★★★★★CMS 5/530 bedsGovernment
- Nurse hours
- 8.20 /day
- Staff turnover
- 45%
- Serious cites
- 0
Forrest General Hospital's skilled nursing unit runs on 8.20 nurse hours per resident day, more than double the national average of 3.86. That's an unusual number, most homes don't come close. Weekend staffing dips about 13% below its own weekday level, which is worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover sits at 44.8%, essentially matching the national rate, so retention here isn't a problem or a strength. The county-owned unit carries two deficiencies on its current record, neither at the harm level and none abuse-related, with its last inspection in May 2026. All three CMS star ratings land at five.
★★★★★CMS 5/525 bedsFor-profit
- Nurse hours
- 5.83 /day
- Staff turnover
- 33%
- Serious cites
- 0
Merit Health Wesley runs a small 25-bed unit in Hattiesburg, and the numbers that stand out most are staffing and inspection history. At 5.83 nurse hours per resident day, it puts roughly half again as much nursing time into each resident as the national average of 3.86, and its staff turnover of 33.3% sits well below the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people caring for residents tend to stay. Seven deficiencies on record, none rising to harm or jeopardy and none tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection in February 2026. The weaker spot is quality measures, which land mid-range.
★★★★★CMS 5/560 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.75 /day
- Staff turnover
- 48%
- Serious cites
- 0
Windham House Of Hattiesburg runs 60 certified beds as a for-profit, individually owned home, and its inspection record is the strongest part of the story: a five-star health inspection rating, nine deficiencies on the current record with none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and a survey completed in January 2026. Staffing is thinner than it looks at first glance. At 3.75 nurse hours per resident day, it sits just under the national average of 3.86, and weekends run about 14% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 47.7% edges past the national 45.8%.
★★★★☆CMS 4/580 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.24 /day
- Staff turnover
- 52%
- Serious cites
- 0
Bedford Care Ctr-Monroe Hall runs a five-star staffing operation, with 4.24 nurse hours per resident day, about 10% above the national average, and a five-star inspection record with no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level. The catch is consistency: weekend staffing drops roughly 12% below its own weekday level, and 52.2% annual turnover tops the national average of 45.8%, meaning aides are cycling through faster than residents can get used to them. Three abuse-related deficiencies on the current record are worth asking about directly, and a one-star quality measure rating suggests the clinical outcomes don't match the staffing numbers. Ask how the home covers weekends and what those abuse citations involved.
★★★★☆CMS 4/560 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.61 /day
- Staff turnover
- 54%
- Serious cites
- 0
Nurse staffing at Bedford runs 4.61 hours per resident day, roughly 19 percent above the national average, and weekends dip about 12 percent below its own weekday level. The inspection history is where the picture darkens: three deficiencies on record, two of them at the harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, plus a single $66,700 fine. Staff turnover sits at 53.8 percent against a national average near 45.8, so a fair share of the people providing that above-average care are new or on their way out. The most recent inspection was August 14, 2025. A for-profit limited liability company operates the 60-bed home.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5120 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.89 /day
- Staff turnover
- 54%
- Serious cites
- 0
Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg runs 120 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits right at the national line, 3.89 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86 nationally. That margin is thin, and weekends dip about 13% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the hours aren't spread evenly across the week.
Two things pull in opposite directions here. The health inspection side is strong: a 4-star rating, 12 deficiencies on record, and none of them at the harm or jeopardy level or tied to abuse. But quality measures come in at 1 star, the lowest tier, and annual turnover runs 53.7% against a national 45.8%, more than half the nursing staff turning over in a year affects consistency of care. The last inspection was March 2026, so the record is current. Mixed picture: clean inspections, weaker day-to-day quality and retention.
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5164 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.83 /day
- Staff turnover
- 64%
- Serious cites
- 0
Hattiesburg Health & Rehab has a genuine staffing story: 4.83 nurse hours per resident day, well above the national average, and that's the kind of number that matters most on a bad night. The catch is consistency, weekend coverage drops noticeably below the home's own weekday schedule, and turnover sits at 63.5%, meaning the people providing that care keep changing. The inspection record shows nine deficiencies, including one abuse-related and one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, with a single fine of $8,021. Quality measures land at the bottom of CMS's scale while inspections sit near the top, a split worth asking about directly.