reviews praise the staff, these comments point to times when families felt the facility was short-staffed or not answering needs quickly enough.

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Features

Housing

200 resident community capacity

Types of Care

Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

Air-conditioning
Beauty salon
Cable or satellite TV
Computer center
Dining room
Fitness room
Fully furnished
Gaming room
Garden
Housekeeping services
Kitchenette
Move-in coordination
Outdoor space
Private bathrooms
Restaurant-style dining
Small library
Telephone
Wellness center
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

General Mitchell International (18 miles away)
Community operated transportation
Transportation arrangement
Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

12-16 hour nursing
24-hour call system
24-hour supervision
Activities of daily living assistance
Assistance with bathing
Assistance with dressing
Assistance with transfers
Diabetes diet
Meal preparation and service
Medication management
Mental wellness program
Special dietary restrictions

Dining

Diabetes diet
Special dietary restrictions

Activities

Community-sponsored activities
Concierge services
Fitness programs
Planned day trips
Resident-run activities
Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Restaurants

McAuliffe's Pub (0.6 miles)
McDonald's (0.6 miles)
Burger King (1.7 miles)
Chick-Fil-A (1.7 miles)
Taco Bell (1.7 miles)
O&H Danish Bakery (1.8 miles)
Jose's Blue Sombrero Restaurant & Cantina (1.9 miles)

Pharmacies

Walgreens (0.6 miles)
Pick 'n Save Pharmacy (0.7 miles)
CVS Pharmacy (0.9 miles)
Walgreens (1 miles)
Walmart Pharmacy (1.7 miles)
Nutritional Designs & Pharmacy (1.7 miles)
Walgreens (1.7 miles)

Hospitals

Reach Unlimited (0.7 miles)
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints (2.7 miles)
R M Lakeshore Investments (2.9 miles)
Mental Health Service-st Lukes (3.4 miles)
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints (3.4 miles)
St Luke's Sleep Center (3.4 miles)
Aurora Quick Care (4.4 miles)

Physicians

Advanced Pain Management (1.1 miles)
Byron Health And Heali (1.3 miles)
Great Lakes Dermatology (1.3 miles)
Dr James D. Mataczynski, MD (2 miles)
Aurora Dermatology (2.1 miles)
Ahmad Zia Khan, MD (2.4 miles)
Psychiatric Services (2.4 miles)

Cafes

Wilson's Coffee & Tea (2.1 miles)
Starbucks (5.8 miles)
The Coffee Pot (7.2 miles)
Harborside Common Grounds (7.4 miles)

Parks

Lake Park (2.4 miles)
Petrifying Springs Park (3.3 miles)
Racine Lakefront Parkway (3.4 miles)
Racine Quarry Park (3.8 miles)

Theaters

Renaissance Cinema Sturtevant, Wi (3.8 miles)

Places of Worship

Lakeside Lutheran Church (6.5 miles)
Holy Rosary Parish (6.8 miles)

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