Welch Community Hospital in Welch, WV

Welch Community Hospital is a medicaid certified nursing home in Welch, West Virginia. It is located in Mc Dowell county at 454 Mcdowell Street, Welch, West Virginia 24801. You can reach out to the office of Welch Community Hospital via phone at (304) 436-8680. This skilled nursing facility has 59 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 31.69%. Its legal business name is Legal Business Name Not Available and has the following ownership type - Government - State.

Welch Community Hospital (Medicare CCN 51A009) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1999 (25 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in August, 2019.

Name	Welch Community Hospital
Location	454 Mcdowell Street, Welch, West Virginia
Certified By	Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds	59
Occupancy Rate	31.69%
Medicare ID (CCN)	51A009
Legal Business Name	Legal Business Name Not Available
Ownership Type	Government - State

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

The resident survey data of Welch Community Hospital 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	8.57	14.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	0	5.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder	0	48.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	8.54	2.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	2.56	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	1.22	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	32.35	14.2