Wellsburg Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wellsburg Healthcare Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Wellsburg, West Virginia, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 34.0% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Wellsburg Healthcare Center
70 Valley Haven DrWellsburg, WV 26070
Brooke 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 Wellsburg Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, about the same as the West Virginia average. With about 53 residents a day, that works out to roughly 108 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.02 | 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
34.0% of nursing staff at Wellsburg Healthcare 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 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. Wellsburg Healthcare Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Wellsburg Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Valley Haven Leasing Co., LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 17, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.