Morgantown Heights of Journey
A nursing home in Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
1379 Van Voorhis Rd, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. (304) 599-9480.
- Cited for abuse (CMS flag)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 22 health citations at the latest inspection cycle West Virginia average: 11.4
- 3.42 nurse hours per resident per day West Virginia average: 3.71
- 1 fine in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
22 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The West Virginia average is 11.4.
Last standard inspection Sep 10, 2025.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (L), at a standard and complaint inspection on Mar 11, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
61 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (L). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 61 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 24 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jul 30, 2026: complaint inspection8 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident’s needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
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Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Sep 10, 2025: standard inspection13 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
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Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
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Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Sep 10, 2025: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Jul 10, 2025: complaint inspection5 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
May 22, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Mar 11, 2024: standard inspection24 citations
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.
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Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Mar 11, 2024: standard and complaint inspection7 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Aug 12, 1974.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- CMS marks it with its abuse icon: cited for abuse or neglect that harmed a resident.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 100 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 1 fine in the last three years, $148,460 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 24 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2024 | Fine | $148,460 |
Who does the caring?
3.42 nurse hours per resident per day
The West Virginia average is 3.71.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | West Virginia average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.42 | 3.71 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.74 |
| At weekends | 2.76 | 3.17 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.2% | 43.7% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 60% | 42.4% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Journey Cz of WV LLC owns 100% directly since Sep 1, 2024.
- Journey Cz Management LLC runs it.
- 7 owners or officers are people: Bernard J Mcguinness (owns 5% or more through other companies, 4.9%); Sheila K Jones (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Sheila K Jones (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Bernard J Mcguinness (corporate officer); Bernard J Mcguinness (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ward J Paine (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ward J Paine (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Journey Healthcare (34 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- A real-estate investment trust is among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Cz WV Healthcare Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Journey Cz of WV LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Sep 1, 2024 |
| AJOJ Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 33.33% | Sep 1, 2024 |
| 3 BEES Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 33.33% | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Blue Ocean Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 31.7% | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Shasam Family Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 31.7% | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Bees Family Irrevocable Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 31.7% | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Shasam Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 3.33% | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Journey Cz Management LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Sep 1, 2024 | |
| Journey Cz Management LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2024 | |
| Blue Ocean Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 25, 2024 | |
| AJOJ Holdings LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 25, 2024 | |
| Shasam Holdings LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 25, 2024 | |
| 3 BEES Holdings LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 25, 2024 | |
| Shasam Family Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 25, 2024 | |
| Bees Family Irrevocable Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 25, 2024 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (West Virginia average 3.8).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 19.0 miles, this one had the 2nd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (22; the middle value was 10).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Morgantown Heights of Journey This nursing home | 22 | |
| Morgantown Healthcare Center | 0.7 | 20 |
| Sundale Nursing Home | 0.8 | 3 |
| The Madison | 2.0 | 6 |
| Majestic Care of Manchin | 15.7 | 10 |
| Fairmont Medical Center | 16.6 | 1 |
| Fairmont Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center LLC | 17.5 | 26 |
| Tygart Center at Fairmont Campus | 17.6 | 17 |
| Pierpont Center at Fairmont Campus | 17.6 | 17 |
| Wecare at Rolling Meadows Rehab and Nursing Ce | 17.9 | 10 |
| Waynesburg Nursing and Rehab | 18.5 | 5 |
| Uniontown Nursing and Rehab | 19.0 | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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