Fairmont Medical Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fairmont Medical Center is a 30-bed nonprofit nursing home in Fairmont, West Virginia, part of Wvu Medicine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Fairmont Medical Center
1325 Locust AvenueFairmont, WV 26554
Marion County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Fairmont Medical Center, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, about the same as the West Virginia average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 78 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.08 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.22 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.33 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.69 | 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
33.3% of nursing staff at Fairmont Medical 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (West Virginia average 11.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Fairmont Medical Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Fairmont Medical Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wvu Medicine, 7 homes
- Legal name: West Virginia University Hospitals Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 8, 2023
- Located inside a hospital
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Fairmont Medical Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Tygart Center at Fairmont Campus Fairmont | 1.1 | 119 | 1.79 | 3.06 | 41.6% | 1 | $8,278 |
| Pierpont Center at Fairmont Campus Fairmont | 1.1 | 120 | 1.75 | 2.91 | 35.7% | 3 | $14,645 |
| Fairmont Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center LLC Fairmont · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.3 | 120 | 1.62 | 2.76 | 68.3% | 1 | $17,959 |
| Majestic Care of Manchin Fairmont · staffing data not validated | 1.5 | 41 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| St. Barbara's Memorial Nursing Home Monongah | 3.8 | 57 | 2.26 | 3.85 | 57.6% | 4 | None |
| United Transitional Care Center Bridgeport | 11.1 | 32 | 1.90 | 4.41 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Taylor Healthcare Center Grafton | 12.1 | 60 | 1.87 | 3.47 | 29.3% | 5 | None |
| Rosewood Center Grafton · abuse citation | 12.1 | 69 | 1.88 | 3.13 | 44.0% | 2 | $14,433 |
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.