West Virginia has 123 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
20 West Virginia facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont Medical Center | Fairmont | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| United Transitional Care Center | Bridgeport | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| War Memorial Hospital | Berkeley Springs | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| St. Joseph'S Hospital | Buckhannon | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit | Charleston | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Madison Park Healthcare | Huntington | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Pleasant Valley Healthcare Center | Point Pleasant | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Lincoln Healthcare Center | Hamlin | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ |
| Mcdowell Healthcare Center | Gary | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ |
| Webster Healthcare Center | Cowen | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 11 West Virginia facilities with an abuse icon and lists 6 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Bluestone Health And Rehabilitation | Bluefield | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Brightwood Center | Follansbee | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Cedar Ridge Center | Sissonville | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Fairmont Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center Llc | Fairmont | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Mountain View Care Center | Ripley | Special Focus |
| Summers Healthcare Center | Hinton | Special Focus |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your West Virginia search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Reports start at $47, one-time. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.