Best Senior Communities in Mississippi

George Regional Health & Rehabilitation Center is a 59-bed nursing home at Rehab Center, Lucedale, George County, Mississippi. Angie Mason is the administrator. It is a non-profit facility that accepts Medicare and Medicaid. Walk score 48 (somewhat walkable).

Located at the city center.

The facility provides skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services. It operates 24 hours daily with around-the-clock staffing. Ella’s Café offers dining with freshly prepared meals. The facility provides emergency care and surgical procedures.

Families evaluating this facility should verify: CMS overall rating and category ratings (Health Inspection, Staffing, Quality Measures); nursing staffing composition (RN, LPN, CNA hours per resident per day with state comparisons); occupancy rate and average length of stay; quality measures (hospitalizations, ED visits, falls, pressure ulcers, infections, vaccine rates); inspection history, deficiency and citation counts over the past three years, and substantiated complaint investigations; financial performance (revenue, payroll, profit margin, payroll as percentage of revenue); and payer mix (Medicare, Medicaid, private pay percentages).

Families should request a tour and speak directly with administrator about staffing stability, care protocols, and any regulatory actions before placement.

Copiah Living Center is a 60-bed nursing home at 806 West Georgetown Road, Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi. Bobbie Blackard is the administrator. It is accredited by the Mississippi Health Care Association, Crystal Springs Chamber of Commerce, and Lion’s Club. The facility accepts Medicare and Medicaid.

Walk score 55 (moderately walkable). It is 61.5 miles from the city center.

The facility provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and memory care services. It offers short-term rehab and long-term care in what the facility describes as a “homelike” environment. Meals are described as nutritious and carefully prepared. The facility operates with 24-hour staffing.

Staffing composition shows mixed performance. RN 28 minutes per day is 26% below state average. LPN 59 minutes is 11% below state. CNA 2 hours 34 minutes is 3% above state.

Weekend nursing is in line with state average. Physical Therapist 5 minutes per day is 150% above state average, indicating strong PT services. RN weekend 16 minutes is 27% below state.

Quality outcomes concerning for long-stay residents. Hospitalizations 3.53 per 1,000 days (45% worse than state) indicate elevated hospital use. ED visits 3.62 per 1,000 days (26% worse than state). Short-stay residents show mixed results: falls with major injury 2.0% (155% worse than state) is markedly elevated.

ED visits 11.8% (23% better than state). Discharge ability 60.7% (13% better than state). Return to home 41.7% (18% worse than state).

Long-stay hospitalization rates and ED visit rates are notably elevated; falls with major injury on short-stay are concerning. Families should verify CMS overall rating and category ratings (Health Inspection, Staffing, Quality Measures); occupancy rate and average length of stay; inspection history, deficiency and citation counts over the past three years, and complaint investigations; financial performance (revenue, payroll, profit margin); and payer mix.

Families should ask administrator directly about fall prevention protocols, reasons for elevated hospitalization and ED visit rates in long-stay residents, and PT service scope.

Coastal Health & Rehabilitation Center is a 180-bed nursing home at 1530 Broad Avenue, Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi. Dennis C. Barnett is the administrator. Coastal Center Operations Holdings LLC is the owner.

It is CMS-certified and accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Walk score 3 (car-dependent).The facility is 2.2 miles from the city center.

CMS ratings: Overall 1 star (60.9% below state). Health Inspection 1 star (64.7% below state). Staffing 1 star (69.4% below state). Quality Measures 1 star (7.8% below state).

Staffing presents critical deficiencies. Total nursing hours 1 hour 16 minutes per day is 71% below state average and ranked 95th of 100 Mississippi facilities. This is the lowest reported staffing level in the state. RN 25 minutes per day is 34% below state.

LPN 1 hour 0 minutes is 9% below state. CNA 1 hour 53 minutes is 24% below state. Weekend nursing 57 minutes is 73% below state. RN weekend 14 minutes is 36% below state.

Staff ratio 1.04:1 is 39% worse than state.

Occupancy 58% (ranked 97th). 105 of 180 beds are occupied. The average length of stay is 96 days. Medicare 21%, Private Pay 57%, Medicaid 22% admissions.

Revenue $16.8M (ranked 6th). Operating loss $198K (-1.2% margin). Payroll $6.3M (37.2% of revenue). The facility operates with significant financial loss despite high revenue.

Inspection and citation record are the worst in the state. Six inspections (state average 4.4). 44 citations (160% above state, ranked 101st of 103, second worst). Citations per inspection 7.33 (91% above state, ranked 98th of 103).

