220 Willow Avenue, De Kalb, MS 39328 (opens Google Maps) · Kemper County · (601) 743-5888· 60 certified beds · avg 55 residents/day · certified since Nov 1, 1997 · 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: MISSISSIPPI CARE CENTER (5 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · 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.
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Jan 6, 2025 · F-0656 · triggered by a complaint
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.
Why it matters: Without a complete, working care plan, important needs can slip through the cracks and no one is accountable for results.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. 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.
Corrected: Oct 21, 2024 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Jan 6, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. 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.
Corrected: Oct 21, 2024 (Past Non-Compliance)
Showing the latest 3 of 8 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
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
The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. F-0658
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. · from a complaint F-0656
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | 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 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual 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. · from a complaint · F-0656 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual 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 |
| May 8, 2024 | 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 |
| May 8, 2024 | 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. · F-0689 |
| May 8, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. · F-0757 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | C · Potential for minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not make sure its staff were vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with the federal requirements in effect at the time. · F-0888 |
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 2).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | C |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | G ▲ |
| 2026 | 2 | 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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2 fines totaling $10,358.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2025 | Fine | $5,179 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Fine | $5,179 |
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) | 5.84 | 4.88 | 3.95 | top 14% in Mississippi; top 5% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.03 | 0.74 | 0.69 | top 13% in Mississippi; top 15% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.45 | 4.09 | 3.50 | top 24% in Mississippi; top 13% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.48 | top 50% in Mississippi; bottom 34% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 39.6 | 45.7 | 45.8 | top 34% in Mississippi; top 35% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 11.1 | 38.4 | 42.9 | top 7% in Mississippi; top 4% 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 5.17, RN 0.91, weekend 3.93.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (5.17 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: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: —/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 →
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney, Steven | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 50% | 11/01/2004 |
| Pace, Garry | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 50% | 08/09/2004 |
| Beebe, Harold | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2004 |
| Bolen, Ruby | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/26/2008 |
| Bolen, Ruby | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/26/2008 |
| Delaney, Steven | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/28/2004 |
| Pace, Garry | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2004 |
| Pace, Garry | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2004 |
| Pace, Garry | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/27/2004 |
| Ransome-Kuti, Olugboyega | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2010 |
| Shelton, Rebecca | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2008 |
All 11 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Mississippi Care Center — 5 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.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
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| Marion Health and Rehab, LLC | 25.0 mi | Marion, MS | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Choctaw Residential Center | 25.4 mi | Choctaw, MS | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Diversicare of Meridian | 25.8 mi | Meridian, MS | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| The Oaks Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 26.5 mi | Meridian, MS | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Trend Health & Rehab of Meridian LLC | 26.8 mi | Meridian, MS | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 255251.
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