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Worthington Healthcare Center

2675 36th Street, Parkersburg, WV 26104 · Wood County · (304) 485-7447

105 certified beds, about 90 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1973

Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
2 of 5
Health inspections
2 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
3 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 515047 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on April 2, 2025, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the West Virginia average is 11.7, the national average 9.2).

Of 32 health citations since January 2022, 4 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (4 immediate jeopardy).

CMS lists 1 fine totaling $104,142 in the last three years; the largest was $104,142, and the latest is dated February 23, 2024.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.81 hours per resident per day, against 3.67 across West Virginia and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.73 of those hours.

50.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (West Virginia average 44.1%).

CMS links it to Communicare Health, an affiliated group of 110 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 32 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
1J
2K
1L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
21D
5E
2F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
April 2, 2025Standard inspection · 4 citations
  1. E
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 25, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased 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 use proper hand hygiene and don a hairnet while in the kitchen. Lastly, failed to maintain the equipment in safe operating condition. This practice had the potential to affect more than an isolated number of residents. Facility census: 93.
  2. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 25, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to obtain labs, as ordered by the physician, for Resident #41. This was true for one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed for unnecessary medications during the survey process. Resident identifier: #41. Facility census: 93.
  3. D
    Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
    F697 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 25, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice. The facility failed to ensure a physician order for pain was correctly followed for Resident #4. This failed practice was true for one (1) of one (1) residents reviewed for pain. Resident identifier: #4. Facility census: 93.
  4. D
    Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
    F745 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 25, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to aid a resident and/or their legal representatives with advance care planning, including but not limited to completion of advanced directives per professional standards. This is true for one (1) of 27 reviewed for advanced directives. Resident identifier #75. Facility census: 93.
April 9, 2024Complaint inspection · 3 citations
  1. J
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain a safe and accident-free environment as possible. This deficient practice had the potential for Resident #46 to harm himself in the absence of 1:1 supervision. Resident identifier: #46. Facility census: 93. The state agency determined this failure placed Resident #46's 1:1 observation status in an immediate jeopardy situation due to the potential of serious injury and/or death because of recent documented suicidal ideations and recent suicide attempt. The state agency notified the Nursing Home Administrator of the immediate jeopardy at 3:52 PM on 04/03/24. The facility submitted a plan of correction (POC) at 5:41 PM. At 5:48 PM, the POC was accepted by the state agency. [...]
  2. D
    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to develop and/or implement the care plan for Resident #92, #84, #39 and #95, four (4) of four (4) residents reviewed. Resident identifiers: #92, #84, #39 and #95. Facility Census: 93.
  3. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to follow physician's orders four (4) of four (4) residents. Resident identifiers: #92, #84, #39 and #95. Facility Census: 93.
April 8, 2024Complaint inspection · 2 citations
  1. F
    Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
    F607 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 13, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, review of legislative rule § 69-10-1 TITLE 69 Rule Department of Health and Human Resources, Series 10 [NAME] Virgnia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening and staff interview, the facility failed to implement the facility policies to prohibit and prevent abuse, neglect, exploitation of residents and misappropriation of resident property ensure provisional employment screening. The facility also failed to ensure completion of background checks before allowing staff to work and have direct access to the residents. All residents had the potential to be affected. The facility failed to provisionally employ staff pending the [NAME] Virginia Cares fitness determination and the facility failed to require a fingerprint-based background check before hiring staff. The facility had identified and corrected this issue prior to the survey. Staff identifiers: [...]
  2. F
    Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
    F836 · Administration · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 13, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, review of legislative rule § 69-10-1 TITLE 69 Rule Department of Health and Human Resources, Series 10 [NAME] Virgnia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening and staff interview, the facility failed to operate and provide services in compliance with all applicable State and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards and principles that apply to professionals providing services in such a facility. The facility failed to ensure provisional employment screening. The facility also failed to ensure completion of background checks before allowing staff to work and have direct access to the residents. All residents had the potential to be affected. [...]
February 23, 2024Complaint inspection · 7 citations
  1. L
    Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
    F835 · Administration · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, widespread · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 15, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff interview and resident interview the facility failed to be administered in a manner which enabled it to use its resources effectively and efficiently to enable each resident to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical mental and psycho social well being. The facility's administration failed to identify and substantiate physical abuse and involuntary seclusion and take appropriate actions to ensure the alleged perpetrators did not abuse residents in the future. Neither resident was able to verbalize how these actions made them feel therefore the reasonable person standard was applied. [...]
  2. K
