Brightwood Center in Follansbee, WV

Brightwood Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Follansbee, West Virginia. It is located in Brooke county at 840 Lee Road, Follansbee, West Virginia 26037. You can reach out to the office of Brightwood Center via phone at (304) 527-1100. This skilled nursing facility has 128 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 70.86%. Its legal business name is 840 Lee Road Operations Llc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

Brightwood Center (Medicare CCN 515128) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1994 (30 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in May, 2021.

Contact Information

Brightwood Center
840 Lee Road, Follansbee, West Virginia 26037
(304) 527-1100


Nursing Home Profile

NameBrightwood Center
Location840 Lee Road, Follansbee, West Virginia
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds128
Occupancy Rate70.86%
Medicare ID (CCN)515128
Legal Business Name840 Lee Road Operations Llc
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1508040809
Organization Name840 LEE ROAD OPERATIONS LLC
Doing Business AsBRIGHTWOOD CENTER
Address840 Lee Rd, Follansbee, WV 26037
Phone Number304-527-1100

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NPI Number1700831757
Organization NameBRIGHTWOOD PROPERTY, INC
Doing Business AsBRIGHTWOOD CENTER
Address840 Lee Rd, Follansbee, WV 26037
Phone Number304-527-1100

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Brightwood Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Brightwood Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Brightwood Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased27.7814.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight10.675.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder55.8848.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.71.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.92.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms10.875.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.823.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication13.4714.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine94.5383.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.831.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened40.5717.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication17.4719.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers10.627.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10095.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function53.467.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine94.3582.93

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Nursing Homes in Follansbee, WV

Brightwood Center
Location: 840 Lee Road, Follansbee, West Virginia 26037
Phone: (304) 527-1100    

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