4 critical citations (300% worse than state), 7 serious (536% worse than state), 33 moderate. August 2025 inspection cited pest control, linen shortages, incomplete care planning. Earlier inspections documented care planning failures, wound care inadequacy, infection control violations, environmental cleanliness problems, and food service failures. Complaint investigations substantiated neglect including failure to prevent fecal impaction.

Top deficiencies: Quality of Life & Care (13), Resident Rights (8), Abuse/Neglect (3). Penalties $92K (5 in 3 years: November 2023 $6K, $6K; October 2024 $50K; November 2024 $7K, $7K). Pattern of persistent deficiencies without improvement trajectory.

Quality outcomes are mixed. Long-stay increased need for help 29.8% (41% worse than state). Pressure ulcers 10.7% (50% worse than state). Hospitalizations 2.99 per 1,000 days (23% worse than state).

ED visits 3.49 (21% worse than state). Short-stay discharge ability 83.1% (55% better than state). Return to home 49.1% (in line with state). Short-stay ED visits 20.1% (31% worse than state).

The facility’s 1-star staffing rating reflects the lowest total nursing hours in Mississippi (71% below average), a citation rate 160% above average with 4 critical and 7 serious citations), substantiated neglect findings, and operating loss despite high revenue. Families must understand that this facility carries a severe staffing deficit and among the worst citation records in Mississippi.

Families should verify directly detailed explanations of all substantiated neglect findings and corrective actions, and reasons for persistent deficiencies across multiple inspection years.

Chadwick Community Care Center is a 102-bed nursing home at 1900 Chadwick Drive, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi. Ranessa Myles is the administrator. Ranessa Maberry is the owner. The facility is CMS-certified and accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

It provides short-term rehabilitation and transitional care services. Walk score 21 (car-dependent). It is 3.0 miles from the Jackson city center.

CMS ratings: Overall 1 star (60.9% below state). Health Inspection 1 star (64.7% below state). Staffing 2 stars (29.3% below state). Quality Measures 1 star (53.9% below state).

Staffing shows mixed performance. Total nursing hours 3 hours 32 minutes per day is 18% below state average and ranked 89th of 100 Mississippi facilities. RN 32 minutes per day is 16% below state. LPN 41 minutes per day is 38% below state.

CNA 1 hour 48 minutes is 28% below state. Weekend nursing 2 hours 36 minutes is 26% below state. RN weekend 22 minutes is in line with state average. Physical Therapist 5 minutes per day is 150% above state; a notable strength.

Staff ratio 1.44:1 is 15% worse than state. The facility relies almost exclusively on employees with only 0.1% of staffing from contractors.

Occupancy 92.7% (ranked 24th), indicating strong local demand and good occupancy management. Average length of stay 557 days reflects a predominantly long-term resident population. Medicare 39%, Private Pay 47%, Medicaid 14% admissions. Revenue $11.7M (ranked 21st).

Profit $1.4M (12.3% margin). Payroll $5.3M (45.6% of revenue, ranked 84th). The facility demonstrates strong financial performance and has recovered from prior-year losses.

Inspection and citation record shows relatively lower deficiency rates. Six inspections (state average 4.4). 20 citations (18% above state, ranked 71st). Citations per inspection 3.33 (13% better than state, ranked 31st).

1 critical citation (in line with state), 0 serious, 19 moderate. September 2025 inspection cited bed-hold notice failure, inadequate perineal care, and infection control implementation gaps. Earlier inspections documented care planning failures, medication management deficiencies, incontinent care timeliness issues, and medication storage problems. May 2025 substantiated complaint involved inadequate supervision resulting in elopement, initially designated Immediate Jeopardy but promptly corrected.

Top deficiencies: Quality of Life & Care (6), Resident Rights (4), Pharmacy Services (2). Penalties $8K (1 in 3 years: May 2025 $8K). No payment denials. Most complaint investigations resulted in substantiation with corrective actions implemented.

Quality outcomes mixed. Long-stay hospitalizations 2.87 per 1,000 days are 18% worse than state. ED visits 2.43 are 16% better than state. Falls with major injury 0.3% is 91% better than state.

Pressure ulcers 8.3% is 16% worse than state. UTI 3.9% is 47% worse than state. Weight loss 0.6% is 90% better than state. Depressive symptoms 0.0% is 100% better than state.