    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
    F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, pattern · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 15, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff interview and resident interview the facility failed to ensure residents were free from physical abuse due to being physically restrained. Resident #43 was physically restrained by a nurse aide who held her head preventing movement when a nurse swabbed her nose to test for COVID. Resident #11 became agitated and a nurse took the resident to their room where they locked the resident's wheelchair and physically held the resident's wheelchair preventing the residnet from moving and leaving the room. Neither resident was able to verbalize how these actions made them feel therefore the reasonable person standard was applied. [...]
  3. K
    Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
    F604 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, pattern · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 15, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff interview and resident interview the facility failed to ensure residents were free from physical abuse. Staff physically restrained two (2) residents. Resident #43 was and #11 were both physically restrained. A nurse aide (NA) nurse aide held her head preventing movement so the nurse could perform a swab of the nose to test Resident #43 for COVID. Resident #11 became agitated and a nurse took the resident to their room where they locked the resident's wheelchair and physically held the resident's wheelchair preventing them from moving and leaving their room. Neither resident was able to verbalize how these actions made them feel therefore the reasonable person standard was applied. Not only did these failures harm Resident #11 and Resident #43 but they also placed them and the remaining 93 residents at risk for serious harm and/or death. [...]
  4. E
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 30, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain appropriate infection control standards for the cleaning and disinfecting of the [NAME] Unit and maintaining the storage of clean linen. These were random opportunities for discovery. Facility Census: 95. Findings Include: a) Cleansing Dwell Time On 02/20/24 at 9:25 AM, Housekeeper (HK) #46 on the [NAME] wing was asked what type of cleanser does the facility use for surfaces and floors? HK #46 stated (Name of Cleanser) for the floors and surfaces. HK #46 was then asked, what is the dwell time? HK #46 stated, about 5 (five) minutes . On 02/20/24 at 9:40 AM, the Housekeeping Director (HKD) #41 confirmed the name of the cleanser and the dwell time was 10 minutes .it must remain wet . HKD #41 stated, we have reviewed the dwell times .I'm not sure why HK #46 didn't know. [...]
  5. D
    Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
    F607 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 15, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff interview and resident interview the facility failed to ensure their policy as it pertained to abuse, abuse investigation, and abuse prevention was implemented. Two (2) residents were found to have been abused by being physically restrained. Resident #43 was physically and restrained by a nurse aide who held her head preventing movement so the nurse could perform a swab of the nose to test Resident #43 for COVID. Resident #11 became agitated and a nurse took the resident to her room where they locked the residents wheelchair and physically held the resident's wheelchair preventing her from moving and leaving her room. The state agency (SA) determined these failures caused Resident #11 and Resident #43 to suffer physically and mentally. Neither resident was able to verbalize how these actions made them feel. [...]
  6. D
    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 15, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and staff interview the facility failed to implement care plans related to fall interventions. This failed practice was found true for (2) two of (3) three residents reviewed for falls. Resident identifiers #44 and #1. Facility Census 95. Findings Include: a) Resident #44 A record review on 02/19/24 at 1:00 PM of Resident #44's care plan revealed the resident was at risk for falls and had a fall from bed on 02/10/24. Further record review of Resident #44's care plan found an intervention for, Fall mat to side of bed this intervention was initiated 02/13/24. An observation on 02/19/24 at 1:46 PM of Resident #44 found her lying in bed. No fall mat was beside the bed or in the room. An Observation on 02/21/24 at 11:30 AM of Resident # 44 in her bed, the fall mat was not at bedside. [...]
  7. D
    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
    F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 30, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain a complete and accurate medical record for Resident #97. This is true for one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed during the survey process. Resident Identifier: #97. Facility Census: 95. Findings Included: a) Resident #97 On 02/20/24 at 11:00 PM, a record review was completed for Resident #97. The record review found a Discharge summary dated [DATE]. The discharge summary under the section 3 Course of Illness/Progress stated, Resident has been unable to participate in getting up with therapy due to FX (fracture). (Typed as written.) After reviewing the physical therapy notes throughout the stay at the facility, the resident did participate fully and attended the therapy sessions in the facility gym while seated in a wheelchair. [...]
March 22, 2023Standard inspection · 6 citations
  1. E
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and staff interview the facility failed to provide care/treatment and services in accordance with professional standards of practice. The facility failed to assess Resident #350 after a fall. The pharmacist and physician declined to complete the required Food and Drug Act (FDA) paper work to be able to continue to prescribe and administer Clozapine in a safe manner for Resident #395. Physician orders were not followed for house supplements for Resident #88.
  2. D
    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.
    F578 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased 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 (2) of 19 residents reviewed in the Long-Term Care Survey process. Resident identifier: #31 and #72. Facility census: 93.
  3. D
    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
    F677 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident who was unable to carry out activities of daily living received the necessary services to maintain good nutrition. This was a random opportunity for discovery. Resident Identifier #33. Facility census: 93.
  4. D
    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
