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Morgantown Heights Of Journey

1379 Van Voorhis Rd, Morgantown, WV, 26505

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 515049

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Journey Healthcare
Certified beds
100 · avg 78 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
96.7%higher than most West Virginia nursing homesWest Virginia avg: 44.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
90%higher than most West Virginia nursing homesWest Virginia avg: 41.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the West Virginia averageWest Virginia avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $148,460 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
515049
Certified beds
100 beds · avg 78 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Morgantown Heights Of Journey, Llc
Chain affiliation
Journey Healthcare

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlcReal-estate trust in ownership

Chain affiliation

Part of the Journey Healthcare chain — 34 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.0 / 5.

Disclosed owners (12 on record)

  • Ward j Paine

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • 3 Bees Holdings LlcHolding

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

  • Ajoj Holdings LlcHolding

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

  • Bees Family Irrevocable TrustREIT

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

  • Bernard j Mcguinness

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Blue Ocean Trust

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.

Recent change of ownership

September 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from Morgantown Health And Rehabilitation, Llc

Transaction type: Change of Ownership

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

84 health citations on file2 immediate-jeopardy findings17 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $148K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 84)

  • D0610·Sep 10, 2025Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

  • D0842·Sep 10, 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.

  • D0810·Sep 10, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

  • D0791·Sep 10, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

  • D0745·Sep 10, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.

  • D0732·Sep 10, 2025

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Post nurse staffing information every day.

  • D0677·Sep 10, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • E0657·Sep 10, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $148K

Most recent events

  • Mar 11, 2024Fine · $148K

Fire-safety citations

5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 10, 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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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