Princeton Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Princeton Health Care Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Princeton, West Virginia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.71 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% above the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 25.2% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Princeton Health Care Center
315 Courthouse Rd.Princeton, WV 24740
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 Princeton Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.71 hours per resident per day, 33% above the West Virginia average. With about 113 residents a day, that works out to roughly 308 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.71 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.25 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.44 | 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
25.2% of nursing staff at Princeton Health Care 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 7.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Princeton Health Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Princeton Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Princeton Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Glenwood Healthcare Center Princeton | 2.2 | 100 | 2.46 | 4.45 | 44.2% | 4 | None |
| Bluestone Health and Rehabilitation Bluefield · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 8.5 | 60 | 1.59 | 2.98 | 35.0% | 1 | $132,589 |
| Mercer Healthcare Center Bluefield | 9.8 | 123 | 2.00 | 3.56 | 44.5% | 2 | $28,060 |
| Westwood Center Bluefield | 10.3 | 60 | 2.03 | 3.80 | 61.7% | 1 | $159,612 |
| Bland County Nursing & Rehab Center Bastian | 12.2 | 57 | 2.23 | 4.17 | 46.3% | 4 | None |
| Heritage Hall-Rich Creek Rich Creek | 16.2 | 120 | 2.18 | 3.58 | 38.4% | 4 | None |
| McDowell Healthcare Center Gary | 22.7 | 120 | 1.91 | 3.49 | 44.6% | 5 | None |
| Wyoming Healthcare Center New Richmond | 24.7 | 60 | 1.83 | 3.78 | 29.4% | 3 | $268,733 |
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.