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Obstructed Exit Door on 400 Unit

Petersburg, West Virginia Survey Completed on 02-11-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

Facility staff failed to keep an exit door on the 400 unit free from obstructions, contrary to the facility’s policy requiring all personnel to keep exits clear at all times and never block exit doors, even briefly. During a surveyor observation on 02/09/2026 at 09:30 AM, multiple items were found blocking easy access to an exit at the end of the 400 unit, including a bath/shower bed, a wheelchair, a bedside commode, and a fan. A subsequent observation conducted with the Administrator present at 11:00 AM the same day showed that the same items were still blocking easy access to the exit door. In an interview at 11:01 AM, the Administrator confirmed that the exit door was not supposed to have anything blocking it, acknowledging that the door was improperly obstructed.