Beckley Healthcare Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Beckley Healthcare Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF600Feb 28, 2024

  Based on policy review, staff interview, and record review, the facility failed to protect from neglect after a fire on 02/24/24 and after illegal drug activity was identified. Both situations created immediate jeopardy for more than a limited number of residents. Fire Local media reported a structure fire at the facility on 02/24/24. The facility also reported the fire by fax to the State Agency (SA) on 02/25/24. A total of 18 minutes elapsed from the time the fire alarm activated on the A-Wing, and the time the facility began to evacuate residents. The facility failed to identify the need to evacuate residents in a timely manner. They only began the evacuation of the residents after they were told to do so by emergency responders. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF689Feb 28, 2024

  Based on policy review, staff interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment remained as free of accident hazards as is possible and that each resident received adequate supervision and assistance to prevent accidents. A structure fire resulted in the activation of the facility fire alarm system. The facility staff did not begin evacuation after seeing smoke and hearing the fire alarm system. Two (2) residents were using illegal substances inside the facility. These substances include opiates that were not prescribed. The residents required Narcan due to overdose. Fire A total of 18 minutes elapsed from the time the fire alarm activated on the A-Wing, and the time the facility began to evacuate. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689May 20, 2025

  Based on record review, observation, and staff interview the facility failed to ensure the resident environment was as free from accident hazards as possible. This was true for Resident #1 and was a random opportunity for discovery. Nurse Aide (NA) #20 and NA #21 had completed Resident#1's shower. They returned her to the hall and without surveyor intervention NA #20 and NA #21 would have used the total mechanical lift as a transport device to transport Resident #1 from the hallway to her bed which was by the window in her room. The surveyor intervened and prevented this from happening due to the risk of serious harm and/or death associated with using the lift as a transport device. The State Agency (SA) determined this practice placed Resident #1 in an immediate jeopardy (IJ) situation. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF600Apr 17, 2024

  Based on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure Resident #61 was free from abuse which includes freedom from physical restraints to restrict movement. This is true for one (1) of one (1) residents reviewed during the survey. This will be cited as past non compliance because the facility identified what had happened and took immediate steps to correct the failure to ensure it does not reoccur. All components of the of plan of correction were completed prior to this survey beginning. This did occur and because Resident #61 did not have the cognitive ability to indicate how this affected her the reasonable person standard was applied. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF604Apr 17, 2024

  Based on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure Resident #61 was free from restraints, which includes freedom from physical restraints to restrict movement. This is true for one (1) of one (1) residents reviewed during the survey. This will be cited as past non compliance because the facility identified what had happened and took immediate steps to correct the failure to ensure it does not reoccur. All components of the of plan of correction were completed prior to this survey beginning. This did occur and because Resident #61 did not have the cognitive ability to indicate how this affected her the reasonable person standard was applied. […]