Keyser Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Keyser Healthcare Center is a 122-bed for-profit nursing home in Keyser, West Virginia, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 53.1% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Keyser Healthcare Center
135 Southern DriveKeyser, WV 26726
Mineral 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 Keyser Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, 5% above the West Virginia average. With about 111 residents a day, that works out to roughly 237 aide hours a day, or about 30 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) | 2.13 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.09 | 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
53.1% of nursing staff at Keyser 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 57.1%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (West Virginia average 11.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $35,045 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2025 | Fine | $35,045 |
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. Keyser Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Keyser Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Southern Leasing Co., LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Keyser Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Moran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Westernport · abuse citation | 5.7 | 130 | 1.95 | 3.45 | 43.2% | 2 | None |
| Egle Nursing Home Lonaconing · many days without an RN | 9.3 | 66 | 2.42 | 3.25 | 35.9% | 1 | None |
| Complete Care at Dawnview LLC Fort Ashby | 12.9 | 66 | 2.59 | 3.81 | 56.2% | 4 | $42,982 |
| Frostburg Rehab Center Frostburg | 15.6 | 122 | 1.95 | 3.37 | 63.7% | 1 | $16,559 |
| Mountain City Rehab Center Frostburg · abuse citation | 16.3 | 88 | 1.98 | 3.50 | 48.4% | 1 | $48,227 |
| Hampshire Center Romney | 17.1 | 62 | 1.94 | 3.17 | 31.5% | 3 | None |
| Hampshire Memorial Hospital Romney | 17.1 | 30 | 2.70 | 4.78 | 37.5% | 4 | $8,281 |
| Lions Rehab Center Cumberland | 18.7 | 101 | 1.89 | 3.41 | 38.5% | 2 | 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.