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Deficiency Records for Weirton Medical Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Weirton Medical Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Weirton Medical Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | Health | 2026-02-05 | 2026-04-06 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2026-02-05 | 2026-04-06 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2026-02-05 | 2026-04-06 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2026-02-05 | 2026-04-06 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | Health | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-30 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-12 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-12 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2024-06-26 | 2024-08-12 | N |
| Ensure proper storage of liquid oxygen. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-31 | 2022-10-12 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-31 | 2022-10-12 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2022-08-31 | 2022-10-12 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-22 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-22 | N |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-22 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-22 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-22 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-22 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-22 | N |
| Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | Health | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-22 | N |