    F695 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, staff interview and resident interview, the facility failed to ensure respiratory care was provided according to professional standards of practice. These were random opportunities for discovery. Resident Identifiers: #6 and #49. Facility Census: 93. Findings Included: a) Resident #6 On 03/20/23 at 1:10 PM, a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask was observed hanging from the night stand for Resident #6. The CPAP mask was not stored in a respiratory bag which decreases the risk of infections. On 03/20/23 at 1:12 PM, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #37 confirmed the CPAP mask was not stored in a respiratory bag. LPN #37 stated, let me go get a respiratory bag. On 03/20/23 at 3:00 PM, the Directory of Nursing (DON) was notified and confirmed the CPAP mask should be stored in a respiratory bag. [...]
  5. D
    Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
    F809 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on resident interviews during resident council, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure a substantial/nourishing snack was provided between the evening meal and breakfast. This had the ability to affect all residents who did not have a dietary order to receive an evening snack or the cognitive and/or physical ability to make their way to the nurse's station to request something to eat from the nourishment room. Facility Census: 93.
  6. D
    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
    F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 4, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain accurate and complete medical records for the Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) form for Resident #92 and Resident #39, a capacity form for Resident #92 and documentation of supplements for Resident #88. This is true for three (3) of 25 medical records reviewed during the long-term survey process. Resident Identifiers: #92, #39 and #88. Facility Census: 93. Findings Included: a1.) Resident #92 On 03/22/23 at 8:01 AM, a record review was completed for Resident #92. The review found the POST form was incomplete. The preparer's signature was not dated upon completion of the form. On 03/22/23 at 8:20 AM, the Director of Nursing (DON) was notified and confirmed the POST form was incomplete. No further information was obtained during the long-term survey process. [...]
January 6, 2022Standard inspection · 10 citations
  1. E
    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
    F623 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure timely notification was made to a representative of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman when residents were transferred to the hospital. This was true for three (3) of four (4) residents reviewed for the care area of hospitalization. Resident identifiers: #29, #192, #190, and #60. Facility census: 91.
  2. E
    Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
    F625 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure residents/responsible party were made aware of the facility's bed-hold notice when transferred to the hospital. This was true for three (3) of four (4) residents reviewed for the care area of hospitalization. Resident identifiers: #29, #192, #190, and #60. Facility census: 91.
  3. D
    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.
    F578 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the documented used by the facility to convey end of life care, the State's Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) form, was completed correctly. For Resident #28, the POST form contained conflicting documentation regarding placement of a feeding tube. For Resident #71, the facility changed the resident's wishes for end of life care without the residents consent. This was true for two (2) of three (3) Residents reviewed for the care area of advance directives. Facility census: 91.
  4. D
    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
    F677 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on resident interview, staff interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure activities of daily living were completed for a dependent resident. This was true for one (1) of two (2) residents reviewed under the care area of activities of daily living during the long-term survey process. Resident Identifier: #63. Facility Census: 91.
  5. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review, observation, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure Residents received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice. Physician's orders were not followed for neurological checks after an unwitnessed fall for Resident #70. In addition, weights were not obtained for Resident #201. This practice affected two (2) of (20) residents reviewed, during the Long-Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP). Resident identifier #70 and #201. Facility census: 91.
  6. D
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview the facility failed to ensure an environment free of accident hazards by leaving a refrigerator unlocked an unattended in the facility dinning room. This was a random opportunity for discovery. This has the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents. Facility Census 91 Findings Included: a) Unlocked refrigerator in dining room. On 01/04/22 at 11:01 AM, during a visit to the social service (SS) office in the dinning room this surveyor observed a refrigerator sitting in the corner unattended and unlocked. A second surveyor also observed the refrigerator. The refrigerator opened without difficulty. Upon opening the refrigerator several lunch bags and loose food items were noted. [...]
  7. D
    Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
    F693 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the administration of enteral nutrition followed the physician's orders. In addition, the facility failed to ensure direction for staff regarding how to manage and monitor the rate of flow of the feeding was consistent. This was true for two (2) of two (2) residents reviewed for tube feeding. Resident identifiers: #29 and #71. Facility census: 71.
  8. D
    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
    F695 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, medical record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to provide respiratory care services consistent with professional standards of practice. The physician's order for oxygen was not followed. This practice affected two (2) of four (4) residents reviewed for respiratory care services during the Long-Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP). Resident Identifier: #17 and #19 Facility census:
  9. D
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain the kitchen in a safe and sanitary manner in accordance with professional standards of practice. During the kitchen tour it was discovered nectar thickening was not dated after opening and two (2) of four (4) reach-in refrigerators were dirty. This deficient practice had the potential to affect a limited number of residents receiving nourishment from the kitchen. Facility census:
  10. D
    Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
    F883 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 4, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure influenza and pneumonia immunizations were provided to one (1) of five (5) residents reviewed for the care area of immunizations. Resident identifier: #57. Facility census: 91.

