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Wellsburg Healthcare Center
⌖ Wellsburg, WV · Brooke County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds60
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Wellsburg Healthcare Center
Wellsburg Healthcare Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Wellsburg, WV. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in West Virginia is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Jun 2026), inspectors found 5 problems, fewer than the West Virginia average of 11.7. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 34 min a day with each resident, about the same as the West Virginia average of 3 hr 40 min. About 34% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameWellsburg Healthcare Center
LocationBrooke County, West Virginia
Phone(304) 394-5322
Address70 Valley Haven Dr, Wellsburg, WV 26070 · Brooke County
CMS provider number515123
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyCommunicare Health · 110 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceAugust 17, 1993 (33 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jun 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Jun 2026)West Virginia average: 11.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover34% a yearWest Virginia average: 44%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 34 min a dayWest Virginia average: 3 hr 40 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Registered nurse time per resident36 min a dayWest Virginia average: 44 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the West Virginia average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.0%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 1 minute per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 3 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury4.5%State average: 4.4%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)2.0%State average: 4.2%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs3.8%State average: 13.4%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the West Virginia average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In West Virginia, Medicaid pays for 83% of resident days at a typical home.
- 88% Medicaid
- 3% Medicare
- 8% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average88%West Virginia typical: 94%
Cost of care per resident day$411West Virginia typical: $396
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing2★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3.6 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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