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Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
6051 Us Highway 49 South, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Forrest County · (601) 288-4233
30 certified beds, about 28 residents a day · Government - County · Medicare since 2012
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 255335 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 13, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Mississippi average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).
None of its 2 health citations since November 2023 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 8.20 hours per resident per day, against 4.18 across Mississippi and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 3.83 of those hours.
44.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Mississippi average 45.7%).
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.
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 2 health citations on file.
May 13, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
May 7, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to follow appropriate infection prevention practices by not ensuring oxygen tubing was stored in a clean and sanitary manner when not in use for one (1) of two (2) residents reviewed for oxygen therapy, Resident #140. Findings Included: On 05/05/25 at 11:29 AM, during an observation and interview, Resident #140 was lying in bed. There was a nasal cannula (NC) and oxygen tubing wrapped around the side rail. Resident #140 stated that she usually wears oxygen at night, and sometimes during the day if she needs it. She confirmed that she had wrapped the NC and oxygen tubing around the side rail because she did not want it to fall to the floor. There was no bag available to place the tubing in while it was not in use. [...]
November 21, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
- B Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview, record review, and the facility policy review, the facility failed to electronically submit a discharge Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for three (3) of 20 sampled residents. Resident #3, Resident #13, and Resident #15. Findings Include: Record review of the facility's Skilled Nursing Unit Policy, undated, revealed, .F640 Automated data processing requirement .Transmitting Data .2. Within 14 days after the SNU (Skilled Nursing Unit) completes a resident's assessment, the SNU electronically transmits encoded, accurate, and complete MDS data . Resident #3 Record review of the resident information document revealed the facility admitted Resident #3 on 07/05/23. Record review of the facility's After Visit Summary revealed Resident #3 was discharged from the facility on 7/19/23. [...]
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) | 8.20 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 3.83 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 7.15 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.75 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.62 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 44.8% | 45.7% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 42.3% | 38.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.66 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 8.62 on weekdays and 7.15 on weekends, 17% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 8.51 in April to June 2025 to 8.20 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 | 8.20 | 3.83 | 8.62 | 7.15 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 28 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 8.56 | 3.98 | 9.09 | 7.22 | 0.1% | 0 of 92 | 27 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 8.02 | 4.07 | 8.54 | 6.66 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 28 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 8.51 | 4.10 | 9.04 | 7.19 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 28 |
| 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 short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 20.6 | 27.7 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 3.8 | 15.5 | 12.0 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest County Board of Superviors | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 01/01/1966 | |
| Answorth, Peggy | Corporate director | Individual | 04/01/2023 | |
| Causey, Jana | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2023 | |
| Griffith, Charles | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| McArthur, Harry | Corporate director | Individual | 08/01/2024 | |
| McLaurin, Jennifer | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| McNease, Shea | Corporate director | Individual | 08/01/2024 | |
| Mercier, Andrew | Corporate director | Individual | 03/04/2024 | |
| Steele, Erik | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Answorth, Peggy | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/01/2023 | |
| Causey, Jana | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2023 | |
| Hester, Ben | Corporate officer | Individual | 10/01/2017 | |
| McArthur, Harry | Corporate officer | Individual | 08/01/2024 | |
| McNease, Shea | Corporate officer | Individual | 08/01/2024 | |
| Mercier, Andrew | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/04/2024 | |
| Steele, Erik | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Hester, Ben | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2017 | |
| Griffith, Charles | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/09/2026 | |
| McLaurin, Jennifer | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/09/2026 |
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.
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 7, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on November 21, 2023: "Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment."
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- Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg, 2.4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 7 citations
- Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg, 2.5 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 12 citations
- Windham House of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg, 2.9 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Hattiesburg Health & Rehab Center Hattiesburg, 4.1 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Bedford Care Center of Petal Petal, 4.7 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 6 citations
- Lamar Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Lumberton, 18.2 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 28 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 Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 13, 2026. The Mississippi average is 6.8.
- Has Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit accept Medicaid?
- CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
- Who owns Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit?
- CMS lists 19 owners and managers. Legal business name: FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL.
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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