Home / Mississippi / Newton
Bedford Care Center of Newton
1009 South Main Street, Newton, MS 39345 · Newton County · (601) 683-6601
60 certified beds, about 53 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1992
CMS high performing icon Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
2 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 255153 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on November 20, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Mississippi average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).
None of its 9 health citations since November 2022 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.67 hours per resident per day, against 4.18 across Mississippi and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.58 of those hours.
33.9% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Mississippi average 45.7%).
CMS links it to Bedford Care Centers, an affiliated group of 7 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
311/22
505/24
111/25
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 9 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
8D
1E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
November 20, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to provide required written notice of its bed hold policy and transfer/discharge notification for a resident who was transferred to an acute care hospital two (2) times for one (1) of one resident reviewed for hospitalizations. Resident #36Findings include:A record review of the facility's policy, Transfer and Discharge, revised 10/01/22 revealed . It is the policy of this facility to permit each resident to remain in the facility, and not initiate transfer or discharge for the resident from the facility, except in limited circumstances . Definitions.'Transfer and discharge' includes movement of a resident to a bed outside of the certified facility whether that bed is in the same physical place or not . Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines: . 4. [...]
May 30, 2024Standard inspection · 5 citations
- E Inform each resident of his or her visitation rights and ensure that all visitors enjoy equal visitation privileges.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to honor a resident's choice to receive visitors, as evidenced by, restricting visitation privileges in the dining room (a common area of the facility) with no reasonable clinical or safety explanation for one (1) of 15 sampled residents, with the potential to affect all residents who are served meals in the dining room.
- D Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure an advance directive, specifically a durable Power of Attorney (POA), was available and readily retrievable by facility staff for one (1) of 24 residents reviewed for advance directives. (Resident #29). Findings Include: A review of the facility's policy, Residents' Rights Regarding Treatment and Advanced Directives, revised 11/1/22, revealed, Policy: It is the policy of this facility to support and facilitate a resident's right to .formulate an advance directive. Definitions: Advance Directive is a written instruction, such as a . durable power of attorney for health care .Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines .3. Upon admission, should the resident have an advance directive, copies will be made and placed on the chart . [...]
- D Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was free from the use of physical restraints, as evidenced by, an observation of a resident wearing a seat belt with no facility documentation of risk and benefits, physician order, consent, monitoring, assessments or medical symptoms for restraint use for one (1) of 15 sampled residents. (Resident #17)
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan related to a seat belt restraint for one (1) of 15 care plans reviewed. Residents #17 Findings Include: Review of the facility's policy, Comprehensive Care Plans revised 8/24/22, revealed, It is the policy of this facility to develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan for each resident, consistent with resident rights, that includes measurable objectives and timeframes to meet a resident's medical, nursing, and mental and psychological needs .Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines .3. The comprehensive care plan will describe .a. The services that are to be furnished to attain or maintain the resident's highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being . [...]
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to discard expired medications from one (1) of three (3) medication storage rooms observed. (Central Station)
November 16, 2022Standard inspection · 3 citations
- D Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, facility policy review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to act upon a Consultant Pharmacy (CP) recommendation for psychotropic medications for two (2) of five (5) residents reviewed for unnecessary medications.
- D Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, record reviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure as-needed (PRN) psychotropic medications were discontinued or documented as necessary after 14 days for two (2) of five (5) residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. Residents #28 and #35.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to prevent the possible spread of infection as evidenced by a nurse placing a biohazard bag containing soiled items on the floor, not performing hand hygiene after removing a soiled dressing and changing gloves, and by cleaning a tube of wound treatment medication with hand sanitizer and a tissue, for one (1) of 14 residents reviewed for infection control. Resident #7 Findings Include: Review of the facility's policy, Infection Control Guidelines for All Nursing Procedures, revised on 8/2/22, revealed, Purpose .To provide guidelines for general infection control while caring for residents .General Guidelines .4 .the preferred method of hand hygiene is with an alcohol-based hand rub .for all the following situations .h. After handling used dressing, contaminated equipment, etc.j. [...]
