Dunbar Center
Nursing home in Dunbar, West Virginia, CMS certification number 515066
501 Caldwell Lane, Dunbar, WV 25064 · Kanawha County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 2, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 34
- Fines in 3 years
- $86,739 (3)
Does Dunbar Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Dunbar Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Dunbar Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.11
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.56
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.86
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.69
- Weekend total hours
- 2.63
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 68.4%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 2, 2026 and cited 34 deficiencies, plus 19 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 3, 2025, found 15.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Dunbar Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Dunbar Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $86,739 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 115.5 residents live here, about 96% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 115.5
- Certified since
- February 13, 1980
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Dunbar Center
- Legal business name
- Sunbridge Dunbar Health Care LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 183 homes nationally under Genesis Healthcare, 2.4-star chain average
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- The Arthur B Hodges Center300 Baker Lane, Charleston 25302
- Thomas Hospitals Skilled Nursing Unit333 Laidley Street, Charleston 25322
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Who inspects nursing homes in West Virginia
West Virginia's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in West Virginia, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Dunbar Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Dunbar Center
What is the CMS star rating of Dunbar Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Dunbar Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Dunbar Center?
34 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Dunbar Center?
Sunbridge Dunbar Health Care LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.