Vineyard Court Nursing Center
2002 5th Street North, Columbus, MS 39705 · Lowndes County · 55 certified beds · avg 51 residents/day · certified since Aug 1, 2003
Part of chain: BRIAR HILL MANAGEMENT (6 facilities, chain avg rating 3.2★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5
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.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 20, 2023 · F-0600
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): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 17, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 20, 2023 · F-0656
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 (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 17, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 20, 2023 · F-0697
The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it.
Why it matters: Untreated pain causes needless suffering and can lead to depression, poor sleep, and declining health.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 17, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 20, 2023 · F-0726
The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident.
Why it matters: Undertrained caregivers are more likely to miss warning signs and make care mistakes.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 17, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 20, 2023 · F-0755
The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Why it matters: Weak pharmacy services lead to medication mistakes, delays, and missed drug interactions that can seriously harm residents.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 17, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 20, 2023 · F-0835
The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents.
Why it matters: Poor administration often shows up as understaffing, supply shortages, and care problems across the whole facility.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 17, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Oct 20, 2023 · F-0841
The facility did not designate a physician to serve as medical director — the doctor responsible for overseeing resident care policies and coordinating medical care across the facility.
Why it matters: Without a medical director, there is no doctor accountable for the overall quality of medical care.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Nov 17, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Feb 27, 2024 · 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): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Feb 27, 2024 · F-0755 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Why it matters: Weak pharmacy services lead to medication mistakes, delays, and missed drug interactions that can seriously harm residents.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Feb 27, 2024 · F-0760 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication.
Why it matters: A serious medication error can cause real harm, hospitalization, or worse.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Feb 23, 2024 (Past Non-Compliance)
All citations in the current public record (25)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · from a complaint |
| Feb 20, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Feb 20, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. |
| Feb 20, 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. |
| Jun 4, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | 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 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · from a complaint |
| Feb 27, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint |
| Feb 27, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. · from a complaint |
| Oct 20, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | 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. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | 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. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not designate a physician to serve as medical director — the doctor responsible for overseeing resident care policies and coordinating medical care across the facility. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not make sure special medical diets — like low-sodium or diabetic diets — were properly ordered by the resident's doctor or managed by a qualified dietitian as state law allows. |
| Oct 20, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. · from a complaint |
| May 19, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. |
| May 19, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. |
| May 19, 2022 | 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. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (10 → 3).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2023 | 11 | 7 | J ▲ |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | G ▲ |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | E |
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)
3 fines totaling $78,952.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2024 | Fine | $6,264 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Fine | $6,265 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Fine | $66,423 |
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) | 5.23 | 4.88 | 3.95 | top 29% in Mississippi; top 10% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.21 | 0.74 | 0.69 | top 7% in Mississippi; top 9% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.58 | 4.09 | 3.50 | top 20% in Mississippi; top 11% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.48 | top 16% in Mississippi; top 33% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 51.7 | 45.7 | 45.8 | bottom 34% in Mississippi; bottom 32% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 46.2 | 38.4 | 42.9 | bottom 36% in Mississippi; bottom 42% 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 3.96, RN 0.91, weekend 3.47. 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: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: 2/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe, Lynn | Individual | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2008 |
| Rotolo, David | Individual | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2008 |
| Rotolo, Robert | Individual | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2008 |
| Briar Hill Management, LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/03/2003 |
| Briar Hill Management, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2025 |
| Brown, Scottie | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/10/2021 |
| Brown, Scottie | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/10/2021 |
| Burlison, Sandy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/25/2019 |
| Burlison, Sandy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/25/2019 |
| Burns, Sharon | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2008 |
| Burns, Sharon | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2008 |
| Estes, Timothy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/11/2008 |
| Green, Donna | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/04/2010 |
| Green, Donna | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/04/2010 |
| King, Curtis | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2016 |
| King, Curtis | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2016 |
| Muha, Ashley | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/04/2010 |
| Muha, Ashley | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/04/2010 |
| Omnicare LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2017 |
| Philippe, Lynn | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2008 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
- "How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
- "How do you verify that your nurses and aides have the skills to care for residents with needs like my family member's?"
- "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
- "What were the findings behind this administration citation, and what has leadership changed since?"
- "Who is your medical director, and how involved are they in day-to-day care decisions?"
- "What systems do you use to prevent medication errors, and what happens when one occurs?"
- "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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Healthcare Center | 3.2 mi | Columbus, MS | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| The Windsor Place | 3.4 mi | Columbus, MS | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Aurora Health and Rehabilitation | 3.9 mi | Columbus, MS | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| West Point Community Living Center | 13.7 mi | West Point, MS | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Dugan Memorial Home | 13.7 mi | West Point, MS | ★★★★★ | 4/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 255299.