Nella’S At Autumn Lake Healthcare is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2021-12-23. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (304) 636-1008 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Nella’S At Autumn Lake Healthcare holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 64.3/100, placing it #10606 of 14703 facilities nationally and #82 of 123 in West Virginia. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Nella’S At Autumn Lake Healthcare receives a reported average of 3 hours 20 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 28 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 49 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 3 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 6 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 41.7%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $59,810. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $59,810, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 254.25 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Nella’S At Autumn Lake Healthcare ranks 10606th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 64.3/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within WV, it ranks 82nd out of 123 nursing homes. In Elkins, it ranks 2nd out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #10,700 nationally and RN hours rank #9,620 nationally (#98 in WV). Our composite quality score of 64.3/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Elkins, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/west_virginia/elkins/