Overview
McDowell Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the West Virginia average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Gary. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 61% of nursing homes in West Virginia (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 26, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the West Virginia average of 11.3. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 52% of West Virginia nursing homes have been fined.
McDowell Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 93 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1998.
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 4%
Top 3%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff3.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.47 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.10 hrs
- Nurse aides1.81 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 24, 1998
- 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