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62/100

Average

Holbrook Healthcare Center

183 Holbrook Road, Buckhannon, WV 26201

CMS 1/5 stars #2 of 2 in Upshur County (304) 472-3280
Certified beds
120
Occupancy
89%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $79,108 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

Our read on Holbrook Healthcare Center

Holbrook Healthcare Center is a 120-bed for-profit home in Buckhannon, and its inspection record is the first thing to know: 42 deficiencies on the current record, four of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and six tied to abuse. Federal fines total $79,108. Nurse staffing sits at 3.35 hours per resident day, about 13% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 12% thinner than weekdays, that matters when a fall or infection happens on a Sunday. One genuinely bright spot: turnover is 32.9%, well below the national 45.8%, suggesting a steadier workforce than many homes its size. The most recent inspection was July 29, 2025.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing8/30Stability13/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement2/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

8/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.22 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.26 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 12% against weekdays

Staff stability

13/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →33% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

2/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$79,108 in federal fines across 2 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.35 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.26 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.96 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover32.90%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: July 29, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of COMMUNICARE HEALTH, which operates 110 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Holbrook Healthcare Center

What is the ElderGrade for Holbrook Healthcare Center? +

Holbrook Healthcare Center holds an ElderGrade of C (62 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Holbrook Healthcare Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.35 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Holbrook Healthcare Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Holbrook Healthcare Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Holbrook Healthcare Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.