Carehaven of Pleasants
506 Riverview Road, Belmont WV 26134 · (304) 665-2065 · 84.55% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Carehaven of Pleasants is the lone facility located in Belmont, West Virginia. It looks like this is a fine facility. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a respectable rating. You can certainly do much worse than this facility. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 68 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Individual
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in long-term care, where it received a grade of A. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to providing very impressive levels of nursing care, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.5 percent of its residents. This figure is also far higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. We found that this facility had 3.38 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. While this wasn't as favorable as most of its other scores in this area, this figure can be skewed for some nursing homes based on some of the preexisting medical conditions of patients.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite insignificant. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded its next highest category score in the category of short-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of B- in this area, which is a decent score. Our short-term care grades are believed to be more meaningful for people needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally mandates additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it performed decently in this area, with 47.6 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The final category we looked at is nursing. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a C. In determining a facility's nursing rating, we assess the amount of time nurses commit to patients and the level of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides an impressive 4.2 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is one of the higher totals in West Virginia. Lastly, we baked a few quality-based metrics into our nursing scores. This place was relatively weak in two of the major areas we looked at, with below average marks for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Carehaven of Pleasants Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in the same position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better