Mercer Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mercer Healthcare Center is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Bluefield, West Virginia, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 44.5% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Mercer Healthcare Center
1275 Southview DriveBluefield, WV 24701
Mercer 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 Mercer Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, about the same as the West Virginia average. With about 118 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 29 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) | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.11 | 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
44.5% of nursing staff at Mercer 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 41.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (West Virginia average 11.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $28,060 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2024 | Fine | $13,627 |
| May 7, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Mercer Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Mercer Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Southview Leasing Co., LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 15, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Mercer Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Westwood Center Bluefield | 0.6 | 60 | 2.03 | 3.80 | 61.7% | 1 | $159,612 |
| Bluestone Health and Rehabilitation Bluefield · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.3 | 60 | 1.59 | 2.98 | 35.0% | 1 | $132,589 |
| Bland County Nursing & Rehab Center Bastian | 6.6 | 57 | 2.23 | 4.17 | 46.3% | 4 | None |
| Glenwood Healthcare Center Princeton | 7.8 | 100 | 2.46 | 4.45 | 44.2% | 4 | None |
| Princeton Health Care Center Princeton | 9.8 | 120 | 2.71 | 4.25 | 25.2% | 3 | None |
| Heritage Hall Tazewell Tazewell | 16.4 | 180 | 1.89 | 2.92 | 39.1% | 2 | $78,553 |
| McDowell Healthcare Center Gary | 18.4 | 120 | 1.91 | 3.49 | 44.6% | 5 | None |
| Holston Health & Rehabilitation Wytheville | 20.8 | 137 | 1.66 | 3.11 | 78.0% | 1 | $111,911 |
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.