Brightwood Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brightwood Center is a 115-bed for-profit nursing home in Follansbee, West Virginia, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.73 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 60.4% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Brightwood Center
840 Lee RoadFollansbee, WV 26037
Brooke County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Brightwood Center, nurse aides logged 1.73 hours per resident per day, 15% below the West Virginia average. With about 108 residents a day, that works out to roughly 186 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.73 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.75 | 3.17 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
60.4% of nursing staff at Brightwood Center left over the year CMS measured, against a West Virginia average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 44.4%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 health deficiencies (West Virginia average 11.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $65,274 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2025 | Fine | $65,274 |
| May 27, 2025 | Payment Denial | 47 days from Jun 28, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Brightwood Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Brightwood Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: 840 Lee Road Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 19, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brightwood Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wellsburg Healthcare Center Wellsburg | 3.1 | 60 | 2.04 | 3.57 | 34.0% | 5 | None |
| Laurels of Steubenville the Steubenville | 4.3 | 98 | 1.74 | 3.19 | 48.8% | 2 | None |
| Carriage Inn of Steubenville Steubenville | 5.1 | 120 | 1.70 | 3.59 | 37.9% | 4 | None |
| Villa Vista Royale LLC Steubenville | 5.2 | 54 | 2.30 | 3.83 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Steubenville Country Club Manor Steubenville | 5.4 | 54 | 2.42 | 3.58 | 51.7% | 2 | None |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton | 6.2 | 33 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 63.8% | 4 | None |
| Weirton Geriatric Center Weirton | 7.1 | 137 | 3.12 | 4.64 | 19.0% | 5 | None |
| Sienna Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Wintersville | 7.3 | 88 | 1.53 | 2.79 | 52.7% | 1 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.