Short-stay antipsychotic medication increase 6.7% is 168% worse than state. ED visits 20.7% is 35% worse than state. Discharge ability 48.3% is 10% worse than state. Return to home 31.4% is 38% worse than state.

The facility maintains high occupancy and positive financial performance, with deficiency rates lower than state averages. However, short-stay discharge outcomes and return-to-home rates lag significantly. Long-stay quality measures show improvements in fall prevention but concerning rates in infection management and functional decline.

Families should ask the administrator about infection control protocols, medication management systems, and specific interventions to improve short-stay return-to-home rates and discharge outcomes before placement.

Brandon Community Carew Center is a 230-bed skilled nursing facility at 355 Crossgate Boulevard, Brandon, Rankin County, MS, led by administrator Felicia Scott under ownership by Joyce Course. The privately-owned facility specializes in short-term Medicare rehabilitation, accepting about half its new admissions through Medicare, with typical stays around 288 days.

Brandon carries a 1-star overall CMS rating, the result of persistent deficiencies across health inspections, staffing, and quality outcomes. Over 11 inspections, the facility documented 43 total citations with a critical pattern: 6 critical violations (500% above the state average of 1 deficiency) and 4 serious violations (264% above state levels). Between 2022 and January 2026, complaint investigations revealed failures in environmental safety, most notably a January 2026 incident in which a resident fell on a wet floor that housekeeping had mopped without placing caution signs, resulting in an orbital blowout fracture, multiple facial lacerations requiring six sutures, and hospitalization. A separate January 2024 finding documented systematic failure to empty dialysis patients’ urine collection bags every eight hours, with one resident’s nephrostomy bag exceeding 700 milliliters (capacity 600) because nursing staff had not checked it since 7:00 AM that morning.

An April 2025 complaint investigation found staff failed to remove dialysis access site pressure dressings within the prescribed four to six hours post-treatment, creating risk for clotting and stenosis. Staff failed to recognize foot wounds identified and treated by dialysis clinic staff on April 16, 2025, and did not initiate facility wound care until April 21, a five-day delay. These patterns in housekeeping lapses, care plan implementation failures, and delayed clinical response signal systematic gaps in supervision and clinical judgment.

Staffing is 47% below state average for registered nurses (20 minutes per resident per day versus state average 38 minutes) and weekend RN coverage is 55% below state benchmark (10 minutes versus 22 minutes), marking a material reduction in clinical oversight outside weekday hours. Licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant hours are at or slightly above state levels. Physical therapist hours exceed state average by 150%, reflecting the facility’s emphasis on rehabilitation services.

Short-stay residents show concerning patterns. Re-hospitalization after nursing home admission stands at 35.6% (28% worse than state average 27.9%), and successful return to home or community is 37.1% (27% worse than state average 50.6%). Both figures suggest either higher-acuity admissions or gaps in post-acute care management. Long-stay residents experienced hospitalizations at 2.92 per 1,000 days (20% worse than state average 2.44).

Vaccination rates lag substantially: pneumococcal vaccination 74.2% long-stay and 69.6% short-stay (both significantly below state levels near 96% and 88% respectively), and influenza vaccination 50.5% long-stay and 50.4% short-stay (both 48-40% worse than state rates near 97% and 85%). Weight loss among long-stay residents was 14.2% (128% worse than state average of 6.2%), and antipsychotic use 28.8% (36% worse than state average of 21.2%).

The facility issued a $90,000 civil money penalty in January 2025 and received a payment denial (Medicare and Medicaid temporarily stopped payments for new admissions) for regulatory violations. Occupancy stands at 90.4%, above the state average, indicating strong demand and limited bed availability. The facility is located on a walk score of 28, meaning most trips require transportation, but is proximate to regional hospitals and medical resources in Rankin County.

Given persistent patterns of housekeeping and care implementation failures across multiple years, families evaluating Brandon should ask directly about corrective actions and current protocols.

Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg is a 120-bed skilled nursing facility at 10 Medical Boulevard, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS, administered by Lisa Fairchild under ownership by Bedford Health Properties, LLC. The facility is highly rated for compliance and operational management, with a 5-star overall CMS rating reflecting strong health inspection (5 stars, 95% above state average) and staffing performance (5 stars, 77% above state average). The facility received the 2017 Silver Achievement in Quality Award. Across three inspections since 2021, the facility accumulated 5 citations (ranked 4th best statewide), with zero critical and zero serious violations.

