Overview
Canterbury Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the West Virginia average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Shepherdstown. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 82% of nursing homes in West Virginia (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 15, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the West Virginia average of 11.3. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 52% of West Virginia nursing homes have been fined.
Canterbury Center is a for-profit facility with 62 certified beds, caring for about 60 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 35%
Top 28%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.14 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.10 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.37 hrs
- Nurse aides1.67 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 62
- Average residents per day
- 60
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 2002
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes