Overview
Dunbar Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the West Virginia average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Dunbar. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 84% 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 July 2, 2026, found 34 health deficiencies, more than the West Virginia average of 11.3. 19 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $86,739 in the past three years.
Dunbar Center is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 116 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1980.
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 69%
Top 65%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 2, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 34
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 19
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $86,739
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.11 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.56 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.86 hrs
- Nurse aides1.69 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 116
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 13, 1980
- 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