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PRINCETON HEALTH CARE CENTER

PRINCETON, WV · Medicare-certified · 120 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
3 of 5 overall

Princeton Health Care Center in Princeton, WV has a 3-star overall rating, with stronger health inspection and staffing scores (4 stars each) but a very low quality measures rating (1 star). Reported nurse staffing is 4.27 hours per resident per day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.271 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: February 5, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.271.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.48
Licensed practical nurses
1.04
Nurse aides
2.76
Weekend nursing
3.47

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 24%
Registered nurse turnover: 8%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

20%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

5.1%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.6%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.9%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

6.1%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

24.4%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

27.5%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

37.2%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

4.2%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%Steady

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

22.3%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

3.8%Worsening

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

96.9%Improving

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

94.8%Steady

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 May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E

The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure residents got enough drinks to meet their needs and preferences and stay properly hydrated. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 807 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E

The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 18 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Occupancy
116.3 residents on an average day (97% of 120 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 22 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.