Fire safety inspections

8 fire safety citations on file: 5 on April 2, 2025, 3 on January 6, 2022.

Every fire safety citation8 citations
  1. F
    Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
    K 521 · April 2, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. F
    Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
    K 712 · April 2, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. F
    To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
    K 761 · April 2, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. F
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · April 2, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. F
    Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
    K 919 · April 2, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. F
    Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
    K 921 · January 6, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. F
    Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
    K 926 · January 6, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. E
    Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
    K 372 · January 6, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

DatePenaltyAmount or length
February 23, 2024Fine $104,142
February 23, 2024Payment Denial 34 days from May 10, 2024

A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeWest VirginiaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)3.813.673.86
Registered nurses0.730.730.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.253.173.42
Nurse aides2.15
Licensed practical nurses0.92
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)50.5%44.1%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover75.0%42.3%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 4.07 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.04 on weekdays and 3.25 on weekends, 20% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 16.4% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.41 in April to June 2025 to 3.81 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20263.810.734.043.25 16.4%0 of 9090
Oct to Dec 20253.920.704.143.38 18.7%1 of 9290
Jul to Sep 20253.330.393.532.84 8.3%0 of 9295
Apr to Jun 20253.410.633.662.77 4.7%0 of 9195
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
West Virginia, Jan to Mar 20263.560.673.753.083.9%0.2% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for West Virginia

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
West Virginia, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$17.66$17.05 to $18.479,390
LPNs and LVNs$26.61$23.71 to $29.476,050
Registered nurses$38.52$32.77 to $47.9723,430
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeWest VirginiaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
13.114.713.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.20.40.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.41.61.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.24.43.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.11.11.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
13.515.914.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.54.24.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
7.113.415.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
29.322.423.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
4.311.312.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Worthington Healthcare Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (41.5% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

41.5% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · West Virginia: 9 better, 28 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 72 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.9% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · West Virginia: 0 better, 0 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 111 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

7.0% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · West Virginia: 0 better, 2 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 54 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

70.4% this home

Median of homes: West Virginia50.0% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 27 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

1.7% this home

Median of homes: West Virginia1.2% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 58 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

8.5% this home

Median of homes: West Virginia2.4% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 58 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: West Virginia97.6% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 9 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: THIRTY SIX LEASING CO LLC. CMS links this home to Communicare Health, a group of 110 nursing homes averaging 3.2 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
PC Mstr Lsco, LLC5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%05/01/2017
Rrw, LLC5% or greater indirect ownership interestOrganization93%05/01/2017
Romeo, DominicCorporate officerIndividual04/01/2023
Stoltz, CharlesCorporate officerIndividual05/01/2017
Wilheim, RonaldCorporate officerIndividual05/01/2017
Thirty Six Mgt Co., LLCOperational/managerial controlOrganization05/01/2017
Groves, DonnaOperational/managerial controlIndividual04/14/2023
Montgomery, TamaraOperational/managerial controlIndividual01/01/2023
Romeo, DominicOperational/managerial controlIndividual04/01/2023
Wright, RandyOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/04/2024
Thirty Six Mgt Co., LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization04/16/2025
Montgomery, TamaraAdp of the SNFIndividual01/01/2023
Wright, RandyAdp of the SNFIndividual11/04/2024

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 13 problems in this area, most recently on April 2, 2025: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
  2. When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on April 9, 2024: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
  3. How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on April 8, 2024: "Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft."
  4. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on March 22, 2023: "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."

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Common questions

What is Worthington Healthcare Center's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Worthington Healthcare Center 2 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Worthington Healthcare Center get at its last inspection?
4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 2, 2025. The West Virginia average is 11.7.
Has Worthington Healthcare Center been fined?
Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $104,142 in the last three years.
Does Worthington Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Worthington Healthcare Center?
CMS lists 13 owners and managers, and links the home to Communicare Health. Legal business name: THIRTY SIX LEASING CO LLC.

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