Pocahontas Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pocahontas Center is a 68-bed for-profit nursing home in Marlinton, West Virginia, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 63.8% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Pocahontas Center
5 Everett Tibbs RoadMarlinton, WV 24954
Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas Center, nurse aides logged 1.70 hours per resident per day, 16% below the West Virginia average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 104 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.70 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.00 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.58 | 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
63.8% of nursing staff at Pocahontas 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 88.9%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (West Virginia average 11.6). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $193,892 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Fine | $9,113 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Fine | $176,498 |
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. Pocahontas Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Pocahontas Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Stillwell Road Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pocahontas Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Springs Nursing & Rehab Center Hot Springs | 21.5 | 60 | 2.09 | 3.91 | 47.4% | 5 | None |
| White Sulphur Springs Center White Sulphur Spring | 28.1 | 68 | 1.59 | 3.10 | 23.4% | 3 | $59,233 |
| Webster Healthcare Center Cowen | 28.7 | 60 | 2.04 | 3.72 | 49.0% | 5 | None |
| The Woodlands Health and Rehab Center Clifton Forge | 31.6 | 60 | 2.07 | 3.39 | 51.9% | 5 | None |
| Brian Center of Alleghany Low Moor | 31.8 | 89 | 2.15 | 3.82 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Alleghany Health and Rehab Clifton Forge | 31.9 | 105 | 1.99 | 3.23 | 62.2% | 1 | $108,698 |
| Seneca Trail Healthcare Center Lewisburg | 36.6 | 80 | 1.57 | 3.37 | 40.3% | 3 | $9,949 |
| Lewisburg Healthcare Center Ronceverte | 37.8 | 90 | 2.07 | 3.65 | 45.7% | 4 | $16,149 |
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.