Overview
Pocahontas Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the West Virginia average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Marlinton. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 98% of nursing homes in West Virginia (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 5, 2025, found 21 health deficiencies, more than the West Virginia average of 11.3. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $193,892 in the past three years.
Pocahontas Center is a for-profit facility with 68 certified beds, caring for about 64 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2003.
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 86%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 5, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 21
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $193,892
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.81 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.58 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.67 hrs
- Nurse aides1.56 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 68
- Average residents per day
- 64
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 2003
- 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