Brightwood Center
840 Lee Road, Follansbee, WV, 26037
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Genesis Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 115 · avg 107 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 60.9% — higher than most West Virginia nursing homesWest Virginia avg: 44.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — higher than most West Virginia nursing homesWest Virginia avg: 41.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the West Virginia averageWest Virginia avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $65,274 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 515128
- Certified beds
- 115 beds · avg 107 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- 840 Lee Road Operations Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Genesis Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Genesis Healthcare chain — 187 facilities across 18 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Parent entity
Genesis Healthcare Inc
Disclosed owners (23 on record)
- Cory Krieger
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Genesis Operations Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Guneet Chahal Purewal
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Avi Pinchas Mendelson
Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2024
+ 17 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 50)
- D0689·May 27, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0677·May 27, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0610·May 27, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- L0600·May 27, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0908·May 27, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- E0880·May 27, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·May 27, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- L0835·May 27, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $65K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- May 27, 2025Payment denial · 47 days · starting Jun 28, 2025
- May 27, 2025Fine · $65K
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 27, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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