Kanawha County, West Virginia
County inventory for Kanawha 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
5 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Kanawha County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 11 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 West Virginia medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet WV-KANAWHA-WEST-VIRGINIA · Kanawha, WV
NH-MID · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 11 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 994 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.7★ avg
- HH-SMALL 5 HH
- RANK-HIGH #258/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Bibb
- AL-MID $6,340/mo
- BOOK-FULL 11/11 NH · 5/5 HH
Photo-finish peer: Bibb County, GA (0 NH count).
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 Kanawha County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Kanawha County: 5 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 11 nursing homes and 994 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.7/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 West Virginia medians: assisted living $6,340/mo, semi-private nursing $12,836/mo, private nursing $13,262/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo. Local Kanawha providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Kanawha County break as 3 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 4 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (64% of 11 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit, Arthur B Hodges Center, the, Valley Center. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Kanawha, 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 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Kanawha County
11 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit | Charleston | 5/5 | 29 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Arthur B Hodges Center, the | Charleston | 4/5 | 20 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Valley Center | South Charleston | 4/5 | 130 | For profit - Partnership |
| Charleston Healthcare Center | Charleston | 3/5 | 150 | For profit - Corporation |
| Complete Care at Oak Ridge LLC | Charleston | 3/5 | 74 | For profit - Corporation |
| Meadowbrook Acres | Charleston | 3/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Riverside Valley of Journey | Saint Albans | 3/5 | 90 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Glasgow Hills of Journey | Glasgow | 2/5 | 112 | For profit - Corporation |
| Cedar Ridge Center | Sissonville | 1/5 | 119 | For profit - Corporation |
| Dunbar Center | Dunbar | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Marmet Center | Marmet | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Kanawha County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health of West Virginia | Charleston | 4.5 |
| Centerwell Home Health | South Charleston | 4.5 |
| Mountaineer Homecare | Charleston | 4.0 |
| Stonerise Home Health | Charleston | 2.0 |
| Lots of Hearts Homecare, LLC | Charleston | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Kanawha County, WV, both outside WV so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the West Virginia overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (11 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (5 here).
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 Kanawha County.