ST. Joseph's Hospital
AMALIA DRIVE #1, Buckhannon, WV, 26201
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 7 deficiencies against ST. Joseph's Hospital in Buckhannon, West Virginia at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-03-20. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 15 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0585 · 2025-03-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0656 · 2025-03-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0679 · 2025-03-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2025-03-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2025-03-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0692 · 2025-03-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2025-03-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0550 · 2024-04-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0645 · 2024-04-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2024-04-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2024-04-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0842 · 2024-04-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0656 · 2022-08-17 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2022-08-17 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2022-08-17 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
Who owns ST. Joseph's Hospital
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST VIRGINIA UNITED HEALTH SYSTEM, INC | Organization | NO PERCENTAGE PROVIDED | since 09/01/2022 |
| ABEL, BURTON | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2026 |
| BOHMAN, JOHN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/08/2025 |
| BROWN, BARTLEY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2016 |
| BUCHANAN, KEITH | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/08/2025 |
| HANIFAN, DONOVAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/26/2017 |
| HESS, DAVID | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2026 |
| NESTOR, DONALD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2017 |
| PRYZBYLEK, DANUTA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/08/2025 |
| TENNEY, BRANDON | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/08/2025 |
| TIERNEY, KELLEY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/08/2025 |
| WARE, DANIELLE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2026 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 515051.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction