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6051 US HIGHWAY 49 SOUTH, HATTIESBURG, MS, 39401
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This Medicare-certified nursing home has 29 certified beds and reports 8.6 total nursing hours per resident per day, above the state median of 4.0. Weekend nursing coverage falls to 7.2 hours per resident per day, about 16% below its overall level, and nursing staff turnover of 47% per year is above the state median of 45%. CMS records show 2 health citations in the last 3 years; most recent inspection May 2025.
Summary generated from this facility's CMS inspection, staffing, and enforcement records. Every statement is derived directly from federal data — nothing is estimated or invented.
Staffing levels are one of the strongest predictors of nursing home quality. These figures are reported by the facility to CMS through payroll records, as hours of care available per resident per day.
Weekend nursing coverage drops about 21% versus a typical weekday at this facility.
Average staffing reliability (49/100)
CMS Payroll-Based Journal, CY2025 Q4
State inspectors survey every nursing home roughly once a year and after complaints. Citations and fines below come from federal inspection records for the last three years.
Health citations, last 3 years
2
Most recent inspection
May 7, 2025
Federal fines, last 3 years
$0
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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