Worthington Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Worthington Healthcare Center is a 105-bed for-profit nursing home in Parkersburg, West Virginia, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the West Virginia average of 2.04, and 50.5% nursing staff turnover (West Virginia average 44.1%).
Worthington Healthcare Center
2675 36th StreetParkersburg, WV 26104
Wood 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 Worthington Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 6% above the West Virginia average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 194 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | West Virginia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.04 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 3.66 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 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
50.5% of nursing staff at Worthington 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 75.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 2, 2025. 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 1 fine totaling $104,142 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2024 | Fine | $104,142 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Payment Denial | 34 days from May 10, 2024 |
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. Worthington Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the West Virginia average is 3.0.
About Worthington Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Thirty Six Leasing Co LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 5, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Worthington Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eagle Pointe Healthcare Center Parkersburg | 1.1 | 150 | 2.25 | 3.95 | 31.7% | 2 | None |
| Willows Center Parkersburg | 3.7 | 97 | 1.96 | 3.34 | 49.4% | 1 | None |
| Belpre Landing Nursing and Rehabilitation Belpre | 4.4 | 62 | 1.91 | 3.66 | 47.3% | 2 | None |
| Parkersburg Center Parkersburg | 4.4 | 66 | 1.83 | 3.05 | 56.0% | 1 | $16,562 |
| Ohio Valley Health Care Parkersburg | 4.7 | 66 | 2.11 | 3.44 | — | 1 | $21,580 |
| Rockland Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Belpre | 5.2 | 70 | 2.07 | 3.60 | 26.7% | 5 | None |
| Harmar Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Marietta | 9.3 | 86 | 2.14 | 3.67 | 56.1% | 1 | $202,275 |
| Waterview Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Marietta | 9.4 | 80 | 2.05 | 3.68 | 31.7% | 4 | 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.