Nursing HomeInspections

St. Joseph's Hospital

Nursing home in Buckhannon, WV

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

Call (304) 473-2000Send a messageMap ↗

Public-record details

Address
Amalia Drive #1, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Phone
(304) 473-2000
Listed under
Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
515051
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
5 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
16
Average residents per day
16
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon INC
Chain
Wvu Medicine (7 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Oct 8, 1974
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 515051. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 20, 2025. CMS lists 15 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 17, 2022 to Mar 20, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 20, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 20, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 20, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 20, 2025Honor 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.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 20, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 20, 2025Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 20, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 23, 2024Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 23, 2024PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 23, 2024Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 23, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 23, 2024Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 15. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
5.74 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.11 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.03 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.76 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
11%

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

Other nursing homes in Buckhannon

Holbrook Healthcare Center183 Holbrook Road · Buckhannon, WV 26201 · (304) 472-3280 · For-profit42 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Jul 29, 2025 · $79,108 in CMS fines (3 yrs)Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

All 2 in Buckhannon →