Citations involved quality of care (March 2025), infection control (October 2023), nutrition (October 2023), and care planning (October 2023), all marked corrected. The facility received a $22,000 penalty and 13-day Medicare and Medicaid payment denial in December 2023.

Staffing exceeds state benchmarks on several metrics. Total nursing hours per resident per day stand at 5 hours 25 minutes (25% above state average of 4 hours 20 minutes), ranking the facility 14th of 100 in Mississippi. Weekend total nursing is 3 hours 46 minutes. Registered nurse hours at 35 minutes per resident per day run 8% below state average, as do LPN (1 hour 2 minutes, 6% below) and CNA hours (2 hours 14 minutes, 10% below).

Staff-to-resident ratio is notably strong at 2.69:1 (59% better than state average), though 62% of total staffing hours derive from contract labor. Occupancy is significantly lower than state average at 71.3% (13% below the state average of 82.3%), with 86 of 120 beds occupied, suggesting demand challenges despite the facility’s quality ratings and amenities. Average length of stay is 146 days, reflecting the facility’s emphasis on short-term rehabilitation for Medicare beneficiaries (53% of admissions) and private pay residents (42%). The facility offers updated common areas, gazebo, raised flower gardens, manicured lawns, enclosed courtyard, large dining room with baby grand piano, fireplace, and dedicated rehabilitation and therapy units.

Long-stay quality outcomes reveal significant gaps. Hospitalization rates at 4.27 per 1,000 days and emergency department visits at 5.42 per 1,000 days suggest either higher-acuity admissions or challenges in preventive care management. Walking ability declined in 47.1% of long-stay residents, and incontinence among low-risk residents affected 32%. Depressive symptoms were documented in 14.6% of long-stay residents, and 39.3% received antipsychotic medications, indicating systematic reliance on psychiatric medication that warrants clinical review.

Preventive care strengths include pneumococcal and influenza vaccination rates at 100%, pressure ulcer rates at 3.4% (52% better than state), and urinary tract infection rates at 1.1% (56% better than state).

Short-stay rehabilitation outcomes are mixed. Re-hospitalization occurred in 35.6% of post-SNF residents, and successful return to home or community was 39.3%, suggesting that functional discharge planning or post-acute care coordination may need strengthening. Emergency department utilization in short-stay was 23%. However, short-stay medication stewardship is notably strong: zero residents newly started on antipsychotic medications and influenza vaccination 100%.

Given the high antipsychotic use rate and depressive symptom prevalence in long-stay residents, clarification on psychiatric medication review processes and non-pharmacological behavioral management approaches is warranted before placement.

Financially, the facility operates on a razor-thin 0.2% profit margin ($17K on $8.7M revenue), with payroll at 43.5% of revenue, substantially below the healthy 55-65% range. This compressed margin and low payroll percentage relative to revenue suggest organizational efficiency constraints or potential understaffing pressure.

The facility accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

Accessibility: walk score 0 (car-dependent; most trips require transportation), located 7.8 miles from Hattiesburg city center.

The inspection history shows minimal regulatory issues with zero serious or critical citations. However, the significantly lower occupancy rate (71.3% vs. state average 82.3%) raises questions about market positioning, payer mix acceptance, or resident preference factors despite the facility’s quality ratings and amenities.

Families should ask directly about current infection control and quality care protocols, recent staffing turnover, and whether the lower occupancy reflects recent operational changes or market conditions.

Bedford Care Center – Monroe Hall is an 80-bed skilled nursing facility at 300 Cahal Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi. Daniel Casada administers the privately-owned center. The facility serves a mix of Medicare short-stay rehab residents (7% of census), Medicaid long-term care residents (79.4%), and private-pay patients (13.6%), with an average length of stay of 236 days.

Staffing is notably above state average. Total nursing care reaches 4 hours 48 minutes per resident per day, 11% above Mississippi’s benchmark of 4 hours 20 minutes. The facility deploys 9 registered nurses, 21 licensed practical nurses, and 79 certified nursing assistants, supported by a staff-to-resident ratio of 2.01:1; 19% better than the state average. This staffing investment positions the facility 30th among 100 Mississippi nursing homes for total nursing hours.

Weekend coverage maintains continuity at 3 hours 50 minutes per resident daily. Contractor hours account for 10.4% of staffing, primarily in therapy and social services roles.

CMS ratings diverge sharply. Health Inspection earns 3 out of 5 stars, 41.3% above state average. Overall rating of 3 stars runs 17.2% above state average, and Staffing rating of 3 stars is 22.3% above benchmark. Quality Measures, however, rate only 2 stars, a deficit of 53.9% below state average.

