Overview
Brightwood Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the West Virginia average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Follansbee. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 75% of nursing homes in West Virginia (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 20, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the West Virginia average of 11.3. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $65,274 in the past three years.
Brightwood Center is a for-profit facility with 115 certified beds, caring for about 111 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 89%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 20, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $65,274
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.24 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.75 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.68 hrs
- Nurse aides1.81 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 115
- Average residents per day
- 111
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 19, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes