Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Elkins, West Virginia, part of Autumn Lake Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 44.0% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare
499 Ferguson RoadElkins, WV 26241
Randolph 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 Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare, nurse aides logged 1.91 hours per resident per day, 6% below the West Virginia average. With about 95 residents a day, that works out to roughly 181 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.91 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.29 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 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
44.0% of nursing staff at Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (West Virginia average 11.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $59,810 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2025 | Fine | $22,474 |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Fine | $37,336 |
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. Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare holds 1 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Autumn Lake Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: 499 Ferguson Road Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 23, 2021
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Crystal Springs Elkins | 0.1 | 84 | 1.99 | 3.51 | 74.1% | 1 | None |
| Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center Elkins | 4.6 | 111 | 2.34 | 4.24 | 36.3% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Tygart Valley Health & Rehabilitation Belington | 6.7 | 60 | 2.06 | 3.50 | 39.6% | 3 | None |
| Mansfield Place Philippi | 16.8 | 60 | 2.32 | 3.97 | 48.2% | 4 | $17,345 |
| Holbrook Healthcare Center Buckhannon | 18.0 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 32.9% | 1 | $79,108 |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon | 18.7 | 16 | 3.03 | 5.74 | 10.5% | 5 | None |
| Cortland Acres Health and Rehabilitation Thomas | 24.8 | 94 | 1.88 | 3.18 | 59.8% | 1 | $32,057 |
| Rosewood Center Grafton · abuse citation | 28.6 | 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.