Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
6051 Us Highway 49 South, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Forrest County · 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 →
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
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 self-reported quality measures.
All citations in the current public record (2)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Nov 21, 2023 | B · Minimal risk, repeated | 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. |
Inspection trend by year
| 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)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| 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, 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. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: —/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Who owns this facility
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 |
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?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Care Ctr-Monroe Hall | 1.3 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★★☆ | 5/5 | |
| Bedford Alzheimer's Care Center | 1.3 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Merit Health Wesley | 2.5 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg | 2.5 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Windham House of Hattiesburg | 2.9 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Hattiesburg Health & Rehab Center | 4.1 mi | Hattiesburg, MS | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Bedford Care Center of Petal | 4.7 mi | Petal, MS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Lamar Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | 18.2 mi | Lumberton, MS | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Jones Co Rest Home | 18.9 mi | Ellisville, MS | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 255335.