2800 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38801 (opens Google Maps) · Lee County · (662) 844-1441· 140 certified beds · avg 128 residents/day · certified since Aug 1, 2004 · 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 →
Abuse citation flag (CMS)
The abuse flag means inspectors cited this facility for abuse that caused harm to a resident within the past year, or potential for harm in each of the last two years. Source: CMS.
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · 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.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Oct 22, 2025 · 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 (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Showing the latest 3 of 17 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. F-0656
The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. F-0677
The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. F-0584
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | 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 |
| May 5, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. · F-0759 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The 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 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 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. · F-0550 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make reasonable adjustments to fit each resident's individual needs and preferences — things like call buttons within reach, preferred wake-up times, or accessible room setups. · F-0558 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not verify that its nurse aides had completed their required training, or did not retrain aides who had been out of nurse aide work for 2 years. · F-0729 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The 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 |
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 4).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | J ▲ |
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 $16,153.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2025 | Fine | $16,153 |
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) | 5.62 | 4.88 | 3.95 | top 19% in Mississippi; top 6% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.69 | top 36% in Mississippi; top 31% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 5.04 | 4.09 | 3.50 | top 11% in Mississippi; top 6% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.48 | bottom 35% in Mississippi; bottom 21% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 48.8 | 45.7 | 45.8 | bottom 40% in Mississippi; bottom 40% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 31.6 | 38.4 | 42.9 | top 39% in Mississippi; top 32% 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 4.86, RN 0.65, weekend 4.36.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.86 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
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: 3/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
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 →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Methodist Senior Services Health Care, INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 05/01/1987 |
| Lacking, Jerone | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/03/2023 |
| Lacking, Jerone | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/03/2023 |
| Lacking, Jerone | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/03/2023 |
| Martin, Tamala | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/11/2021 |
| Martin, Tamala | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/11/2021 |
| Perrine, Terry | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Stirewalt, Jonathon | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/24/2014 |
| United Methodist Senior Services Health Care, INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/1987 |
| Vance, Christie | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/23/2020 |
| Vance, Christie | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/23/2020 |
| Vance, Christie | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/23/2020 |
| Zuelzke, James | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/29/2020 |
| Zuelzke, James | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/29/2020 |
| Zuelzke, James | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/29/2020 |
All 15 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tupelo Community Care Center | 4.6 mi | Tupelo, MS | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Diversicare of Tupelo | 5.0 mi | Tupelo, MS | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Sunshine Health Care, INC | 13.2 mi | Pontotoc, MS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Pontotoc Nursing Home | 13.8 mi | Pontotoc, MS | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center | 14.7 mi | Pontotoc, MS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home | 17.3 mi | Okolona, MS | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| NMMC Baldwyn Nursing Facility | 17.8 mi | Baldwyn, MS | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
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CMS records place this facility in Lee, MS — 11 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 255309.
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