298 Cahal Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 (opens Google Maps) · Forrest County · (601) 544-5300· 60 certified beds · avg 59 residents/day · certified since Jul 9, 2007 · Medicaid only — not Medicare certified
Certified for Medicaid only. It cannot bill Medicare, so a short post-hospital rehabilitation stay would not be covered the usual way here. Who pays for nursing home care →
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Actual harm, pattern · Dec 28, 2023 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (H): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was a pattern: more than a limited occurrence, without being widespread. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Jan 24, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, pattern · Dec 28, 2023 · F-0655 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable.
Why it matters: In the critical first days, staff may not know a new resident's medications, diet, or fall risks.
Severity (H): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was a pattern: more than a limited occurrence, without being widespread. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Jan 24, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | ▲ H · Actual harm, pattern | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | ▲ H · Actual harm, pattern | The facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable. · from a complaint · F-0655 |
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | H ▲ |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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1 fine totaling $66,700.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2023 | Fine | $66,700 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Mississippi avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 6.19 | 4.88 | 3.95 | top 9% in Mississippi; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.69 | top 47% in Mississippi; top 38% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 5.48 | 4.09 | 3.50 | top 6% in Mississippi; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.48 | bottom 28% in Mississippi; bottom 17% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 53.8 | 45.7 | 45.8 | bottom 25% in Mississippi; bottom 28% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 55.6 | 38.4 | 42.9 | bottom 21% in Mississippi; bottom 28% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.61, RN 0.51, weekend 4.08.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.61 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership Data Not Available |
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| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Care Ctr-Monroe Hall | 0.0 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★★☆ | 5/5 | |
| Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit | 1.3 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg | 1.7 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Merit Health Wesley | 2.7 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Hattiesburg Health & Rehab Center | 2.8 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Windham House of Hattiesburg | 3.2 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Bedford Care Center of Petal | 3.5 mi | Petal, MS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Lamar Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | 17.7 mi | Lumberton, MS | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Jones Co Rest Home | 19.3 mi | Ellisville, MS | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 25A416.
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