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 4.67 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 4.22 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 3.07 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 33.9% | 45.7% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 50.0% | 38.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.16 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.85 on weekdays and 4.22 on weekends, 13% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 1.9% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.48 in April to June 2025 to 4.67 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.67 | 0.58 | 4.85 | 4.22 | 1.9% | 0 of 90 | 53 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.76 | 0.63 | 4.91 | 4.38 | 2.6% | 0 of 92 | 53 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.69 | 0.67 | 4.87 | 4.24 | 3.6% | 0 of 92 | 55 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.48 | 0.52 | 4.68 | 3.99 | 5.4% | 0 of 91 | 56 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Mississippi, Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.09 | 0.60 | 4.35 | 3.44 | 6.2% | 0.1% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 26.9 | 20.5 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 17.1 | 19.6 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 22.9 | 21.7 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 29.7 | 27.7 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 11.9 | 15.5 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: BEDFORD CARE CENTER OF NEWTON, LLC. CMS links this home to Bedford Care Centers, a group of 7 nursing homes averaging 2.9 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Health Properties, LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 12/01/2001 | |
| Bevon, Nicole | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 12/01/2001 | |
| McElroy, Michael | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 12/01/2001 | |
| Janet F. McElroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. McElroy, Jr. | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 13% | 01/27/2025 |
| Michael E. McElroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. McElroy, Jr. | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 13% | 04/02/2025 |
| Michael E McElroy Family Trust Fbo Nicole McElroy Bevon | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 04/02/2025 | |
| Bevon, Jack | Corporate director | Individual | 11/01/2001 | |
| Bevon, Nicole | Corporate director | Individual | 12/01/2001 | |
| McElroy, Michael | Corporate director | Individual | 12/01/2001 | |
| McElroy, Sonya | Corporate director | Individual | 12/01/2001 | |
| Bevon, Jack | Corporate officer | Individual | 11/01/2001 | |
| Bean, Lisa | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/08/2008 | |
| Bevon, Charles | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2021 | |
| Gilbert, Heather | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/30/2024 | |
| Convarest of Newton, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 11/01/2001 | |
| Hattiesburg Medical Park Management Corp. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/17/2025 | |
| Janet F McElroy Family Trust Fbo Nicole McElroy Bevon | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/27/2025 | |
| Janet F. McElroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. McElroy, Jr. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/27/2025 | |
| Michael E McElroy Family Trust Fbo Nicole McElroy Bevon | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/02/2025 | |
| Michael E. McElroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. McElroy, Jr. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/02/2025 | |
| Bean, Lisa | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/08/2008 | |
| Bevon, Charles | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2005 | |
| Blackledge, Richard | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/09/2016 | |
| Embry, Kim | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 07/05/2025 | |
| Gilbert, Heather | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 11/30/2024 | |
| Ryals, Jennifer | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/04/2006 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on November 20, 2025: "Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 30, 2024: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
- How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 30, 2024: "Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 30, 2024: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
Other nursing homes nearby
- J G Alexander Nursing Center Union, 16.9 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 16 citations
- Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center Union, 19 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 25 citations
- Reginald P White Nursing Facility Meridian, 23.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 15 citations
- James T Champion Meridian, 23.7 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 10 citations
- Jasper County Nh Bay Springs, 24.9 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 26 citations
Mississippi contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Mississippi. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Mississippi State Department of Health, Health Facilities Licensure and Certification, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Mississippi Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, MDHS Division of Aging and Adult Services, 1-888-844-0041. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: MSDH Nursing Home Search, where Mississippi publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Bedford Care Center of Newton's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Bedford Care Center of Newton 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 2 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Bedford Care Center of Newton get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on November 20, 2025. The Mississippi average is 6.8.
- Has Bedford Care Center of Newton been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Bedford Care Center of Newton accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Bedford Care Center of Newton?
- CMS lists 26 owners and managers, and links the home to Bedford Care Centers. Legal business name: BEDFORD CARE CENTER OF NEWTON, LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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