Weirton Geriatric Center in Weirton, WV

Weirton Geriatric Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Weirton, West Virginia. It is located in Hancock county at 2525 Pennsylvania Avenue, Weirton, West Virginia 26062. You can reach out to the office of Weirton Geriatric Center via phone at (304) 723-4300. This skilled nursing facility has 137 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 59.05%. Its legal business name is Weirton Geriatric Center Inc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

Weirton Geriatric Center (Medicare CCN 515037) 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 1970 (54 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in June, 2019.

Name	Weirton Geriatric Center
Location	2525 Pennsylvania Avenue, Weirton, West Virginia
Certified By	Medicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds	137
Occupancy Rate	59.05%
Medicare ID (CCN)	515037
Legal Business Name	Weirton Geriatric Center Inc
Ownership Type	For Profit - Corporation

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

NPI Number	1699765388
Organization Name	WEIRTON GERIATRIC CENTER INC
Address	2525 Pennsylvania Ave, Weirton, WV 26062
Phone Number	304-723-4300

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Number of Facility Reported Incidents	0
Number of Substantiated Complaints	0
Number of Fines	0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars	$0
Number of Payment Denials	0
Total Number of Penalties	0

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

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	16.07	14.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	13.19	5.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder	52.21	48.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.97	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	6.62	2.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	3.68	5.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0	0.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	3.98	3.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100	93.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	16.77	14.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	93.85	83.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	11.11	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened	29.84	17.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	26.59	19.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	7.45	7.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100	95.98