Overview
Peterson Rehabilitation and Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the West Virginia average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Wheeling. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 83% 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 July 1, 2026, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the West Virginia average of 11.3. 8 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $142,341 in the past three years.
Peterson Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 150 certified beds, caring for about 137 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 1, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 8
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $142,341
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.11 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.46 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.75 hrs
- Nurse aides1.90 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 137
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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