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Methodist Sepcialty Care Center
1 Layfair Drive Suite 500, Flowood, MS 39232 · Rankin County · (601) 420-7760
60 certified beds, about 57 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicaid since 2004
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 25A414 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 4, 2026, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Mississippi average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).
None of its 9 health citations since April 2024 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 7.57 hours per resident per day, against 4.18 across Mississippi and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 2.02 of those hours.
22.9% 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 9 health citations on file.
June 4, 2026Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 4 citations
- 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, staff interviews, record review and facility policy review the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan that addressed a resident's documented and known pattern of refusing bath care for one (1) of (1) residents reviewed for care planning (Resident #27).
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff interviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a resident's environment remained as free of accident hazards to prevent accidents for one (1) of (1) residents reviewed for falls and accident prevention. (Resident #39).
- D Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to procure, store, prepare, distribute, and serve food under sanitary conditions for two (2) of four (4) survey days. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure deteriorating fruits and vegetables were removed from food storage and service areas and failed to properly clean and sanitize a food thermometer between food items during food temperature monitoring. [...]
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, interview and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure proper hand hygiene practices were performed during urinary catheter care for one (1) of (1) resident observed with an indwelling urinary catheter. Resident #12.
October 30, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that services provided met professional standards of quality related to wound care orders for one (1) of four (4) sampled residents (Resident #1).
May 21, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, record reviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure one (1) of two (2) residents observed for incontinent care (Resident #41) received appropriate incontinence care to prevent the potential for urinary tract infections and skin breakdown. Specifically, staff failed to completely cleanse the resident during perineal care, resulting in fecal matter remaining on the resident's skin and in the perineal area. Findings Include: A review of the facility's policy titled Perineal Care, revised 05/21/25, revealed: to cleanse and dry the perineal area to promote comfort, prevent infection and skin irritation, and to emphasize good perineal hygiene. On 05/18/25 at 11:59 AM, Resident #41 was observed in bed with a tracheostomy in place. A strong odor of feces was noted in the room. [...]
April 11, 2024Standard inspection · 3 citations
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, resident and staff interviews, and facility policy review, the facility failed to secure smoking materials in a safe manner for one (1) of two (2) smokers in the facility. Resident #15 Findings Include: Review of facility policy titled Smoking Program with a revision date of 3/10/2023 revealed under, Procedure . Residents should have smoking materials labeled and locked in the medication room. Residents should not have smoking, vaping, lighters or other smoking devices or material in their possession or in their room . An observation and interview on 4/10/2024 at 9:15 AM, with Resident #15 revealed he was sitting in a motorized wheelchair in his room. A small green box that was labeled (proper name of cigarette brand) was lying on his lap. [...]
- 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 staff interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure an as-needed (PRN) psychotropic medication had a stop date for two (2) of five (5) residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. Resident #27 and Resident #33 Findings Include: Review of the facility policy titled Medication Management dated 1/2024 revealed, Based on a comprehensive assessment of a resident, the facility must ensure: . PRN (as needed) orders for psychotropic drugs are limited to 14 days. Exceptions: If the attending physician or prescribing practitioner believes that it is appropriate for the PRN (as needed) order to be extended beyond 14 days, he or she should document their rationale in the resident's medical record and indicate the duration for the PRN (as needed) order. [...]
- 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 lack of a biohazard container in one (1) of three (3) residents on transmission-based precautions on initial entrance to the facility.
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) | 7.57 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.02 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 7.07 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 3.54 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.01 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 22.9% | 45.7% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 23.1% | 38.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 7.38 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 7.77 on weekdays and 7.07 on weekends, 9% 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 6.75 in April to June 2025 to 7.57 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 | 7.57 | 2.02 | 7.77 | 7.07 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 57 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 7.21 | 1.83 | 7.37 | 6.80 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 57 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 6.96 | 1.66 | 7.28 | 6.16 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 55 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 6.75 | 1.66 | 7.12 | 5.82 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 58 |
| 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.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.
Official wage estimates for Mississippi
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $15.15 | $14.19 to $16.92 | 14,200 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $24.14 | $22.50 to $27.90 | 9,850 |
| Registered nurses | $37.06 | $31.22 to $40.62 | 29,060 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
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 with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 35.6 | 6.3 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.4 | 21.7 | 15.4 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
Short-term rehab results
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Methodist Sepcialty Care Center's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
CMS reports none of these results for this home: This nursing home is not required to submit data for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Owners and operators
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership data not available |
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 you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on June 4, 2026: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on June 4, 2026: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on June 4, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 4, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
Other nursing homes nearby
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- Lakeland Community Care Center Jackson, 3.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 30 citations
- Alyce G Clarke Center for Medically Fragile Childr Jackson, 4.1 mi · not rated · 0 citations
- Pleasant Hills Community Living Center Jackson, 4.4 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 24 citations
- Chadwick Community Care Center Jackson, 4.5 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 25 citations
- Manhattan Community Care Center Jackson, 4.6 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 32 citations
- Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation Jackson, 5.6 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 43 citations
- Magnolia Senior Care, LLC Jackson, 5.8 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 12 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 Methodist Sepcialty Care Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Methodist Sepcialty Care Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 2 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Methodist Sepcialty Care Center get at its last inspection?
- 4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on June 4, 2026. The Mississippi average is 6.8.
- Has Methodist Sepcialty Care Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Methodist Sepcialty Care Center accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Methodist Sepcialty Care Center?
- CMS lists 1 owner or manager. Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
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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