Brightwood Center

Brightwood Center sits at 840 Lee Rd in Follansbee, WV, and has 115 certified beds for both inpatient and outpatient care, and you'll find all sorts of different rooms like studios, suites, semi-private spaces, share and companion rooms, all of them with basic comforts and individual climate control, and the place is fully air-conditioned, which is good in the summer, and there's a dedicated staff including nurses, a Director of Nursing, Director of Marketing and Admissions, and Director of Rehabilitation to help keep things running and make sure people get the care they need. The center is part of Genesis HealthCare and offers a range of care including assisted living, nursing care, memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, respite care, and even palliative and hospice services, and there are home care services like home health and Medicaid HCBS, and for folks who need more help, they have ventilator units and in-house dialysis, plus orthopedic rehab and units that help bridge the gap between a hospital stay and home, which can really make recovery smoother if you're dealing with something like joint replacement or an injury. Nursing staff put in about 2.89 hours per resident every day, and the nurse turnover rate's at 59.1%, and while that's higher than some would prefer, the place tries to provide accountable care with visits from attending physicians and registered nurses, plus they work with outside specialists for dental care, psychiatric support, wound care, podiatry, bariatric specialties, and medical management like heparin therapy, TPN, IV therapy, and colostomy care, and there's pharmacy delivery if you need medicine brought right to you. If you want a bit of normalcy, there are activity rooms, a library, recreation activities, gardens and courtyards to sit outside, a baby grand piano, a fireplace in the living room, and there's also a beauty salon and barber, laundry, mail, and newspaper service, and housekeeping included, with café options, restaurant-style and in-room dining, plus private dining rooms you can use with your family and cable TV if you like to unwind. Transportation's available for trips or appointments and there's a fire alarm system and extra security to help residents with cognitive issues, so you don't have to worry as much about safety. People from the clinic speak more than one language, but services are mainly in English, and the facility adjusts individual treatment plans and discharge planning, so the care is adjusted to each person's needs, and there's pain management, case management, and nutrition support, along with wellness programs. The average rating has been 9.2 out of 10, which is high for the city, but the facility has had citations for not always keeping enough nurses and issues around upholding resident rights, plus there are infection-related deficiencies and reports from standard and complaint inspections. Brightwood Center's a for-profit corporation with management led by Guneet Purewal since June 2024, and though it offers quite a few medical and personal care services, it's not accepting new patients right now, but when it does, the admissions process means you consult with a specialist to talk about your individual needs.