Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Fairmont Medical Center
1325 Locust Avenue, Fairmont, WV 26554 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Wvu Medicine (7 facilities) · 30 certified beds
Fairmont Medical Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fairmont, West Virginia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 8.87 hours per resident per day, above the West Virginia average of 3.69. Its most recent inspection on Aug 21, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Fairmont Medical Center compares
This facility vs. the West Virginia and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | West Virginia avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 8.87 | 3.69 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 0.71 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.68 | 2.07 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.5% | 43.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 13.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the August 21, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 11, 2025
What inspectors found at Fairmont Medical Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Oct 4, 2023 - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 4, 2023 - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 4, 2023 - Potential for harm
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 · Oct 4, 2023
Show all 6 deficiencies
- Minimal
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 4, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1325 Locust Avenue
Fairmont, WV 26554 - CMS certification #
- 515200
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 30
- Avg residents/day
- 22.8
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2023-12-08
- Chain
- Wvu Medicine (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Wvu Medicine
Wvu Medicine operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Wvu Medicine facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mon Health Marion, Whitehall. 4.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pierpont Center at Fairmont Campus, Fairmont. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Care Partners Home Health, Westover. 14.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 26554 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis Services Of Fairmont, Pleasant Valley, 3.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Grafton, Grafton, 11.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Bma Of Morgantown, Morgantown, 12.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 26554.
Amedisys Hospice Care, office in Morgantown, 16.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Morgantown Hospice, An Amedisys Partner, office in Morgantown, 16.3 miles away, straight line
West Virginia Caring, office in Arthurdale, 18.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- West Virginia University Medical Corporation, Morgantown. 16.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fairmont Medical Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Fairmont Medical Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Fairmont Medical Center staffed?
Fairmont Medical Center reports 8.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the West Virginia average of 3.69.
Has Fairmont Medical Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Fairmont Medical Center have?
Fairmont Medical Center is certified for 30 beds.