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Tallahatchie General Hosp Ecf
201 South Market St., Charleston, MS 38921 · Tallahatchie County · (662) 647-5535
98 certified beds, about 95 residents a day · Government - County · Medicaid since 1976
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 25A190 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on October 29, 2025, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Mississippi average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).
Of 12 health citations since August 2023, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.17 hours per resident per day, against 4.18 across Mississippi and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.43 of those hours.
33.7% 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 12 health citations on file.
October 29, 2025Standard inspection · 3 citations
- D Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure the call light was within reach for one (1) of 24 sampled residents reviewed (Resident #10). This deficient practice resulted in the resident not having access to staff assistance when needed. Findings Include:Review of the facility policy titled Call Light with a revision date of 9/08 revealed, .Be sure call light is within reach at all times. On 10/27/25 at 12:30 PM, the surveyor observed the call light hanging behind the bed and out of the resident's reach. The resident stated, It doesn't work half the time. During an observation of resident's room and an interview with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #2 on 10/28/25 at 1:15 PM, an observation was made of Resident #10's call light, behind her bed and out of reach. LPN #1 stated, Yes, I know it is out of reach. [...]
- D Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Inspectors wroteBased on resident and staff interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure an active order for an as needed pain medication for a resident with pain management needs was available when medication was needed for one (1) of 20 sampled residents.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interviews, record review and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure infection control practices were maintained for two (2) of 24 residents reviewed. (Resident #20 and #77)
December 4, 2024Standard inspection · 5 citations
- D Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interview, record review and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure resident information was not accessible to the public during medication administration for one (1) of four (4) residents observed during medication administration. Resident #82. Findings Include: Record review of the facility policy, Administration of Drugs with revised date of 09/08 revealed, .Medication Administration Records should be kept covered to ensure privacy of information An observation on 12/03/24 at 9:00 AM, of a medication cart on the A-Hall, revealed an open computer screen with Resident #82's Electronic Medication Administration Record (EMAR) information visible to anyone passing by the medication cart. The visible information included Resident # 82's name, medications, and room number. [...]
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to accurately complete a section of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for a resident with significant weight loss for one (1) of 22 sampled residents MDS reviewed. Resident #6 Findings Include: Review of the facility policy titled Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) revised September 2010, revealed under, Policy Interpretation and Implementation: . 3. The purpose of the assessment is to describe the resident's capability to perform daily life functions and to identify significant impairments in functional capacity. 4. Information derived from the comprehensive assessment helps the staff to plan care that allows the resident to reach his/her highest practicable level of functioning . 7. [...]
- 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 staff interviews, record reviews, and facility policy reviews, the facility failed to develop and implement an Activities of Daily Living (ADL) comprehensive care plan for residents' hygiene, grooming, and nail care for two (2) of 19 sampled residents.
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, resident and staff interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide care to maintain personal hygiene, as evidenced by the failure to provide nail care for two (2) of nineteen sampled residents.
- 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 properly secure medications as evidenced by leaving a medication cart unlocked for one (1) of four (4) medication administration observations.
February 15, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteBased on record reviews, staff interviews, resident interviews, and policy and procedure review, the facility failed to prevent Resident #1, a vulnerable adult, from being verbally abused by Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #1. Resident #1 was one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed for abuse/neglect.
August 24, 2023Standard inspection · 3 citations
- G 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 observations, staff interviews, record review and facility policy review, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan to prevent the reoccurrence of a pressure ulcer for a resident with a contracture to a hand on one (1) of three (3) residents care plans reviewed for pressure ulcers. Resident #27.
- G Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interview, record review and facility policy review, the facility failed to prevent the recurrence of a pressure ulcer related to a contracture of a resident's hand for one (1) of three (3) residents reviewed on sample for pressure ulcers. Resident #27.
- C Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Inspectors wroteBased on staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to send a copy of a transfer/discharge notice for a resident to the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman for three (3) of four (4) residents sampled for transfer notification. Resident #1, Resident #14, and Resident #88.
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) | 4.17 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.63 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.41 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.33 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 33.7% | 45.7% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 0.0% | 38.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.03 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 4.39 on weekdays and 3.63 on weekends, 17% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 11.8% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.20 in April to June 2025 to 4.17 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 | 4.17 | 0.43 | 4.39 | 3.63 | 11.8% | 0 of 90 | 95 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.43 | 0.47 | 4.63 | 3.92 | 6.6% | 0 of 92 | 93 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.34 | 0.45 | 4.56 | 3.80 | 8.8% | 0 of 92 | 92 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.20 | 0.39 | 4.43 | 3.61 | 4.9% | 0 of 91 | 94 |
| 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 whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.5 | 20.5 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.9 | 19.6 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 38.1 | 21.7 | 15.4 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.5 | 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 |
Short-term rehab results
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Tallahatchie General Hosp Ecf'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 residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on October 29, 2025: "Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident."
- 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 October 29, 2025: "Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on December 4, 2024: "Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment."
- 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 October 29, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
Other nursing homes nearby
- Quitman County Health & Rehab LLC Marks, 20.9 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 11 citations
- Grenada Living Center Grenada, 21.6 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 11 citations
- Grenada Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Grenada, 21.8 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 30 citations
- Diversicare of Batesville Batesville, 22.2 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 18 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 Tallahatchie General Hosp Ecf's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Tallahatchie General Hosp Ecf 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Tallahatchie General Hosp Ecf get at its last inspection?
- 3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on October 29, 2025. The Mississippi average is 6.8.
- Has Tallahatchie General Hosp Ecf been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Tallahatchie General Hosp Ecf 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 Tallahatchie General Hosp Ecf?
- 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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