Wellsburg Healthcare Center

Location & what’s nearby

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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.

31.2% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — CMS rates that worse than the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 38 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.22 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 27% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 1% of this home’s weekday level — it runs therapy on weekdays, with essentially none at the weekend. 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 60 beds and averages 52.9 residents a day — about 88% occupied, or roughly 7 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 3.57 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.61 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.04 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 3.02 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.79 on weekdays — 20% thinner on weekends — a notable drop. RN hours go from 0.78 to 0.17 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 34% is below 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.

17 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 7 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Ecited before2026-06-10 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — pattern
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  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 observation resident interviews, staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections with regards to the resident's personal products and unsanitary practices. Resident identifiers: #7, #31, #18, and #52. Facility Census: 52.Findings Included:a) Resident #7:During a facility walkthrough and resident interviews on 06/08/26 at 12:59 PM, it was observed that Resident #7's wheelchair had rips and tears on the edge of the seat and a round hole on each corner of the back rest by the handles exposing the inner padding. b) room [ROOM NUMBER]:Residents #31 and #18:During a facility walk through and resident interviews, on 06/09/26 at around 10:15AM, It was observed that Resident #31' s wheelchair was located at the end of her bed with a tear in the right side of the backrest, with…

  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.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has plan of correction
• Potential for harm · E2025-01-23 · tag F0623 — pattern
  Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
  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 a written Notice of Transfer / Discharge which included the resident's right to submit an appeal and the name, address (mailing and email), and telephone number of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, was provided to residents/resident representatives for five (5) of five (5) residents reviewed for hospitalizations during the long-term care survey process. This had the potential to affect all residents being transferred or discharged . Resident identifiers: #20, #52, #12, #21 and #33. Facility census: 52 Findings included: a1) Resident #20 - 07/05/24 Hospitalization A record review completed on 01/22/25 at 1:49 PM revealed that resident had been transferred to the hospital on [DATE]. The Notice of Transfer/Discharge given to resident did not have a statement of the resident's right to appeal and the name, address (mailing and email), and the telephone number of the long-term care ombudsman. a2) Resident #20 - 09/20/24…

  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 · D2025-01-23 · tag F0584 — failed to keep a safe, clean, comfortable home — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
  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 observation and interview, the facility failed to provide a clean, comfortable, and homelike environment over which it had control, Specifically by not ensuring that a P-Tac unit was cleaned and maintained. This was true for one (1) of thirty-two (32) rooms surveyed during the long-term care survey process. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Room Identifier: room [ROOM NUMBER]. Facility Census: 52. Findings Included: a) room [ROOM NUMBER] During an observation of room [ROOM NUMBER] on 01/21/25 at approximately 1:45 PM, lint and debris were observed inside the vent grille of the P-Tac unit. A repeat inspection of the P-Tac unit on 01/22/25 at 1:35 PM revealed that it had still not been cleaned. On 01/23/25 at approximately 10:00 AM, the Director of Nursing (DON) #13 and Corporate Nurse (CN) # 71 were notified of the dirty P-Tac unit. They inspected it and stated that it would be cleaned immediately. At approximately 10:15 AM on 01/23/25, a maintenance worker was observed servicing the P-Tac…

  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 · Dcited before2025-01-23 · 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

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain an accurate medical record for two (2) out of 21 records reviewed during the Long-Term Care Survey Process. Resident identifiers: #46 and #29. Facility census: 52 Findings included: a) Resident #46 During a record review, completed on [DATE] at 2:58 PM, the following discrepancy was found: -A Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) form, dated [DATE], listed Resident #46 as a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) -A Physician Order, dated [DATE], read CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation). During an interview on [DATE] at 11:03 AM, the Director of Nursing (DON) was asked to explain how nursing staff were trained to determine a resident's code status. The DON demonstrated that staff would click on the Advance Directives hyperlink in the electronic medical record which would take them to the most recent POST form. The DON reported that the Resident #46 was considered a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR). The DON was then asked to pull up Resident #46's…

  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 · E2023-02-01 · tag F0585 — failed to handle grievances — pattern
  Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on record review, facility concern/grievance review, staff interviews and individual interviews, the facility failed to ensure prompt efforts were made to resolve grievances for three (3) of five (5) residents reviewed. Resident identifiers: Resident #3, #21 and #150. Census: 52. Findings included: a) Policy review A review of Policy, NS 1601-00, titled: Resident Grievance, effective date, 01/12/2017,showed under Section 1. a., upon receipt of an oral, written, or anonymous grievance submitted by a resident, the Grievance Official would take immediate action to prevent further potential violations. The policy noted, under Section 4., the grievance review will be completed in a reasonable time frame consistent with the type of grievance. Under Section 5. a., the policy showed upon the completion of the review, the Grievance Officer would complete a written grievance decision that included the following: the date the grievance was received, a summary of the resident's grievance, the steps taken to investigate the grievance, the summary of pertinent findings or conclusions…

