Hancock County, West Virginia
County inventory for Hancock 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. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Hancock County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 West Virginia medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet WV-HANCOCK-WEST-VIRGINIA · Hancock, WV
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 230 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-MID #1,132/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,340/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 2/2 HH
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Hancock County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Hancock County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 230 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 4.7/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 West Virginia medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $6,340/mo, semi-private nursing $12,836/mo, private nursing $13,262/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo. Local Hancock County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 4★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Weirton Geriatric Center, Weirton Medical Center, Stone Pear Pavilion. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Hancock, WV
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 4★
Nursing Homes in Hancock County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton Geriatric Center | Weirton | 5/5 | 137 | For profit - Corporation |
| Weirton Medical Center | Weirton | 5/5 | 33 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Stone Pear Pavilion | Chester | 4/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Hancock County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Weirton Medical Center Home Health | Weirton | 3.0 |
| Ohio Valley Home Health Services, Inc | Chester | 2.5 |
Read next for home-health-dense Hancock
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 Hancock County.