Wood County, West Virginia
County inventory for Wood 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
3 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Wood County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 5 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 West Virginia medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet WV-WOOD-WEST-VIRGINIA · Wood, WV
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-WEAK · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 498 beds
- STAR-WEAK 1.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-MID #742/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Glynn
- AL-MID $6,340/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 3/3 HH
Photo-finish peer: Glynn 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 Wood County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Wood County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 5 nursing homes and 498 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 1.6/5 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 Wood providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 3 at 2★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (100% of 5 homes). 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 Wood, WV
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 2★
- 2 2★
- 3 2★
- 4 1★
- 5 1★
Nursing Homes in Wood County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pointe Healthcare Center | Parkersburg | 2/5 | 164 | For profit - Corporation |
| Parkersburg Center | Parkersburg | 2/5 | 66 | For profit - Corporation |
| Worthington Healthcare Center | Parkersburg | 2/5 | 105 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ohio Valley Health Care | Parkersburg | 1/5 | 66 | For profit - Corporation |
| Willows Center | Parkersburg | 1/5 | 97 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Wood County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Housecalls Home Health | Parkersburg | 5.0 |
| Centerwell Home Health | Parkersburg | 4.5 |
| Amedisys Home Health of West Virginia | Vienna | 4.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Wood 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 (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 Wood County.