Salem Center in Salem, WV

Salem Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Salem, West Virginia. It is located in Harrison county at 255 Sunbridge Drive, Salem, West Virginia 26426. You can reach out to the office of Salem Center via phone at (304) 782-3000. This skilled nursing facility has 112 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 65.36%. Its legal business name is Sunbridge Salem Health Care Llc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

Salem Center (Medicare CCN 515071) 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 1982 (42 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in February, 2021.

Contact Information

Salem Center
255 Sunbridge Drive, Salem, West Virginia 26426
(304) 782-3000


Nursing Home Profile

NameSalem Center
Location255 Sunbridge Drive, Salem, West Virginia
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds112
Occupancy Rate65.36%
Medicare ID (CCN)515071
Legal Business NameSunbridge Salem Health Care Llc
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Salem Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Salem Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Salem Center give to their patients.
Ratings from Surveys (Inspections):
Ratings from Quality Measures:
Ratings from Staffing Data:
Overall Rating:

News Archive

Brain stem cells in subventricular zone characterized by transcription factor Protein Tlx

The "cradle" of new neurons in the adult brain is well known. It is what is called the subventricular zone, a tissue structure lining the lateral ventricles. This is where neural or brain stem cells reside, which are responsible for generating new neurons if needed. For many years now, the subventricular zone has been suspected to be the origin of specific malignant brain tumors called gliomas, the most deadly type of which is glioblastoma.

Preserving donor lungs for longer time may provide greater flexibility during transplants

A new method which doubles the usual time donor lungs can remain outside the body can benefit patients, staff and allow retrieval of donor lungs across greater geographical areas, says a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Intake of cocoa flavanols improves cardiovascular function, lowers blood pressure

Two recently published studies in the journals Age and the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN) demonstrate that consuming cocoa flavanols improves cardiovascular function and lessens the burden on the heart that comes with the ageing and stiffening of arteries.

New source of information can help prescribers and patients in understanding anticipated side effects of treatments

In clinical trials for cancer, it is standard for clinicians rather than patients to report adverse symptom side effects from treatments, such as nausea and fatigue. At present, patient self-reporting, although important, is not a well studied source of this information.

Study identifying new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy published

A study published in today's online edition the American Journal of Human Genetics, allowed the first identification of a new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 5 days ago

Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines1
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$36927
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties1

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Salem 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 increased30.7714.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight8.765.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder27.1648.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.021.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.652.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.325.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.093.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.6593.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication17.2114.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine89.7783.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.631.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened53.117.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication30.0419.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers8.477.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine94.6295.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function56.2267.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine66.8282.93

News Archive

Brain stem cells in subventricular zone characterized by transcription factor Protein Tlx

The "cradle" of new neurons in the adult brain is well known. It is what is called the subventricular zone, a tissue structure lining the lateral ventricles. This is where neural or brain stem cells reside, which are responsible for generating new neurons if needed. For many years now, the subventricular zone has been suspected to be the origin of specific malignant brain tumors called gliomas, the most deadly type of which is glioblastoma.

Preserving donor lungs for longer time may provide greater flexibility during transplants

A new method which doubles the usual time donor lungs can remain outside the body can benefit patients, staff and allow retrieval of donor lungs across greater geographical areas, says a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Intake of cocoa flavanols improves cardiovascular function, lowers blood pressure

Two recently published studies in the journals Age and the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN) demonstrate that consuming cocoa flavanols improves cardiovascular function and lessens the burden on the heart that comes with the ageing and stiffening of arteries.

New source of information can help prescribers and patients in understanding anticipated side effects of treatments

In clinical trials for cancer, it is standard for clinicians rather than patients to report adverse symptom side effects from treatments, such as nausea and fatigue. At present, patient self-reporting, although important, is not a well studied source of this information.

Study identifying new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy published

A study published in today's online edition the American Journal of Human Genetics, allowed the first identification of a new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy.

Read more News

› Verified 5 days ago


Nursing Homes in Salem, WV

Salem Center
Location: 255 Sunbridge Drive, Salem, West Virginia 26426
Phone: (304) 782-3000    

Nursing Home

A nursing home (also called skilled nursing facility) is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.

A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.

Nursing Home Compare

Nursing Home Compare allows consumers to compare information about nursing homes. It contains quality of care and staffing information for all 15,000 plus Medicare- and Medicaid-participating nursing homes.

Note: Nursing homes aren't included on Nursing Home Compare if they aren't Medicare or Medicaid certified. These Nursing Homes can be licensed by the state.

Information on Nursing Home Compare isn't an endorsement or advertisement for any nursing home and should be considered carefully. Use it with other information you gather about nursing homes facilities. Talk to your doctor or other health care provider about the information on Nursing Home Compare.

Find & Compare Providers Near You: Find and compare doctors, nursing homes, hospitals, and other health care providers in your area that accept Medicare. Get information like: Find a doctor or clinician that accepts Medicare near you.

Doctors and clinicians: Doctors and clinicians include doctors, clinicians and groups who are qualified to practice in many specialties. Each specialty focuses on certain parts of the body, periods of life, conditions, or primary care. The doctors, clinicians, and groups listed here typically work in an office or clinic setting. Also those who currently accept Medicare are included.

Hospitals: Find information about Medicare-certified hospitals and long-term care hospitals in your area, including Veterans Administration medical centers and military hospitals, across the country. Long-term care hospitals serve critically ill and medically complex patients who require extended hospital care.

Data provided: Information on www.medicareusa.org is built using open data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

© 2024 MedicareUsa. All rights reserved. Maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.