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Mcdowell Healthcare Center

150 VENUS ROAD, GARY, WV, 24836

(304) 448-2121

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120 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

150 Venus Road

Gary, WV 24836

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

120

CMS facility ID

515162

Care type

Nursing home

County

Mc Dowell

Facility name

Mcdowell Healthcare Center

Street address

150 VENUS ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Gary, WV 24836

Phone

(304) 448-2121

Website

communicarehealth.com/location/mcdowell-healthcare-center/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gbp_mcdowell

About this facility — Mcdowell Healthcare Center

Mcdowell Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Gary, West Virginia. It is licensed for 120 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in West Virginia (80 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Gary and 123 skilled nursing facilities across West Virginia. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Mcdowell Healthcare Center 30 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Communicare Health

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Wv Amfm Op Co., Llc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2023

Groves, Donna

Operational control — since 2023

Mckinney, Andrea

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Romeo, Dominic

Officer · Operational control — since 2023

Saval, Michael

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Stoltz, Charles

Officer — since 2023

Venus Mgt Co., Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Wilheim, Ronald

Officer — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

17 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1998-09-24

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-02-26

Nurse staffing

3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$603 per day (≈ $18,330/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

95% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 1% private/other

Occupancy

91% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

11% above the WV median of $545/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

120

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-02-26Health inspection4 citations

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2026-03-23

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2026-03-23

F-0803

B · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2026-03-23

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-03-23

2024-08-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2024-09-30

F-0644

E · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2024-09-30

F-0645

E · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2024-09-30

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-09-30

F-0684

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-07-22

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-09-30

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2024-09-30

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-09-30

F-0868

D · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2024-09-30

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (17 citations)

2023-09-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0550

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2023-10-02

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-10-02

F-0921

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2023-10-02

2022-08-24Health inspection9 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2022-09-09

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2022-09-09

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2022-09-09

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2022-09-09

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2022-09-09

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2022-09-09

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2022-09-09

F-0812

D · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2022-09-09

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2022-09-09

2024-08-07Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0331

F · No harm found

Construct fire resistant interior walls.

Corrected 2024-08-28

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-08-28

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-08-28

K-0918

C · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-08-28

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2024-08-28

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 515162.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

2.811 ratings on Google

★Gayle Auville · 2026-04-24 · via Google
“I came here a 2 years ago this week. To be treated for scoliosis. I was walking without holding on to things.bYear later scoliosis has reached the severe stage.Which is more than a 50 percent curve in spine. I am in chronic pain 24 hrs a day waiting for a appointment to Morgantown to finally see a orthopedic surgeon to get the help I have been waiting for. Sent to Charleston a couple of months ag…”

★Parker Levington · 2025-12-30 · via Google
“If anyone sees this please contact me or leave an email were I can contact you stealing from these poor people in childish and highly unacceptable behavior from a nursing home and I’m not meaning the nurses taking from the patients its the patients taking from other patients and nothing is being done about it if I get any reports back that my family has had there belongings stolen from them I will…”

★K Bradley · 2025-05-17 · via Google
“If I could leave a negative 100 rating, I would but it isn't an option. My brother was sent there to get physically rehabilitated. They'd get him up to go to bathroom. That's about it. He lost atleast 15 lb in the month he was there. Almost every day I got calls from them saying he fell. I had begged them to take extra precaution due to the fact he was a great fall risk. Each time he fell, they b…”

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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