Mercer Healthcare Center
Mercer Healthcare Center – Medicare Certified Since 1975
Mercer Healthcare Center is a Medicare and Medicaid certified skilled nursing facility located in Bluefield, West Virginia. This facility has been serving the community for 51 years. A Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour nursing care, rehabilitation services, and assistance with activities of daily living for patients who need skilled nursing or rehabilitation services on a daily basis.
This facility has 103 certified beds with a current occupancy rate of 95% (averaging 117 residents per day), which is very high. Skilled nursing facilities provide 24-hour nursing care for patients who need rehabilitation services after a hospital stay or ongoing care for chronic conditions. Services include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and assistance with daily activities.
Staffing Levels: Based on CMS payroll data, this facility provides approximately 3.42 hours of total nursing care per resident per day (1.94 hours from CNAs, 0.94 hours from LPNs, 0.54 hours from RNs). Physical therapy staffing is 0.03 hours per resident per day.
Medicare Quality Ratings: According to CMS, Mercer Healthcare Center has an overall quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars, which is below average compared to other nursing homes nationwide. Individual category ratings are: health inspection: 2 stars, staffing: 2 stars, quality measures: 2 stars.
Medicare Coverage: Medicare covers skilled nursing facility care for up to 100 days following a qualifying hospital stay of at least 3 days. Days 1-20 are fully covered by Medicare, days 21-100 require a daily coinsurance payment. Many residents also use Medicaid, private insurance, or pay privately for long-term stays.
Questions to Ask: When visiting a nursing home, ask about: staff-to-resident ratios and RN coverage around the clock, how they handle medical emergencies, activities and therapy programs, how they communicate with families, their approach to falls prevention, and policies for managing resident complaints.
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Local Comparison Snapshot
How Mercer Healthcare Center compares to 60 facilities in Rural WV
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Data from CMS Medicare Compare and Payroll-Based Journal. Area averages based on 60 facilities in Rural WV.
Ratings and staffing data typically reflect the most recent quarterly reporting period available.
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Medicare Star Ratings
Official CMS ratings based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Data as of December 2025
Star Ratings History
Quarterly performance from 2013-2026
How Does This Facility Compare?
Compared to 60 other nursing homes in Rural WV
Based on CMS Medicare star ratings. Higher ratings indicate better performance.
Staffing Hours per Resident Day
Staffing data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal. Higher hours generally indicate more direct care time.
Staff Turnover Rate
Lower turnover rates generally indicate a more stable workforce and better continuity of care.
Agency/Contract Staff Usage
Lower agency usage often indicates better staff retention. High agency rates (>30%) may suggest staffing challenges.
Agency Staff Trends
Historical agency/contract staff usage by role
Data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ). Agency % = contractor hours / total hours.
Direct Care Staffing
Average minutes of direct nursing care per resident per day
Data as of December 2025
Staffing Trends
Direct care minutes per resident per day
Occupancy Rate History
Average daily residents as a percentage of certified beds
Data from CMS Provider Info files. Occupancy = Average Residents per Day / Certified Beds.
Staff Turnover History
Annual percentage of nursing staff who left the facility
Data as of December 2025
Data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal. Turnover = staff who left during the year / total staff.
Average Daily Rate
Average daily charge for care at this facility
Based on CMS Cost Report data (inpatient revenue ÷ total patient days)
Data Source: Financial data from CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Reports. Data typically lags 1-2 years. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for financial or care decisions. CareListings does not guarantee accuracy.
Financial Health
Comprehensive financial indicators from CMS Cost Reports
Data from fiscal year 2023 (most recent available - cost report data lags ~2 years)
Staff Investment: Higher spending per resident often correlates with better care quality.
Payer Mix: Shows revenue sources. Higher Medicare % typically means more post-acute/rehab care; higher Medicaid % indicates more long-term care residents.
Nonprofit/Government: May operate with lower margins while still providing quality care due to community mission.
Data Source: All financial data on this page comes from CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Reports submitted by the facility to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This information is provided for educational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any financial or care decisions. Cost report data typically lags 1-2 years. CareListings does not guarantee the accuracy of this data.
Who Stays Here
Breakdown of residents by payment type
Based on fiscal year 2023 cost report data
Average Length of Stay
How long residents typically stay at this facility
Based on fiscal year 2023 cost report data
Services
Comprehensive skilled nursing services, rehabilitation programs, and medical care in BLUEFIELD
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Reviews
Mercer Health center is a wonderful facility. My uncle has been there for A little over a year, and they have been wonderful with him from the director all the way down to cleaning staff. The doctors, nurses activities, business office case managers, social workers, dietary therapy, and cleaning staff all know my uncle personally ain’t treat him like he is their family if anything I ever needed or question about they’re always there to help me understand or figure it out. I have no worries, knowing that he is safe, healthy, and gets to do many things as a patient with activities. The director is always available to speak to me. I am one grateful niece for going above and beyond for my uncle.
My wife’s uncle has been at Mercer Healthcare for a while now and the staff there is so reliable and dedicated to their jobs. They are always contacting her if there is ever any issues with their our family resident. The staff is polite and show compassionate care for their residents. I would recommend this facility for anyone looking for a great place to care for their loved ones.
Being a dialysis patient I have my good days and bad days. Luckily the staff are on their toes the whole time. PT has been amazing. Coming to my room for bed exercise when I'm having a bad day, no energy, unable to walk any further then the bathroom in the room. Only downside is I was promised a private room, once I actually was able to move in, another patient had to take it. Food is decent. Activities are fun. I enjoy the courtyard more then I'd like to admit. The sun is my friend. I love that they send a paper to each of us in the morning of the days activities and what's for lunch and dinner, with an activity on the back. I may not do all activities, but the ones I'm interested in I let them know and ask questions if I have any. The housekeeping staff is great! Good conversation while detail cleaning (even behind the wardrobe). Nursing staff, Drs, and administration have all been great! Everyone coming in to introduce themselves. Getting to know the staff was who to ask what when I have a question is very important to me. My family is able to visit when they want. I can go out with one on one time with them if needed. My first week my mom left for a 2 week vacation. So our one on one time before she left was very important. Staff was great about it. I know I'm not the "normal" patient here, but everyone had been amazing.
I was a resident at Mercer nursing home. The CNAs would leave me laying in diarrhea coming out of my brief and into my shorts for an hour or more. When I brought it up to the administrator she would always coverup what I told her she would have other CNAs do written statements saying I was lying. And when I would try to talk to my case worker about it she would always follow suit of what the administrator told her to do. There is basically no one there that is for the patients voice not even the case worker who by the way is messing with the maintenance man. How do I know? Because the CNAs and nurses talked about it all the time.Ombudsman would come in and the administrator and the caseworker would tell her I was lying just look at all this documentation from CNAs saying she’s lying. The CNAs are hateful and demeaning to the residents. You couldn’t even tell the nurses on duty what was going on because they didn’t even care. And if anything happened on the weekend you were just SOL till Monday to try and talk to anybody because the administrator told me coming at night time or on the weekends was not an option. I had to leave and go to another facility to get out of the neglect and abuse!!
I don't even want to give them one star but I have to in order to leave a review. This place was the farthest thing from professional and caring. It's like an assembly line as long as there money is good they are at least fed. But these employees are there for a paycheck and don't have any care about ur loved ones mental well being or health or dignity. My mother was there for years I'm embarrassed to admit..She died unexpectedly and the staff treated our family like punks and threw all my mother's things away about an hour after she died. No remorse. No sorry. They moved a man into my mother's room after she had only been there 10 minutes. Do not take ur loved ones there
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