Overview
Mercer Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the West Virginia average of 3.1. Among the 2 nursing homes in Bluefield, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 51% 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 June 18, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, fewer than the West Virginia average of 11.3. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $28,060 in the past three years.
Mercer Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 123 certified beds, caring for about 117 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1975.
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 50%
Top 76%
Top 74%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 18, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $28,060
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.49 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.53 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.97 hrs
- Nurse aides1.99 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 117
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 15, 1975
- 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