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    Home Away From Home Assisted Living Center

    41 Watkins Dr, Grafton, WV 26354
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Attentive staff, excellent dementia care

    I'm very pleased with the care here - attentive staff, strong dementia and wandering management, an active activities calendar, and an appealing menu (dinner and Thanksgiving were excellent). My loved one gets good care at good value; I'm grateful to the staff and would recommend this community.

    Loved one of resident
    Aug 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.67·(3)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.5
    • Staff

      4.5
    • Meals

      4.5
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Attentive and compassionate staff
    • Strong dementia/memory-care programs
    • Effective wandering prevention and management
    • Appealing dining and holiday meal offerings
    • Engaging activities and social programming
    • Perceived good clinical care and responsiveness
    • Perceived good value and positive recommendations

    Summary of reviews

    The supplied reviews convey a consistently positive impression of Home Away From Home Assisted Living Center, with particular emphasis on staff performance, dining, activities, and memory-care supports. Reviewers express gratitude toward employees and describe routine interactions as attentive and responsive, which families frequently framed as a central reason for their satisfaction.

    Care quality appears favorable in these excerpts. Reviewers highlight attentive staff and describe clinical responsiveness and good day-to-day assistance. Memory-care capabilities are noted as a strength: the facility’s approach to dementia care and to preventing and managing wandering is referenced directly, suggesting established protocols and staff training for residents with cognitive impairment.

    Dining and meal service receive repeated praise. Descriptions of an appealing regular menu, successful special-event meals (including Thanksgiving), and positive reactions to dinner offerings indicate that food service and event meal planning are strengths. Reviewers also referenced overall value and willingness to recommend the community, which reinforces the perception that meal service contributes to resident satisfaction.

    Activity programming is commonly described as active and engaging. The presence of an organized activities program and social opportunities appears to support resident engagement and family confidence in the community’s day-to-day life.

    The excerpts provide limited detail about some operational dimensions. There is little information about staffing ratios, clinical protocols (for example, medication-management specifics), physical-plant condition, sanitation practices, or formal quality metrics. Families considering the community should ask management for these specifics, including staffing levels per shift, the structure of the memory-care program, clinical oversight arrangements, emergency response procedures, sample menus, and documentation of training relevant to wandering management.

    Overall, the pattern in these summaries is one of satisfied families and residents who value the staff’s attentiveness, the dining program, active engagement offerings, and perceived effectiveness of dementia-care practices. Prospective residents and their families would likely benefit from an in-person visit focused on clarifying clinical details and operational policies to confirm that the positive experiences described here align with their particular care needs and expectations.

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    Location

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    Home Away From Home Assisted Living Center is located at 41 Watkins Dr, Grafton, WV, 26354.

    About Home Away From Home Assisted Living Center

    Home Away From Home Assisted Living Center, located at 41 Watkins Dr in Grafton, West Virginia, has a long history in the community since its time as Connelly Manor and now it's seen some good updates and renovations, so residents get a comfortable and modern place to call home without losing that familiar feeling. The center offers both assisted living and skilled nursing services, where seniors get help with things like meals, medication, daily activities, housekeeping, and laundry, but the goal's always to help folks keep their independence as much as possible while making sure they're safe and comfortable, and the staff always seems to pay extra attention to each person's needs. There are semi-private and one-bedroom accommodations with wheelchair accessible showers, and the building's set up for aging in place so people can stay put as their care needs change. The center gives support for memory care, including residents with Alzheimer's or dementia, by offering secure settings, memory-enhancing activities, light therapy, reminiscence therapy, and snoezelen sensory programming, so folks can stay engaged and safe, and there's a lot of focus on keeping minds and bodies active, with walking paths indoors, arts and crafts, and full activity schedules that include educational, social, and spiritual programs like devotionals and regular religious services with a chaplain. You'll find an on-site beauty and barber shop, free Wi-Fi and cable TV, a TV lounge, an arts and crafts center, and an outside patio for fresh air or visiting with family. Meals get served restaurant-style with flexible options, room service, guest meals, and choices for different diets like vegan, gluten-free, and low sodium. The staff takes care of health with an on-site home care agency, professional medical care, regular health monitoring, and support for hospice and respite care if folks need it. There's parking for residents, regular transportation for errands or appointments, and strong communication with families about their loved one's care. The place offers a real sense of community, balancing privacy with vibrant shared spaces and activities so seniors don't feel alone, but instead feel right at home, which seems fitting given the name Home Away From Home Assisted Living Center. There aren't any reviews yet, so visitors or families might want to stop by to see things for themselves, but everything's set up so residents have what they need for comfort, care, and independence.

