Weirton Medical Center

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

57.1% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — CMS rates that better than the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 297 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 6.3% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 174 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 1.43 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 99% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 16% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 33 beds and averages 28.3 residents a day — about 86% occupied, or roughly 5 beds typically open. It runs fairly full. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 2.50 hrs/resident/day is below the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 2.50 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 0.00 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 1.55 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 2.88 on weekdays — 46% thinner on weekends — a notable drop. RN hours go from 2.88 to 1.55 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 64% is well above the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are fewer than at the previous inspection — improving. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

24 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 14 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Fcited before2026-02-05 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food safety. The staff failed to don a hairnet while in the kitchen. Lastly, the facility failed to follow the proper sanitation practices for the kitchen and the food preparation equipment This practice had the potential to affect all of the residents. Facility census: 27.Initial walkthrough of the kitchen upon entry into the facility on 2/2/26 at 11:45 AM. Findings include: Found six (6) quarts of whole milk that were outdated with a use by date of 01/30/2026. Diced celery was outdated with a use by date of 01/30/2026. One (1) container of sugar free lime gelatin was outdated with a use by date of 01/27/2026. In the walk-in refrigerator that has the fresh produce, the covers located on the condenser / evaporator need to be taken off and cleaned due to rust and debris. In the walk-in freezer there were one (1) bag of chicken tenders, one (1) bag of hashbrowns and one (1) box of crab cakes that were opened and were not dated…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2026-02-05 · tag F0679 — failed to provide activities — pattern
  Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
  What the surveyor found here — the official record, unedited, may be distressing

  Based on observation and staff and resident interviews the facility failed to have an ongoing activities program that meets the needs of the residents. Census 28. PS and findings JS The facility failed to provide activities for the residents based on observation and interviews with residents and staff.02/02/2026 3:14 PM complaints that there are never any activities, stated that the girl never shows up Interview with activity director 2:40 pm on 2/4/26 when questioned about why there are only four days a week scheduled for activities, she replied that they are short on staffing. Based on observation there was only one group activity done out of four days Monday through Thursday.The only activity completed was bingo which was held 2/4/26 at 1:30 PM.The activity calendar was only completed for 4 days a week with no activities being held on the other 3 days.No Notes

