Best Nursing Homes in West Virginia — 2026 Rankings
West Virginia has 123 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 43.2 deficiencies per facility, with 0 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)
- Fairmont Medical Center — Fairmont (6 deficiencies)
- Webster Healthcare Center — Cowen (6 deficiencies)
- War Memorial Hospital — Berkeley Springs (7 deficiencies)
- United Transitional Care Center — Bridgeport (9 deficiencies)
- Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit — Charleston (14 deficiencies)
- St. Joseph's Hospital — Buckhannon (15 deficiencies)
- Arthur B Hodges Center, The — Charleston (16 deficiencies)
- St. Mary's Hospital — Huntington (17 deficiencies)
- Lincoln Healthcare Center — Hamlin (18 deficiencies)
- Wellsburg Healthcare Center — Wellsburg (18 deficiencies)
- Pendleton Manor — Franklin (19 deficiencies)
- Taylor Healthcare Center — Grafton (19 deficiencies)
- Summersville Healthcare Center — Summersville (20 deficiencies)
- E.a. Hawse Healthcare Center — Baker (21 deficiencies)
- Hillcrest Healthcare Center — Danville (21 deficiencies)
- Main Street Care — Hinton (22 deficiencies)
- St. Barbara's Memorial Nursing Home — Monongah (22 deficiencies)
- Continuous Care Center Wheeling Hospital — Wheeling (23 deficiencies)
- Mansfield Place — Philippi (23 deficiencies)
- Pleasant Valley Healthcare Center — Point Pleasant (23 deficiencies)
- Elizabeth Care Center — Elizabeth (24 deficiencies)
- Braxton Healthcare Center — Sutton (25 deficiencies)
- Mcdowell Healthcare Center — Gary (25 deficiencies)
- Ohio Valley Health Care — Parkersburg (26 deficiencies)
- Weirton Medical Center — Weirton (26 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in West Virginia
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,256 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 989 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 960 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 578 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 375 citations
Nursing Homes by City in West Virginia
- Nursing homes in Ansted (1)
- Nursing homes in Baker (1)
- Nursing homes in Beckley (3)
- Nursing homes in Belington (1)
- Nursing homes in Belmont (1)
- Nursing homes in Berkeley Springs (2)
- Nursing homes in Bluefield (2)
- Nursing homes in Bridgeport (3)
- Nursing homes in Buckhannon (2)
- Nursing homes in Cameron (1)
- Nursing homes in Charles Town (2)
- Nursing homes in Charleston (5)
- Nursing homes in Chester (1)
- Nursing homes in Clarksburg (2)
- Nursing homes in Cowen (1)
- Nursing homes in Culloden (1)
- Nursing homes in Daniels (1)
- Nursing homes in Danville (1)
- Nursing homes in Dunbar (1)
- Nursing homes in Elizabeth (1)
- Nursing homes in Elkins (3)
- Nursing homes in Fairmont (5)
- Nursing homes in Fayetteville (1)
- Nursing homes in Follansbee (1)
- Nursing homes in Fort Ashby (1)
- Nursing homes in Franklin (1)
- Nursing homes in Gary (1)
- Nursing homes in Glasgow (1)
- Nursing homes in Glenville (1)
- Nursing homes in Grafton (2)
- Nursing homes in Grantsville (1)
- Nursing homes in Hamlin (1)
- Nursing homes in Harrisville (1)
- Nursing homes in Hilltop (1)
- Nursing homes in Hinton (2)
- Nursing homes in Huntington (4)
- Nursing homes in Hurricane (2)
- Nursing homes in Ivydale (1)
- Nursing homes in Jane Lew (1)
- Nursing homes in Keyser (1)
- Nursing homes in Kingwood (1)
- Nursing homes in Lewisburg (1)
- Nursing homes in Lindside (1)
- Nursing homes in Logan (2)
- Nursing homes in Marlinton (1)
- Nursing homes in Marmet (1)
- Nursing homes in Martinsburg (2)
- Nursing homes in Monongah (1)
- Nursing homes in Montgomery (2)
- Nursing homes in Morgantown (4)
- Nursing homes in Moundsville (1)
- Nursing homes in New Martinsville (1)
- Nursing homes in New Richmond (1)
- Nursing homes in Oak Hill (1)
- Nursing homes in Parkersburg (5)
- Nursing homes in Petersburg (1)
- Nursing homes in Philippi (1)
- Nursing homes in Point Pleasant (1)
- Nursing homes in Princeton (2)
- Nursing homes in Rainelle (1)
- Nursing homes in Ravenswood (1)
- Nursing homes in Ripley (1)
- Nursing homes in Romney (2)
- Nursing homes in Ronceverte (1)
- Nursing homes in Saint Albans (1)
- Nursing homes in Salem (1)
- Nursing homes in Shepherdstown (1)
- Nursing homes in Sissonville (1)
- Nursing homes in Sistersville (1)
- Nursing homes in South Charleston (1)
- Nursing homes in Spencer (2)
- Nursing homes in Summersville (1)
- Nursing homes in Sutton (1)
- Nursing homes in Terra Alta (1)
- Nursing homes in Thomas (1)
- Nursing homes in Wayne (1)
- Nursing homes in Weirton (2)
- Nursing homes in Wellsburg (1)
- Nursing homes in West Columbia (1)
- Nursing homes in Wheeling (3)
- Nursing homes in White Sulphur Spring (1)
- Nursing homes in Williamson (1)
Compare to Other States
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families