  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 · E2023-02-01 · tag F0679 — failed to provide activities — pattern
  Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
  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 observation, facility record review and staff interview, the facility failed to provide a meaningful activity prior to lunch in the dining room. This is true one of one reviewed for activities but has the potential to affect all 16 residents eating in the dining room. Resident identifiers: 20, 5, 10, 41, 38, 31, 23, 34, 201, 13, 7, 1, 6, 12, 4, 2. Facility census: 52. Findings include: a) An observation on 01/30/23 at 12:00 PM. found staff escorting residents into the dining room for lunch. No activities or drinks were offered until the food truck arrived at 12:25 PM. During this time, Resident (R) #1 repeatedly stated I am bored and asked for something to do before lunch arrived. Registered Nurse (RN) #31 repeatedly escorted R#1 back to her table and offered to talk with her. R#1's mood escalated, she refused to stay at the table and her voice got louder as she stated I am [AGE] years old and I can get mad. I do not want to talk, I am bored. You better watch out. R#1 continued to roam the room 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 · Ecited before2023-02-01 · tag F0842 — failed to keep accurate, complete medical records — pattern
  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 record review and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain an accurate medical record for four (4) of 18 sampled residents reviewed in the Long-Term Care Survey process. Resident identifiers: #3, #4, #11, and #6. Facility census: 52. Findings included: a) Resident #3 A brief record review, completed on 01/30/23 at 2:22 PM, identified resident had a Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) form on file. The attending physician signed the form on 01/15/22. However, Resident #3 had never signed the form. The 2021 POST Form Guidance instructs the signature section provides a declaration on behalf of the patient related to their voluntary participation in the completion of the POST form and agreement with the orders on the form. The patient must sign and date this section for the form to be legally valid. During an interview on 01/31/23 at 9:32 AM, Social Worker #50 acknowledged the facility had failed to obtain a written signature from Resident #3 stating it must have been an oversight and that it would be addressed. b) Resident #4 A brief record review, completed…

  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 · Ecited before2023-02-01 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — pattern
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  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 observation, medical record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain an effective infection control program. Residents were not given the opportunity to sanitize/wash their hands prior to dining. Isolation rooms were not identified with correct/accurate signage and staff failed to follow hand hygiene practices consistent with accepted standards of practice. This practice has the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents residing in the facility. Resident identifiers: 20, 5, 10, 41, 38, 31, 23, 34, 201, 13, 7, 1, 6, 12, 4, 2, 22, 21. Facility census: 52. Findings included: a) Dining Room An observation of the lunch meal on 01/30/23, found 16 of 16 residents (#20, 5, 10, 41, 38, 31, 23, 34, 201, 13, 7, 1, 6, 12, 4, 2) were not given the opportunity to wash or sanitize their hands prior to eating. Registered Nurse (RN) #31 confirmed all 16 residents were not given a chance to clean or sanitize their hands prior to eating during an interview at 12:30 PM on 01/30/23.…

  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.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2023-02-01 · tag F0583 — failed to protect personal privacy — isolated
  Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to honor privacy of resident medical records by leaving a narcotic book open and on top of an unattended medication cart. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Resident identifiers: #9 and #21. Facility census: 52. Findings included: a) Open Narcotic Book Surveyor observation on the 200 Hall, on 01/31/23 at 10:33 AM, found the medication cart unattended. The nurse assigned to the cart had walked down the hallway out of site of the cart and had left the narcotic book open leaving medical records out for public view. In the presence of Corporate Registered Nurse (CRN) #61 by the medication cart at 10:38 AM confirmed the narcotic book had been left open on the medication cart by Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #52 and stated, That is a problem. CRN #61 also confirmed that it was readily visible to any passerby that Resident #9 received traMADol [a medication is used to help relieve moderate to moderately severe pain] 50 mg every six hours as needed for pain and Resident #21 received Gabapentin [a medication used to…

  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 · D2023-02-01 · tag F0609 — failed to report abuse allegations — isolated
  Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
  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 ensure a resident fall resulting in serious bodily injury was reported in a timely manner to the appropriate state agencies. The failure to make a timely report was true for one (1) of two (2) sampled residents for falls. Resident identifier: #44. Facility census: 52. Findings included: a) Resident #44 An electronic medical record review, completed on 01/31/23 at 12:48 PM, revealed Resident #44 had experienced a fall on 01/11/23 at 2:30 AM. Additionally there was a Nurses Noted on 01/12/2023 at 11:54 AM where the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) documented, Spoke with NP [Nurse Practitioner] this AM regarding x-ray to shoulder done at [local hospital]. They recommended an immobilizer to be worn to help with proper healing of shoulder. Therapy is aware and will order one. Daughter aware. Awaiting final report to be faxed. The facility received the faxed x-ray results received on 01/12/23 at 12:52 PM. Findings on the x-ray noted, There is a…

  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

“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 COMMUNICARE HEALTH — 110 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 23 rows in the source record cover these 20 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted. The source lists no ownership percentage for any of them — PECOS records a share only for equity interests, not for board or management roles.

13 organizational owners 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.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

About 90% of this home’s resident-days are paid by Medicaid, which reimburses well below the cost of care in most states. Heavily Medicaid-dependent homes run on thinner budgets — a context worth holding next to the staffing and inspection record, not a fault in itself. This home reported $785K paid to related parties (affiliated landlords or management companies) in its most recent cost report.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

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