The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited June 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
LINCOLN HEALTHCARE CENTER
HAMLIN, WV · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Lincoln Healthcare Center in Hamlin, WV has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and quality measures, but only 3 stars for staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 3.52 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5195 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 12, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5195.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.85
- Nurse aides
- 1.94
- Weekend nursing
- 2.92
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 11%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
7.1%0%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.9%5.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.2%0.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.8%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
15.4%3.8%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
18.4%15.2%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—6.2%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
37.7%37.7%No change
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
15.8%12.6%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94.9%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—52.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
90.6%66.7%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure it had a pest control program to prevent or deal with mice, insects, and other pests. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 925 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited May 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · Apr 14, 2023
Now operated by Lincoln Healthcare Center, previously Lincoln Nursing & Rehabilitation Center INC.
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of COMMUNICARE HEALTH · 120 homes · 3.1 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 58.8 residents on an average day (98% of 60 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 26 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.