Holbrook Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Holbrook Healthcare Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Buckhannon, West Virginia, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 32.9% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Holbrook Healthcare Center
183 Holbrook RoadBuckhannon, WV 26201
Upshur 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 Holbrook Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, about the same as the West Virginia average. With about 107 residents a day, that works out to roughly 222 aide hours a day, or about 28 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) | 2.09 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.35 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.96 | 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
32.9% of nursing staff at Holbrook Healthcare 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 62.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 29, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (West Virginia average 11.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $79,108 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | Fine | $18,941 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Fine | $60,167 |
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. Holbrook Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Holbrook Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Holbrook Leasing Co LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 4, 1984
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Holbrook Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon | 0.8 | 16 | 3.03 | 5.74 | 10.5% | 5 | None |
| Crestview Manor Healthcare Jane Lew | 13.0 | 72 | 2.12 | 3.67 | 35.4% | 4 | $42,266 |
| Mansfield Place Philippi | 14.7 | 60 | 2.32 | 3.97 | 48.2% | 4 | $17,345 |
| Tygart Valley Health & Rehabilitation Belington | 14.8 | 60 | 2.06 | 3.50 | 39.6% | 3 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Crystal Springs Elkins | 18.0 | 84 | 1.99 | 3.51 | 74.1% | 1 | None |
| Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare Elkins | 18.0 | 100 | 1.91 | 3.29 | 44.0% | 1 | $59,810 |
| River Oaks Healthcare Center Clarksburg | 20.5 | 120 | 1.88 | 3.29 | 52.9% | 3 | None |
| Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center Elkins | 21.1 | 111 | 2.34 | 4.24 | 36.3% | 5 | $8,278 |
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.