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F626 citations in West Virginia

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F626 in West Virginia. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

West Virginia cites F626 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.61×

1.61 times the share F626 takes of citations nationally.

Share of West Virginia citations0.09%

Of every deficiency written in West Virginia in 2025, this is the portion that was F626.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What West Virginia surveyors wrote

F626 findings written in West Virginia, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.

Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.

G · Actual harm, isolatedNovember 28, 2023

Based on record review, and staff interview the facility failed to ensure Resident # 196 who was discharged from the facility with the expectation of returning to the facility was readmitted to the first available bed. Resident #196 was sent to a local psychiatric hospital on 09/06/23. When he was stabilized and ready to be discharged back to the facility the facility denied his readmission stating they could not handle his behavioral problems. This failed practice resulted in actual harm to Resident #196 who suffered increased frustration, irritability, and depression related to not being allowed to return to the facility and having to remain a patient at the psychiatric hospital for a prolonged period of time. …

Beckley Healthcare Center

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedFebruary 13, 2025

Based on resident representative interview, staff interview, hospital staff interview, long term care ombudsman interview and record review the facility failed to ensure Resident #60 who was discharged from their facility and was expected to return was readmitted to the first available bed when medically stable. Resident #60 has remained in the hospital from [DATE] until the time of this survey. The facility has admitted other male residents instead of Resident #60 with claims they did not have suitable bed for him. Resident #60 has experienced actual psychosocial harm as a result of these failures. The resident has experienced anxiety, agitation, and feelings of despair thinking he has done something wrong to cause this. …

Bluestone Health and Rehabilitation

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Recent years

YearShare of West Virginia citationsvs expected
20230.08%0.71×
20240.07%0.55×
20250.09%1.61×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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