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Brightwood Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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840 Lee Road,
Follansbee WV 26037

(304) 527-1100

86.01% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Follansbee, West Virginia, Brightwood Center is the only nursing home we found in the city. This nursing home turns out to be a middle of the road facility, with an overall grade of B-. Based on the data we reviewed, there are definitely much worse facilities out there. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection reports, which you can find in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Catheter Care
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

The main reason this facility received a decent overall score is its excellent health inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better grades in that category, with an A. This is a notably better grade than the place's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively minor. Sadly, this nursing home was hit with a category L deficiency, which was not what we expected based on its inspection score. This category of deficiency indicates inspectors identified a widespread deficiency putting patient safety or health in imminent danger. In spite of this major red flag, other aspects of this facility's inspection report gave us some hope.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Additionally, we awarded this facility a B+ in our long-term care category. This is one of our more impressive scores. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. Once we assessed the quantity of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a dangerous health condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home does not leave this to chance. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. When computing a nursing home's nursing grade, we consider the number of hours nurses commit to residents and the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a somewhat discouraging figure which is well below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care offered.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The last category we looked at is short-term care. We gave it an abysmal F for this area, which is a bottom of the barrel score. This is obviously a major concern. In our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to forge a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze a facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 3.6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics was damning for this facility's short-term care score.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Brightwood Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Brightwood Center, 4.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay patients that suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Brightwood Center, 3% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients which experienced falls which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Brightwood Center, 0.51% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. However, this metric can be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Brightwood Center, 13.13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Brightwood Center, 22.86% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This measures the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Brightwood Center, 16.01% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Brightwood Center, 100% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Brightwood Center, 15.93% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Brightwood Center, 27.69% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Brightwood Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Brightwood Center, 27.69% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Brightwood Center, 9.35% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Brightwood Center, 63.37% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Weirton Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.24 miles away601 Colliers Way Weirton West Virginia 26062Government - Local(304) 797-6000
  • East Ohio Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.73 miles away90 North Fourth Street Martins Ferry Ohio 43935Voluntary non-profit - Other(740) 633-4205
  • Wheeling HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.59 miles away1 Medical Park Wheeling West Virginia 26003Voluntary non-profit - Church(304) 243-3000
  • Ohio Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.27 miles away2000 Eoff Street Wheeling West Virginia 26003Voluntary non-profit - Private(304) 234-0123

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Steubenville Home Training Center4.28 miles away1799 Sinclair Avenue Suite 2 Steubenville Ohio 43952Dialysis Stations: 6 (740) 346-2740
  • Davita - Steubenville Dialysis4.42 miles away1799 Sinclair Avenue Suite 1 Steubenville Ohio 43953CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (740) 346-2840
  • Dialysis Clinic Inc.5.61 miles away4227 Mall Drive Steubenville Ohio 43952Dialysis Stations: 12 (740) 266-6687
  • Weirton Dialysis Center7.2 miles away100 Colliers Way Suite 1 Weirton West Virginia 26062Dialysis Stations: 17 (304) 748-7384
  • Davita - Paris Dialysis7.28 miles away32 Steubenville Pike Burgettstown Pennsylvania 15021Dialysis Stations: 17 (724) 729-3350
  • Wheeling Dialysis Center18.67 miles away500 Medical Park Ste 100 Wheeling West Virginia 26003CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (304) 242-9135