Putnam Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Putnam Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Hurricane, West Virginia, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.65 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 49.5% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Putnam Center
300 Seville RoadHurricane, WV 25526
Putnam County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Putnam Center, nurse aides logged 1.65 hours per resident per day, 19% below the West Virginia average. With about 117 residents a day, that works out to roughly 194 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.65 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.14 | 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
49.5% of nursing staff at Putnam 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 56.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 27 health deficiencies (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. Putnam Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Putnam Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Sunbridge Putnam Health Care LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 6, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Putnam Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Teays Valley Center Hurricane | 0.8 | 124 | 1.49 | 3.16 | 37.4% | 2 | $24,948 |
| Cabell Healthcare Center Culloden | 8.1 | 90 | 1.79 | 3.46 | 39.8% | 4 | None |
| Riverside Valley of Journey Saint Albans | 11.3 | 90 | 1.96 | 3.49 | — | 3 | None |
| Valley Center South Charleston | 13.3 | 130 | 1.76 | 3.25 | 42.3% | 2 | None |
| Dunbar Center Dunbar | 14.0 | 120 | 1.78 | 3.21 | 43.2% | 2 | $58,899 |
| Lincoln Healthcare Center Hamlin | 14.1 | 60 | 1.94 | 3.52 | 39.3% | 5 | None |
| Cedar Ridge Center Sissonville · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 17.1 | 119 | 1.75 | 3.22 | 60.4% | — | $149,858 |
| The Arthur B Hodges Center Charleston | 17.8 | 20 | 3.30 | 5.62 | 51.4% | 4 | 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.