CMS Care Compare · 2026 1 nursing homes West Virginia

Braxton County, West Virginia

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County inventory for Braxton County, West Virginia is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Braxton County average 5.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 1 nursing home - 65 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 West Virginia medians.

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Sheet WV-BRAXTON-WEST-VIRGINIA · Braxton, WV

NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-HIGH · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-ONE 1 home
  • BEDS-FEW 65 beds
  • STAR-HIGH 5.0★ avg
  • HH-NONE 0 agencies
  • RANK-MID #2,084/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $6,340/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 1/1 NH · 0 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What stronger CMS stars show for Braxton County

CMS star quality is the standout for Braxton County: rated homes average 5.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 1 nursing home and 65 licensed beds.

With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 West Virginia medians run assisted living $6,340/mo, semi-private nursing $12,836/mo, private nursing $13,262/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo. Verify rates with the named homes below.

Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (100% of 1 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Braxton Healthcare Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$6,340
Assisted Living / mo
$12,836
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$5,720
Home Care / mo
5.0
Avg CMS Rating

Nursing Homes in Braxton County

1 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Braxton Healthcare Center Sutton 5/5 65 For profit - Corporation

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Continue on the West Virginia elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are West Virginia state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).

Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Braxton County.