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Bedford Care Center of Petal

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908 S George Street, Petal, MS 39465 (opens Google Maps) · Forrest County · (601) 544-7441· 60 certified beds · avg 57 residents/day · certified since Nov 1, 1992 · Medicare and Medicaid certified

Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →

Part of chain: BEDFORD CARE CENTERS (7 facilities, chain avg rating 2.9★)

5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Mar 20, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$22,198
Fines, last 3 years
5.15
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · 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.

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 6 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

  1. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · from a complaint F-0550

  2. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. F-0695

  3. E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

    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

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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.

DateSeverityWhat the facility was cited for
Nov 25, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · from a complaint · F-0550
Mar 20, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695
Oct 5, 2023E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe 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
Oct 5, 2023E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880
Oct 5, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641
Feb 4, 2021E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 1).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2021
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2023
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202110E
202330E
202520D

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.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

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1 fine totaling $22,198, plus 1 Medicare payment denial period.

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.

DateTypeAmount / length
Dec 8, 2023Fine$22,198
Dec 8, 2023Payment Denial13 days from Jan 2, 2024

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityMississippi averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 5.15
Mississippi average: 4.88
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.78
Mississippi average: 0.74
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 4.47
Mississippi average: 4.09
U.S. average: 3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

MeasureThis facilityMississippi avgU.S. avgWhere it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)5.154.883.95top 30% in Mississippi; top 11% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.780.740.69top 33% in Mississippi; top 29% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing4.474.093.50top 23% in Mississippi; top 13% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.390.380.48top 29% in Mississippi; top 50% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)64.545.745.8bottom 6% in Mississippi; bottom 10% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)50.038.442.9bottom 35% in Mississippi; bottom 39% 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 4.28, RN 0.65, weekend 3.71.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.28 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

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: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 1/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5

Costs & payment

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Who owns this facility

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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 / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
Bedford Health Properties, LLCOrganization5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest—12/01/2001
Bevon, NicoleIndividual5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest—12/01/2001
McElroy, MichaelIndividual5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest—12/01/2001
Michael E. McElroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. McElroy, Jr.Organization5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest13%04/02/2025
Bevon, CharlesIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2021
Bevon, CharlesIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2005
Bevon, JackIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE12/01/2001
Bevon, NicoleIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE12/01/2001
Blackledge, RichardIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE05/09/2016
Blackledge, RichardIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE05/09/2016
Donald, CharlotteIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE01/20/2026
Donald, CharlotteIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/20/2026
Janet F McElroy Family Trust Fbo Nicole McElroy BevonOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/27/2025
Janet F. McElroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. McElroy, Jr.OrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/27/2025
McElroy, SonyaIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE12/01/2001
Michael E McElroy Family Trust Fbo Nicole McElroy BevonOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE04/02/2025
Michael E. McElroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. McElroy, Jr.OrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE04/02/2025

All 17 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Bedford Care Centers — 7 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking.

Questions to ask on your visit

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  • "Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
  • "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
  • "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
  • "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
  • "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"

Also worth asking anywhere

  • "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
  • "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
  • "CMS reports 65% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 17 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg3.9 miHattiesburg, MS★★★☆☆4/5
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit4.7 miHattiesburg, MS★★★★★5/5
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Windham House of Hattiesburg6.2 miHattiesburg, MS★★★★★5/5
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 255149.

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