Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Bedford Care Center Of Newton
1009 South Main Street, Newton, MS · (601) 683-6601
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents per day
- 52
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Bedford Care Centers
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 26, 1992
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Mississippi.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Mississippi homes
Bedford Care Center Of Newton carries 9 inspection points. That is fewer than 95% of Mississippi's 199 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Mississippi: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–15 pts
- 4★ 15–30 pts
- 3★ 30–47 pts
- 2★ 47–78.5 pts
- 1★ over 78.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in Mississippi by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
9 health citations on record since 2022. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights3E
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- E
Inform each resident of his or her visitation rights and ensure that all visitors enjoy equal visitation privileges.
- 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.
Pharmacy Service3D
- 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.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- 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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-11-20
1 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (1 deficiency)
2024-05-30
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
2022-11-16
3 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 38 min of nursing staff time a day, 14 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 38 min
Mississippi average
4 h 12 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 30% of nursing staff and 46% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1 pts better | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine4.7 pts better | 100.0% | 95.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.9 pts worse | 96.4% | 97.3% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury7.5 pts worse | 10.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.5 pts better | 1.1% | 1.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.3 pts worse | 6.6% | 6.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.2 pts worse | 26.0% | 23.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication0.8 pts worse | 22.6% | 21.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened4.7 pts better | 13.6% | 18.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.2 pts worse | 25.5% | 20.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.2 pts better | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.5 pts better | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1 pts worse | 20.9% | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.7 pts worse | 6.9% | 6.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine11 pts better | 100.0% | 89.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3 pts better | 12.3% | 15.3% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.7 pts worse | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.5 pts better | 26.6% | 27.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
26 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet F. Mcelroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. Mcelroy, Jr. | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 13% | 6 facilities |
| Michael E. Mcelroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. Mcelroy, Jr. | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 13% | 6 facilities |
| Bean, Lisa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Bean, Lisa | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Bedford Health Properties, LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Bevon, Charles | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Bevon, Charles | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Bevon, Jack | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Bevon, Jack | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Bevon, Nicole | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Bevon, Nicole | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Blackledge, Richard | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Convarest Of Newton, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Embry, Kim | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Gilbert, Heather | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Gilbert, Heather | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Hattiesburg Medical Park Management Corp. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 5 facilities |
| Janet F Mcelroy Family Trust Fbo Nicole Mcelroy Bevon | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Janet F. Mcelroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. Mcelroy, Jr. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Mcelroy, Michael | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Mcelroy, Michael | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Mcelroy, Sonya | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Michael E Mcelroy Family Trust Fbo Nicole Mcelroy Bevon | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Michael E Mcelroy Family Trust Fbo Nicole Mcelroy Bevon | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Michael E. Mcelroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. Mcelroy, Jr. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Ryals, Jennifer | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
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