Bridgeport Healthcare Center sits in a quiet residential neighborhood in Bridgeport, WV, where residents and families can build close relationships because the staff involves everyone in care planning, trying to make everyone feel comfortable and supported. The place is locally owned, run by CommuniCare, and it's part of Genesis Healthcare, which is well known, so it has the resources to offer a wide range of care. The building has 60 licensed beds and usually sees around 59 residents daily, so there's a steady sense of community without things feeling too crowded.
Bridgeport Healthcare Center offers many types of care, like skilled nursing, assisted living, long-term care, independent living, and short-term rehab, along with home health care, hospice, adult day services, and memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia. There's ventilator care, orthopedic rehab, and outpatient therapy, plus wound care and palliative services. The facility's got physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as recreational programs and restorative therapies, which you don't always see offered under one roof. For folks who need it, there are specialized beds and features, like low-air loss mattresses, along with a therapy kitchen and a modern rehab gym.
Rooms come in several types, each set up for different medical or personal needs, including memory care, with staff who focus on both physical and emotional well-being. Bridgeport Healthcare Center says it emphasizes tailored plans and customized lifestyles, hoping to give each resident what they need while also encouraging families to stay in the loop as much as possible.
The center's been cited 27 times in inspection reports, including for a resident rights deficiency, a food safety issue, and a deficiency in providing care according to some residents' needs or wishes. There's one infection-related deficiency, too, which the reports note. Even so, the nurse turnover rate here is 40.3%, which is better than the state average, and nurse staffing levels are higher than most other places in West Virginia, with 3.91 nurse hours per resident each day.
The facility is active in the local community and belongs to the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce, which shows some local involvement. There's an Admissions Director named Pamela Tenney who works with new residents and families, and the staff follows a credentialing process for all practitioners and hospitals to help keep things consistent and structured. Bridgeport Healthcare Center keeps an updated online directory and provides all services in English, making it easy to find information and get help in one place.
