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Brightwood Center

840 Lee Road, Follansbee, WV 260373045271100Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 115Avg. daily residents: 108Chain: Genesis Healthcare (184 facilities)County: Brooke
Special Focus Facility candidate — CMS has identified this facility as one of the most poorly performing in the state and it is eligible for the Special Focus program, which brings inspections twice as often as normal.
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The complete public record on Brightwood Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Follansbee, West Virginia, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. West Virginia average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Brightwood Center holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Nursing staff turnover of 60% is well above the West Virginia average of 44%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. Federal regulators have fined this facility $65,274 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.23 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.66)
0.76 RN hours per resident per day
about the state average (0.73)
2.75 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
60.4% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (44.1)
44.4% RN turnover
3 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

May 27, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
23 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (11.6)
20 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$65,274 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
above the state average ($29,391)
1 payment denial
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

50 citations on record across recent inspections, 3 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
May 27, 20250600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintL · Immediate jeopardy
May 27, 20250835Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.L · Immediate jeopardy
May 27, 20250607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.J · Immediate jeopardy
May 27, 20250584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20250732Post nurse staffing information every day.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20250550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20250809Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20250812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 27, 20250908Keep all essential equipment working safely.E · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.