Weirton Geriatric Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Weirton Geriatric Center is a 137-bed for-profit nursing home in Weirton, West Virginia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 53% above the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 19.0% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Weirton Geriatric Center
2525 Pennsylvania AvenueWeirton, WV 26062
Hancock 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 Weirton Geriatric Center, nurse aides logged 3.12 hours per resident per day, 53% above the West Virginia average. With about 129 residents a day, that works out to roughly 403 aide hours a day, or about 50 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.12 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.64 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.19 | 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
19.0% of nursing staff at Weirton Geriatric 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 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Weirton Geriatric Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Weirton Geriatric Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Weirton Geriatric Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 21, 1970
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Weirton Geriatric Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton | 2.2 | 33 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 63.8% | 4 | None |
| Laurels of Steubenville the Steubenville | 5.4 | 98 | 1.74 | 3.19 | 48.8% | 2 | None |
| Carriage Inn of Steubenville Steubenville | 6.3 | 120 | 1.70 | 3.59 | 37.9% | 4 | None |
| Villa Vista Royale LLC Steubenville | 7.0 | 54 | 2.30 | 3.83 | 36.4% | 5 | None |
| Brightwood Center Follansbee · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 7.1 | 115 | 1.73 | 3.23 | 60.4% | 1 | $65,274 |
| Steubenville Country Club Manor Steubenville | 7.3 | 54 | 2.42 | 3.58 | 51.7% | 2 | None |
| Sienna Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Wintersville | 8.4 | 88 | 1.53 | 2.79 | 52.7% | 1 | None |
| Dixon Healthcare Center Wintersville · abuse citation | 9.3 | 85 | 1.87 | 3.47 | 61.2% | 1 | $250,817 |
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.