St. Joseph's Hospital: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St. Joseph's Hospital is a 16-bed nonprofit nursing home in Buckhannon, West Virginia, part of Wvu Medicine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 48% above the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 10.5% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
St. Joseph's Hospital
Amalia Drive #1Buckhannon, 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 St. Joseph's Hospital, nurse aides logged 3.03 hours per resident per day, 48% above the West Virginia average. With about 16 residents a day, that works out to roughly 48 aide hours a day, or about 6 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.03 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.60 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.11 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.74 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.76 | 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
10.5% of nursing staff at St. Joseph's Hospital left over the year CMS measured, against a West Virginia average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. St. Joseph's Hospital holds 5 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About St. Joseph's Hospital
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wvu Medicine, 7 homes
- Legal name: St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 8, 1974
- Located inside a hospital
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near St. Joseph's Hospital
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Holbrook Healthcare Center Buckhannon | 0.8 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.35 | 32.9% | 1 | $79,108 |
| Crestview Manor Healthcare Jane Lew | 12.5 | 72 | 2.12 | 3.67 | 35.4% | 4 | $42,266 |
| Mansfield Place Philippi | 15.2 | 60 | 2.32 | 3.97 | 48.2% | 4 | $17,345 |
| Tygart Valley Health & Rehabilitation Belington | 15.5 | 60 | 2.06 | 3.50 | 39.6% | 3 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Crystal Springs Elkins | 18.7 | 84 | 1.99 | 3.51 | 74.1% | 1 | None |
| Nella's at Autumn Lake Healthcare Elkins | 18.7 | 100 | 1.91 | 3.29 | 44.0% | 1 | $59,810 |
| River Oaks Healthcare Center Clarksburg | 20.3 | 120 | 1.88 | 3.29 | 52.9% | 3 | None |
| Maplewood Healthcare Center Bridgeport | 21.4 | 77 | 1.83 | 3.47 | 62.3% | 4 | $7,443 |
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.