This gap warrants family scrutiny of clinical outcomes alongside regulatory compliance.

Quality measures reveal patterns that demand direct verification. Long-stay residents show strength in mobility: walking ability worsened in only 17.2% of residents (30% better than state), and falls with major injury occurred in just 1.9% (39% better than state). However, infection and mood outcomes diverge sharply from state norms. Urinary tract infection prevalence reaches 6.7%; this is a rate 155% worse than the state average of 2.6%, suggesting either higher-acuity admissions or lapses in infection prevention.

Depressive symptoms affect 10.7% of residents, 591% worse than the state average of 1.5%, an extremely elevated rate. Weight loss of 8.8% trails state average by 41%. Pressure ulcers in high-risk residents stand at 8.8%, slightly worse than state at 7.1%. These measures paired together suggest gaps in mood assessment, infection management, or nutritional support.

Inspection history reflects overall compliance strength tempered by recurring care lapses. Since 2022, the facility recorded 11 deficiencies (76% below the state average of 45) across five inspections. The most recent routine inspection on August 28, 2025, cited two moderate deficiencies: resident dignity during feeding assistance and expired food items in storage. A substantiated complaint investigation in October 2024 revealed a resident left unattended in a locked transportation van, compounded by the facility’s failure to report and investigate the incident; a serious gap in resident safeguarding and incident management protocols.

Earlier reports documented deficiencies in timely resident assessments, respiratory care practices, transfer notification procedures, and infection control protocols. The facility carries no critical or serious citations (zero versus state averages of 1 and 1.1 respectively), with all 14 citations rated moderate. Per-inspection frequency stands at 2.8 citations versus state average of 3.83. No fines, immediate jeopardy findings, or license actions have been imposed in the available record.

Request current protocols for infection control and depression screening given the elevated UTI and depressive symptom rates.

Occupancy of 93.9% ranks 16th among 101 Mississippi nursing homes and runs 14% above state average, indicating strong local market demand and financial stability. Operationally, the facility reported $10.1M in revenue against a $297K operating loss in 2023, with payroll at $5.3M (52.2% of revenue).

The facility received a 2018 Bronze Commitment to Quality Award. It is located 7.8 miles from Hattiesburg city center in a car-dependent area.

Amenities include outdoor patios, landscaped grounds, beauty shop, large activity room, family room with fireplace, wheelchair-accessible raised gardens, and transportation van.

Families should address the October 2024 incident directly; specifically what corrective actions the facility implemented regarding incident reporting, resident supervision protocols, and staff training.

Bedford Alzheimer’s Care Center is a 60-bed memory care nursing facility at 298 Cahal Street, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi. Tommie Carr administers the facility, which serves exclusively Medicaid residents with memory impairment, dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Staffing composition matches the Mississippi average at a ratio of 1.66:1, with 5 registered nurses working 9-hour shifts, 29 licensed practical nurses at 7.2-hour shifts, and 52 certified nursing assistants working 8-hour shifts. Contractors account for 6.1% of total staffing. A registered nurse director of nursing and clinical nurse specialist are employed.

The facility faced serious regulatory actions in December 2023. Two serious citations were issued for abuse and neglect and for deficient care planning. These violations resulted in a federal civil money penalty of $67,000, substantially exceeding the Mississippi state average fine of $39,000. A moderate nutrition citation was corrected in March 2024.

Quality measures reveal stark clinical contradictions. Falls with major injury occur in 6.5% of long-stay residents, double the state average of 3.2%, raising direct questions about fall prevention and safety protocols. Antipsychotic medication use reaches 40.3%, nearly double the state average of 21.2%, a rate 90% worse than state benchmarks. Residents experiencing worsening daily activity needs total 27.1%, 28% worse than state.

Weight loss occurs in 8.4%, 35% worse than state. Depression symptoms are extremely rare at 0.5%, and urinary tract infection rates are low at 0.9%, both substantially better than state averages. Pressure ulcer rates of 3.6% are 49% better than state.

The facility maintains high occupancy of 59 residents in a 60-bed facility and exclusively accepts Medicaid payment. It is located 7.8 miles from Hattiesburg city center. Amenities include an enclosed courtyard with walking path. The facility received a 2019 Bronze Commitment to Quality Award.

Families evaluating Bedford Alzheimer’s Care Center should address the December 2023 serious citations directly, and verify documentation of the $67K federal penalty outcome.