PUTNAM CENTER
PUTNAM CENTER is a 120-bed nursing home in HURRICANE, West Virginia. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1981-10-06. It averages 117.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at PUTNAM CENTER?
CMS lists 72 health-inspection deficiencies for PUTNAM CENTER since 2022-02-10, 32 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2025-10-30.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | F0584, F0610, F0677, F0684, F0756, F0842 | 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. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E |
| 2025-10-30 | F0600, F0657, F0689, F0880 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-09-23 | F0584, F0692 | 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. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | E |
| 2025-09-23 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-05-06 | F0584, F0804, F0880 | 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. / Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-05-06 | F0550, F0561, F0605, F0656, F0679, F0684, F0685, F0689, F0692, F0791, F0842, F0558 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D |
| 2025-01-23 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E |
| 2025-01-23 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2023-09-12 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-09-12 | F0908 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | D |
| 2023-05-10 | F0690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | J |
| 2023-05-10 | F0755, F0761, F0842, F0847, F0865, F0868 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | E |
| 2023-05-10 | F0550, F0584, F0641, F0644, F0656, F0657, F0677, F0684, F0692, F0756, F0757, F0758 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. | D |
| 2022-02-10 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2022-02-10 | F0801 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | F |
| 2022-02-10 | F0578, F0607, F0726, F0758, F0842, F0880 | 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. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / 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. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2022-02-10 | F0557, F0584, F0609, F0610, F0624, F0625, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0684, F0690, F0695, F0698 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / 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. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
How is PUTNAM CENTER staffed relative to the WV average?
| Measure | This facility | WV average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.13659 | 3.66055 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 49.5 | 44.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 117.1 | 78.4 |
Who owns PUTNAM CENTER, and what chain is it in?
PUTNAM CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name SUNBRIDGE PUTNAM HEALTH CARE LLC and belongs to the GENESIS HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | SUNBRIDGE CARE ENTERPRISES LLC | since 01/01/2002 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | FC-GEN OPERATIONS INVESTMENT LLC, GEN OPERATIONS I LLC, GEN OPERATIONS II LLC, GENESIS HEALTHCARE INC, GENESIS HEALTHCARE LLC, GENESIS HOLDINGS LLC, REGENCY HEALTH SERVICES, LLC, SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC, SUNBRIDGE HEALTHCARE LLC, WHITMAN, ARNOLD | since 02/02/2015 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BERG, MICHAEL, BRIDGEFORD, LAURA, MENDELSON, AVI | since 03/02/2015 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BISHOP, JULIE, TOOTHMAN, JAMES | since 08/10/2019 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | BISHOP, JULIE, TOOTHMAN, JAMES | since 05/12/2025 |