Heritage Care Center provides nursing home and skilled nursing care, memory care, hospice care, palliative care, and respite care in Huntington, WV. Nursing home and skilled nursing care include licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Hospice care focuses on comfort at the end of life, and palliative care addresses comfort and symptom relief related to serious illness. Respite care provides a short stay when a family’s usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.
The home has 160 beds, placing it in the larger community range with more residents, staff, and usually more programming. Occupancy is 98%, so nearly all beds are in use. The range of care can suit a resident who needs supervision, skilled nursing, or comfort focused support, while respite care can suit a family needing temporary coverage for a primary caregiver.
Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted. Medicaid can help cover a long stay when savings may not be sufficient, while Medicare applies to short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence. Families can also pay privately. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 1 minute per resident per day, representing the daily nurse time allocated to each resident, and Elizabeth Townsend serves as the administrator.
An 85 out of 100 Walk Score places the area in the very walkable range, meaning most errands can be completed on foot. Shops, a pharmacy, or cafes may be within a short walk, allowing a resident who no longer drives to get out independently.