    People often ask...

    Home Away From Home Assisted Living Center offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $3,999 per month.

    Home Away From Home Assisted Living Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 41 Watkins Dr, Grafton, WV 26354.

    No, Home Away From Home Assisted Living Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In West Virginia, the Office of Health Facility Licensure & Certification licenses care facilities, conducting health and life-safety surveys, complaint investigations, and revisits.

    License number114369
    StatusClosed - Owner
    Facility typeAssisted Living Residence
    Capacity30 residents
    LicenseeHOME AWAY FROM HOME ASSISTED LIVING, LLC D/B/A HOME AWAY FROM HOME ASSISTED LIVI
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    Inspection Reports

    35

    Reports

    8

    Type A Citations

    2

    Type B Citations

    8

    Complaints

    14

    Years

    03 Dec 2020Revisit
    Found deficiencies in nursing oversight, including lack of RN-provided training, failure to develop or update service plans timely, and failure to perform required nursing assessments within 24 hours for a resident.
    • RN training and when to contact nurse
    • Development and documentation of service plans within seven days after admission or changes
    • Nursing assessments performed and documented within 24 hours after admission
    09 Oct 2020Revisit
    Found no deficiencies. Credible evidence was submitted and reviewed.
    17 Aug 2020Complaint
    Investigated deficiencies found: the RN did not provide or oversee staff training, failed to perform initial nursing assessments or develop care plans, and transfer records and death-related processes were not properly documented.
    • Type A64-14-6.6.9.Limited and Intermittent Nursing Care
    • Type A64-14-6.7.3.Resident Death
    • Type A64-14-6.1.7.Health Care Standards
    • Type A64-14-6.6.7.Limited and Intermittent Nursing Care
    • Type A64-14-6.6.6.Limited and Intermittent Nursing Care
    11 Mar 2020Inspection
    Identified deficiencies in maintaining a complete resident registry, reporting abuse/neglect, and documenting administrator training.
    • Administrative Admission and Discharge
    • Treatment
    • Administrator
    18 Feb 2020Life Safety
    Found deficiencies in laundry storage, building maintenance, and disaster preparedness, including uncovered soiled laundry storage, damaged walls and rusty vents, and lack of annual disaster rehearsals.
    • Laundry storage and handling
    • Physical Facilities maintenance and housekeeping
    • Fire Safety, Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
    03 Apr 2019Revisit
    Found deficiencies in staff training records and annual in-services, with several new hires lacking required orientation and two tenured employees missing annual in-services.
    • 64CSR14-5.5.a.Employee Orientation and Training
    • 64CSR14-5.5.b.Employee Orientation and Training
    19 Feb 2019Life Safety
    Found no deficiencies.
    14 Feb 2019Licensure
    Found failures to provide and document required staff training, including new-hire orientation within 15 days, annual in-service topics, and dementia-specific training for both new and tenured staff.
    • Type A64CSR14-5.5.aEmployee Orientation and Training (new hires)
    • Type B64CSR14-5.5.bIn-service Training (annual topics)
    • c64CSR14-5.5.cAlzheimer's/Dementia Training (new and annual)
    24 Oct 2018Complaint
    Investigated the complaint and found no deficiencies.
    15 Mar 2018Licensure
    Found no deficiencies.
    28 Feb 2018Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    05 Feb 2018Life Safety
    Found no deficiencies.
    08 Nov 2017Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. The complaint investigation occurred November 6-8, 2017.
    27 Sept 2017Complaint
    Found no deficiencies cited.
    06 Feb 2017Life Safety
    Found no deficiencies.
    25 Jan 2017Licensure
    Found no deficiencies.
    19 Aug 2016Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    02 Jun 2016Revisit
    Found no deficiencies.
    11 Apr 2016Revisit
    Identified failures to complete central abuse registry and nurse aide abuse registry checks prior to hire for multiple staff, and incomplete pre-employment tuberculosis screenings.
