Overview
Riverside Valley of Journey has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the West Virginia average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Saint Albans. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 60% of nursing homes in West Virginia (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 8, 2025, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the West Virginia average of 11.3. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 52% of West Virginia nursing homes have been fined.
Riverside Valley of Journey is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 85 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1970.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 8, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.41 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.75 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.69 hrs
- Nurse aides1.97 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 85
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 20, 1970
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes