McDowell Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
McDowell Healthcare Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Gary, West Virginia, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 44.6% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
McDowell Healthcare Center
150 Venus RoadGary, WV 24836
Mc Dowell County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At McDowell Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.91 hours per resident per day, 7% below the West Virginia average. With about 95 residents a day, that works out to roughly 181 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.91 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.07 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.04 | 3.17 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
44.6% of nursing staff at McDowell Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a West Virginia average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (West Virginia average 11.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. McDowell Healthcare Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About McDowell Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Venus Leasing Co., LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 24, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near McDowell Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wyoming Healthcare Center New Richmond | 14.8 | 60 | 1.83 | 3.78 | 29.4% | 3 | $268,733 |
| Heritage Hall Tazewell Tazewell | 16.5 | 180 | 1.89 | 2.92 | 39.1% | 2 | $78,553 |
| Westwood Center Bluefield | 17.9 | 60 | 2.03 | 3.80 | 61.7% | 1 | $159,612 |
| Mercer Healthcare Center Bluefield | 18.4 | 123 | 2.00 | 3.56 | 44.5% | 2 | $28,060 |
| Bluestone Health and Rehabilitation Bluefield · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 18.6 | 60 | 1.59 | 2.98 | 35.0% | 1 | $132,589 |
| Glenwood Healthcare Center Princeton | 20.9 | 100 | 2.46 | 4.45 | 44.2% | 4 | None |
| Princeton Health Care Center Princeton | 22.7 | 120 | 2.71 | 4.25 | 25.2% | 3 | None |
| Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands | 24.0 | 24 | 0.99 | 8.03 | — | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.