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Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
6051 Us Highway 49 South, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 (opens Google Maps) · Forrest County · (601) 288-4233· 30 certified beds · avg 28 residents/day · certified since May 10, 2012 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified
Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. Who pays for nursing home care →
5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected May 13, 2026
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
8.60
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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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
2 inspection findings in the public record
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | 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 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | B · Potential for minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require. · F-0640 |
Inspection trend by year
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | B |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | D |
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)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityMississippi averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 8.60
Mississippi average: 4.88
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 4.02
Mississippi average: 0.74
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 7.50
Mississippi average: 4.09
U.S. average: 3.50
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) | 8.60 | 4.88 | 3.95 | top 1% in Mississippi; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 4.02 | 0.74 | 0.69 | top 1% in Mississippi; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 7.50 | 4.09 | 3.50 | top 1% in Mississippi; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 2.85 | 0.38 | 0.48 | top 1% in Mississippi; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 44.8 | 45.7 | 45.8 | bottom 50% in Mississippi; top 50% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 42.3 | 38.4 | 42.9 | bottom 44% in Mississippi; bottom 49% 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 8.20, RN 3.83, weekend 7.15.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (8.20 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
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: 5/5 · long-stay residents: —/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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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 →
Government - County
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest County Board of Superviors | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 01/01/1966 |
| Answorth, Peggy | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2023 |
| Answorth, Peggy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2023 |
| Causey, Jana | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2023 |
| Causey, Jana | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2023 |
| Griffith, Charles | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Griffith, Charles | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/09/2026 |
| Hester, Ben | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2017 |
| Hester, Ben | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2017 |
| McArthur, Harry | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2024 |
| McArthur, Harry | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2024 |
| McLaurin, Jennifer | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| McLaurin, Jennifer | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/09/2026 |
| McNease, Shea | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2024 |
| McNease, Shea | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2024 |
| Mercier, Andrew | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/04/2024 |
| Mercier, Andrew | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/04/2024 |
| Steele, Erik | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Steele, Erik | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
All 19 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "How do you make sure resident assessments are completed and submitted to the state on time?"
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 45% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 19 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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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 255335.