    • 64CSR14-5.1.gGeneral Administrative Requirements - Central abuse registry and nurse aide abuse registry checks prior to hire
    • 64CSR14-5.6.aPersonnel records and tuberculosis screening
    25 Feb 2016Licensure
    Found multiple deficiencies: central abuse registry screenings and nurse aide registry checks were not completed before hire for 13 of 15 and 12 of 15 employees, respectively; no CLIA certificate was posted; and pre-employment TB screenings were not completed for eight employees.
    • 64CSR14-5.1.gCentral abuse registry screening and nurse aide abuse registry checks prior to hire
    • 64CSR14-5.2.aCLIA certificate posting
    • 64CSR14-5.6.aTB screening for employees
    18 Feb 2016Life Safety
    Concluded no deficiencies were found.
    03 Jun 2015Complaint
    Investigated the complaint; found no deficiencies.
    08 May 2015Life Safety
    Conducted a routine licensure survey and follow-up; census remained 28.
    20 Apr 2015Revisit
    Found no deficiencies.
    17 Mar 2015Life Safety
    Found multiple interior and exterior maintenance deficiencies, including doors not latching, a missing light cover, and several scratched or gouged walls and door frames. The issues were observed during the visit.
    • Type A64CSR14-11.1.dPhysical Facilities
    11 Feb 2015Licensure
    Investigators found multiple deficiencies related to call systems, resident rights, care planning, staff training, and handling of belongings and complaints.
    • 64CSR14-5.2.aEmergency response system policy compliance
    • 64CSR14-5.5.aEmployee orientation and training
    • 64CSR14-6.2.aResident rights—participation in care planning and information about care
    • 64CSR14-6.2.nResident rights—prompt action on complaints and written response
    • 64CSR14-7.3.dHealth care standards—assessments and service plans updated to reflect current needs
    • 64CSR14-7.6.iHealth care standards—nurse training for staff
    • 64CSR14-7.7.cHealth care standards—release of resident belongings after death
    • 64CSR14-11.1.iPhysical facilities—call system accessible and audible to staff
    12 May 2014Revisit
    Found no deficiencies. The licensure activities included an initial survey conducted in February 2014 and follow-up visits through May 2014.
    08 Apr 2014Life Safety
    Verified that previously cited deficiencies were corrected on follow-up; census increased to 26.
    08 Apr 2014Revisit
    Identified deficiencies in medication administration by unlicensed staff, incomplete prescription documentation, insufficient incident notifications, and improper food labeling/storage.
    • 64CSR14-7.4.a.Health Care Standards - Medication Administration by Unlicensed Personnel
    • 64CSR14-7.4.b.Prescription Documentation - Orders Required for Medications
    • 64CSR14-7.5.d.Notification of Changes in Resident Condition
    • 64CSR14-9.1.i.Dietary Services - Food Labeling and Storage
    27 Feb 2014Licensure
    Identified multiple deficiencies in admission contracts, medication management, staff training, incident notification, and food service practices.
    • 64CSR14-5.7.b.1-8Admission and Discharge; written contracts
    • 64CSR14-7.4.aHealth care standards; licensed professionals
    • 64CSR14-7.4.bPrescription orders; recording
    • 64CSR14-7.4.fNotifications for significant changes in condition
    • 64CSR14-7.4.gMedication storage; locked storage
    • 64CSR14-7.5.dStaff training; nursing observations
    • 64CSR14-7.6.iDietary services; food handling
    • 64CSR14-9.1.iFood establishments; labeling and storage
    04 Feb 2014Life Safety
    Found hot water temperatures exceeded 120°F and not consistently controlled, posing a risk to residents.
    • Type A64CSR14-11.5.c.Physical Facilities - Hot water temperatures
    • Type B64CSR14-11.5.c.Physical Facilities - Hot water temperatures
    30 Jan 2013Licensure
    Identified deficiencies in documenting activities and maintaining resident weights.
    • 64CSR14-8.2.a.-c.Activities
    • 64CSR14-9.1.d.Dietary Services
    23 Jan 2013Life Safety
    Found no deficiencies.
    09 May 2012Initial
    Found no deficiencies during the May 9, 2012 licensure survey. The survey was conducted by two surveyors.
    07 Mar 2012Life Safety
    Found no deficiencies. Licensure was approved.

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