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2026-02-05 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — pattern
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation and interviews, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment over which they had control was as free from accident hazards as possible in regards to bed safety. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Room Identifiers: #1, #10, #15. Facility census: 27. Findings Include: a) Resident #10 During an initial tour of the facility an observation, completed on 02/09/26 at 3:16 PM, revealed Resident #10 was lying in bed with an approximate 12-inch gap between the mattress and foot board. b) Resident # 1During an initial tour of the facility an observation, completed on 02/09/26 at 3:30 PM, revealed Resident #1 was lying in bed with an approximate 12-inch gap between the mattress and foot board. c) Resident #15An observation on 02/09/26 at 3:45 PM was made of Resident # 15 sitting up in a chair by his bed. The bed was observed to have a large gap at the foot board and mattress. During an interview and tour on 02/09/26 at 4:10 PM, the Director of Nursing verified the gaps between the mattress and foot boards for Residents #1, #10 and #15. She stated that…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-02-05 · tag F0842 — failed to keep accurate, complete medical records — isolated
  Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on records review and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure a complete and accurate medical records. This failed practice was found true for one (1) of four (4) residents reviewed during the survey. Resident identifier: #5 Facility Census: 27 Findings Included:During an electronic medical record review of Resident #5's Physician designated code status on 02/05/26 at 8:20 AM, Resident #5 was listed as a full code, attempt to resuscitate.On 02/05/26 at 8:25AM, during a record review of Resident #5's Chart, an Advance Directive form was not in the chart. Registered Nurse Employee # 66 provided Resident #5's Kardex. The Kardex, it was marked comfort at which time, She acknowledged the Kardex did not match the electronic medical record. When asked what staff would go by for guidance of resident wishes, she stated the Kardex.On 02/05/26 at 8:30AM, In an interview with the MDS Coordinator with the DON present, she acknowledged the Kardex and the electronic record did not match but would look for the correct record On 2/06/26 at 8:55AM, the MDS Coordinator reported she could…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2024-06-26 · tag F0607 — failed to have anti-abuse policies — pattern
  Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to develop accurate written abuse and neglect policies and failed to implement procedures for reporting to prevent all types of abuse. The facility failed to report an incident of neglect/mistreatment with Resident #2. This practice affected one (1) of two residents reviewed using the abuse pathway in the survey process. This failed practice had the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents who reside at the facility. Resident identifier: #2. Facility census: 24. Findings included: a) Based on an interview of Resident #2 on 06/24/24 at 1:05 PM, resident stated that she had needed to use her bedside commode on 06/23/24 at around 6:00 AM. Resident stated that no one had responded to her call light for over two (2) hours. She further stated that she was sitting at the edge of her bed and could feel herself sliding off, so she had begun to shout out loudly for assistance. Her calls were responded to by a Nursing Assistant (NA) #15, who…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2024-06-26 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — pattern
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility failed to provide an environment that was free from accident hazards over which the facility had control. Water temperatures were found to be above 120 degrees Fahrenheit (F). This deficient practice had the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents. Facility census: 24. Findings included: a) State Operations Manual Appendix PP Review of the State Operations Manual Appendix PP found in the interpretive guidelines for F689 the following concern regarding water temperatures: - Water temperature of 124 degrees Fahrenheit will cause a 3rd degree burn in 3 minutes. - Water temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit will cause a 3rd degree burn in 5 minutes. - Burns can occur even at water temperatures below those identified, depending on an individual's condition and the length of exposure. -Third-degree burns penetrate the entire thickness of the skin and permanently destroy tissue. These present as loss of skin layers, often painless (pain may be caused by patches of first- and…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2024-06-26 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — pattern
  Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the safe storage of medications in the medication room. The facility had made no provision to install the appropriate environmental controls, and monitoring devices, to preserve the integrity of the medications stored in the medication room. This was a random opportunity for discovery. This failed practice had the potential for more than minimal harm. Facility census: 24. Findings included: a) Medication Room During an inspection of the medication room on 06/25/24 at 08:11 AM, this surveyor noted that there was no temperature monitoring device in the medication room. Interview of LPN #12 at 08:14 AM revealed that the medication room temperature was not monitored or documented. The Director of Nursing (DON) # 23, on 06/26/24 at 11:38 AM, confirmed that the medication room temperature was not monitored. She stated she would have to consult with the pharmacy. The DON acknowledged that she did not have any knowledge of the need for the medication room to be temperature monitored. Manufacturers' recommendations…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-06-26 · tag F0561 — failed to honor residents' choices — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview and investigation, the facility failed to ensure Resident #2's preferred sleeping and waking times were honored. This failed practice had the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents who reside at the facility. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Resident Identifier #2. Facility Census: 24 Findings included: a) Resident #2 During an interview with Resident #2, she stated she was woken up at around 4:30 AM on 06/26/24 by three (3) Nursing Assistants (NAs). Resident #2 stated they set about getting her things packed. She said that they stated that they were getting her ready for discharge. She stated that she was unable to identify the NAs because it was dark, and she had just woken up. Resident stated, I paid for this room, and I will decide when to wake up, and when to get ready. An interview with the resident's daughter at 1:08 PM on 06/26/24, revealed she had made a complaint to RN #17. She stated the RN said that staff had probably, attempted to get a jump on things. During an Interview with RN #17 at 1:17 PM on 06/26/24 she stated…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-06-26 · tag F0577 — isolated
  Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to post in a place readily accessible to residents, and family members and legal representatives of residents, the results of the most recent survey of the facility. This deficient practice had the ability to affect more than a limited number of residents and/or family members. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Facility census: 24. Findings included: a) Survey Results During an observation, completed on 06/26/24 at 10:19 AM, it was determined the facility had signage by the elevator indicating that survey results were available in the three-ring binder kept in a clear, wall mounted bin by the signage. Further observation revealed the three-ring binder did not have the results of the most recent Long-Term Care Survey Process. During an interview on 06/26/24 10:25 AM, the current Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed the binder did not have the most recent Long-term Care Survey Process survey. At that time, the DON spoke to the former DON who was working on the floor in a different capacity. The former DON stated,…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-06-26 · tag F0578 — failed to honor advance directives / code status — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure Advance Directive paperwork was part of the resident's medical record. This was true for one (1) of 13 residents reviewed in the Long-Term Care Survey Process. Resident identifier: #139. Facility census: 24. Findings included: a) Resident #139 A medical record review, completed on 06/25/24 at 8:27 AM, indicated that Resident #139 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. It also identified the following details: -Resident #139's profile page identified the fact that one of resident's family members was appointed as Medical Power of Attorney (MPOA). -A Advance Directive Acknowledgement form on file and indicated Resident #139 been informed of his right under the law to use an Advance Directive while at the facility. Resident #139 indicated that he did have an Advance Directive and wanted it included in his medical record. -There was no copy of the Advance Directive paperwork scanned into the electronic record. -There was no copy of…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to WVU MEDICINE — 7 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 41 rows in the source record cover these 18 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

What families pay in WV