Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit is a 29-bed nonprofit nursing home in Charleston, West Virginia, part of Wvu Medicine. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 24.1% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit
333 Laidley StreetCharleston, WV 25322
Kanawha 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 Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit, nurse aides logged 2.45 hours per resident per day, 20% above the West Virginia average. With about 17 residents a day, that works out to roughly 41 aide hours a day, or about 5 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) | 2.45 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.09 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 3.04 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 7.57 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.51 | 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
24.1% of nursing staff at Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit 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 23.1%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 31, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit holds 5 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wvu Medicine, 7 homes
- Legal name: Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 15, 1991
- Located inside a hospital
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Complete Care at Oak Ridge LLC Charleston | 1.2 | 74 | 2.07 | 3.65 | 51.4% | 3 | $16,039 |
| The Arthur B Hodges Center Charleston | 1.6 | 20 | 3.30 | 5.62 | 51.4% | 4 | None |
| Charleston Healthcare Center Charleston | 2.8 | 150 | 2.05 | 4.12 | 38.9% | 3 | $12,831 |
| Meadowbrook Acres Charleston | 4.1 | 60 | 2.49 | 3.94 | 52.6% | 3 | None |
| Dunbar Center Dunbar | 4.6 | 120 | 1.78 | 3.21 | 43.2% | 2 | $58,899 |
| Valley Center South Charleston | 6.3 | 130 | 1.76 | 3.25 | 42.3% | 2 | None |
| Riverside Valley of Journey Saint Albans | 7.5 | 90 | 1.96 | 3.49 | — | 3 | None |
| Marmet Center Marmet | 9.1 | 90 | 2.00 | 3.24 | 30.6% | 1 | $72,205 |
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.