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Wvu Medicine nursing homes
7 nursing homes with 328 beds in West Virginia (6), Maryland (1).
CMS affiliated entity 571 · data as of September 1, 2026
The group's record in brief
CMS links 7 certified nursing homes in 2 states to Wvu Medicine: 2 for profit, 5 nonprofit. 5 of them are certified for Medicaid.
Across the inspections on file, the group's homes carry 120 health citations; 1 citation was rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, 1 of them immediate jeopardy. At their latest standard inspections the homes averaged 4.1 health deficiencies (national average 9.2).
1 home in the group was fined in the last three years, $21,580 in all across 1 fine. Average nursing staff turnover across its homes was 33.4% (national 45.8%).
Staffing across the group
Daily payroll records from 7 homes in the group for January to March 2026, added up: hours worked by nursing staff divided by resident days. Weekend staffing ran 17% below weekdays.
| Hours per resident per day | This group | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff | 4.49 | 3.75 |
| Registered nurses | 1.25 | 0.62 |
| Weekdays | 4.72 | 3.92 |
| Weekends | 3.92 | 3.33 |
| Share of nursing hours by contract staff | 7.4% | 5.3% |
Source: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing. Weekend staffing in every state.
Wvu Medicine homes by state
| State | Homes | Average stars | Fines, 3 years | Special focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 | 4.2 | $21,580 | |
| Maryland | 1 | 5.0 | $0 |
How the group's homes are rated
7 of its homes have a CMS overall rating. The national average is 3 stars. CMS's own chain averages: 4.3 overall, 4.6 health inspections, 3.7 staffing, 3.1 quality measures.
| Overall stars | Homes | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 | 5 | |
| 4 of 5 | 1 | |
| 3 of 5 | 0 | |
| 2 of 5 | 0 | |
| 1 of 5 | 1 |
Across the group: 1 citation rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, and an average of 5.49 nursing staff hours per resident per day (national 3.86).
Every home in the group
| Home | City | State | Overall | Citations | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett County Subacute Unit | Oakland | MD | 5 | 8 | |
| St. Joseph's Hospital | Buckhannon | WV | 5 | 16 | |
| Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit | Charleston | WV | 5 | 14 | |
| Fairmont Medical Center | Fairmont | WV | 5 | 6 | |
| Ohio Valley Health Care | Parkersburg | WV | 1 | 29 | $21,580 |
| Weirton Medical Center | Weirton | WV | 4 | 24 | |
| Continuous Care Center Wheeling Hospital | Wheeling | WV | 5 | 23 |
Group membership is CMS's: homes it links to one affiliated entity through common owners or operators, from the Provider Information file.
Companies the CMS ownership file lists as owners of most of these homes: West Virginia United Health System, Inc.