Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Wellston, OH

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Wellston
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Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Wellston has a total of 20 active skilled nursing facilities and 1,703 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Wellston of 5,507, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 3.23 persons in Wellston. There were 1,319 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.45 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Wellston has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Wellston and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.62	0.62 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.01	2.09 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.86	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.49	3.68 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Ohio.

COVID-19 Infections in Wellston Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Wellston there were a total of 1 new cases and 1 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Wellston

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Wellston Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Wellston, OH. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Wellston

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Wellston based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Four Winds Nursing Facility 215 SETH AVENUE JACKSON, OH	19.33
Jenkins Memorial Health Facility 142 JENKINS MEMORIAL ROAD WELLSTON, OH	30.00
Signature Healthcare of Chillicothe 60 MARIETTA ROAD CHILLICOTHE, OH	60.00
National Church Residences Bristol Village 444 CHERRY ST WAVERLY, OH	21.33
Legacy Chillicothe 1058 COLUMBUS ST CHILLICOTHE, OH	54.67
Hill View Retirement Center 1610 28TH STREET PORTSMOUTH, OH	20.00
Holzer Senior Care Center 380 COLONIAL DRIVE BIDWELL, OH	54.67
Arbors at Gallipolis 170 PINECREST DRIVE GALLIPOLIS, OH	52.00
Edgewood Manor of Wellston 405 NORTH PARK AVENUE WELLSTON, OH	42.67
Abbyshire Place Health and Rehabilitation Center L 311 BUCKRIDGE ROAD BIDWELL, OH	77.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Wellston based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Westmoreland Place 230 CHERRY ST CHILLICOTHE, OH	118.67
Ayden Healthcare of Rosemount Pavilion 20 EASTER DRIVE PORTSMOUTH, OH	84.00
The Laurels of Athens 70 COLUMBUS CIRCLE ATHENS, OH	70.00
Pleasant Valley Healthcare Center 640 SAND HILL ROAD POINT PLEASANT, WV	69.33
Ayden Healthcare of Jackson 8668 STATE ROUTE 93 JACKSON, OH	58.00
Piketon Nursing Center 300 OVERLOOK DRIVE PIKETON, OH	131.33
Maple Hills Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 31054 STATE ROUTE 93 NORTH MCARTHUR, OH	94.00
Hickory Creek of Athens 51 EAST 4TH STREET THE PLAINS, OH	47.33
Kimes Nursing and Rehab Ctr 75 KIMES LANE ATHENS, OH	64.67
Lakin Hospital 11522 OHIO RIVER ROAD WEST COLUMBIA, WV	51.33

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