Mercer County, West Virginia
County inventory for Mercer 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 Mercer County average 2.3 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 4 nursing homes - 383 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 West Virginia medians.
County care plate
Sheet WV-MERCER-WEST-VIRGINIA · Mercer, WV
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 383 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #910/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,340/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What weaker CMS stars show for Mercer County
CMS star quality runs softer in Mercer County: rated homes average 2.3/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 4 nursing homes and 383 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
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 Mercer County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Glenwood Healthcare Center. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Mercer, WV
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 2★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Mercer County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Healthcare Center | Princeton | 4/5 | 80 | For profit - Corporation |
| Mercer Healthcare Center | Bluefield | 2/5 | 123 | For profit - Corporation |
| Princeton Health Care Center | Princeton | 2/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Bluestone Health and Rehabilitation | Bluefield | 1/5 | 60 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Mercer County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pch Home Health | Princeton | 3.0 |
Read next when stars run softer
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 Mercer County.