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Bedford Alzheimer’s Care Center is an assisted living community that stands as a recipient of the prestigious 2019 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award, showcasing its unwavering commitment to enhancing the lives of residents through exceptional care. As a center specializing in memory care, Bedford Alzheimer’s Care Center is devoted to providing specialized support for individuals facing memory care issues, dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease.
This community divides its facility into three separate households where residents find their home. Each household is staffed with a dedicated team trained specifically in addressing memory care challenges. Residents and their families can cherish moments outdoors in the enclosed courtyard, featuring a serene circular walking path that fosters a sense of tranquility. At Bedford Alzheimer’s Care Center, individualized care takes precedence in a nurturing and affectionate environment. The dedicated staff goes above and beyond to ensure resident comfort and enhance their overall quality of life. With a focus on memory care, the center provides the support and attention necessary to meet the unique needs of residents facing cognitive challenges.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
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Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 26m per day | ▼ 32% State avg: 38m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
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LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 1h 25m per day | ▲ 31% State avg: 1h 5m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
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Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 50m per day | ▲ 14% State avg: 2h 29m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
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Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 4h 5m per day | ▲ 16% State avg: 3h 31m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
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Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 10m per day | ▼ 55% State avg: 22m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
Higher than the Mississippi average: 82.3%Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center is administrated by Tommie Carr.
In Mississippi, the State Department of Health, Bureau of Health Facilities Licensure conducts unannounced surveys to monitor facility compliance with health, safety, and resident rights laws.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Mississippi state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | MS Average | vs. MS Avg |
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 16 | 45 | This facility has 64% fewer total deficiencies than a typical Mississippi nursing home (16 vs. MS avg 45).↓ 64% better |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2019.
| 2.3 | 6.4 | This facility has 64% fewer deficiencies per year than a typical Mississippi nursing home (2.3 vs. MS avg 6.4).↓ 64% better |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
The most recent inspections on August 14, 2025, found the facility in compliance with all applicable Life Safety Code provisions, emergency preparedness requirements, and Medicare and Medicaid participation standards, with no deficiencies cited. Earlier inspections showed a mixed record, including substantiated complaints in late 2023 related to resident-to-resident physical abuse and inadequate care planning for a resident with behavioral aggression. Prior reports also noted deficiencies in food safety practices during the March 2024 annual survey and repeated issues with incomplete COVID-19 reporting from 2021 through early 2023. Complaint investigations since 2024 were mostly unsubstantiated, and no fines, immediate jeopardy findings, or license actions were listed in the available reports. The facility’s recent inspection results indicate improvement following earlier deficiencies, particularly in abuse prevention and food safety.
Read the full inspection reports for this facility, including detailed findings and corrective actions.
Show Inspection ReportsThese measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
1.61
34% better than Mississippi averageMississippi average: 2.44
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
3.16
10% worse than Mississippi averageMississippi average: 2.88
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
Housing Options: Private Rooms / Semi-Private Rooms
Building Type: Single-story
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2.9 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Hattiesburg's city center to Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 1.36 miles to nearest hospital (Slocum Radson Medical Laboratories Inc)
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Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center has a walk score of 11. Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center's occupancy is 98%.
Tommie Carr is the administrator of Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center.
Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center has 60 beds.
Yes — there are 4 photos of Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center in the photo gallery on this page.
(601) 544-5300 will put you in contact with the team at Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center.
Bedford Alzheimer‘s Care Center is in Forrest County.
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