Cycle 1
Health 2025-05-07 · Fire 2025-05-07
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Hattiesburg, MS
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with 1 recent health deficiencies
6051 Us Highway 49 South, Hattiesburg, MS
(601) 288-4233
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
5 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
5 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
29
Certified beds
Average residents
28
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Government
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2012-05-10
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
No
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Hospital-based
Yes
CMS reports the provider resides in a hospital
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
4.07
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.63 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.41
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.10 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.54
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.48 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
8.02
All reported nurse hours · state 4.21 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
5.48
RN + LPN hours · state 1.73 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
6.66
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
2.99
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.37 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.41
Reported PT staffing · state 0.04 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
4.02
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
7.93
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.38
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
50%
Annual RN turnover · state 43% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
53%
Annual nurse turnover · state 48% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
361
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
72.08
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0233
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
4.58
Baseline 17.92% · Performance 19.31% · Measure score 4.58 · Achievement 4.58 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
10
Baseline 4.98% · Performance 4.67% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9
Total nurse turnover
4.25
Baseline 51.28% · Performance 46.30% · Measure score 4.25 · Achievement 4.25 · Improvement 1.39
Adjusted total nurse staffing
10
Performance 8.52 hours · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.06% |
10.72%
0.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 542 · Observed rate 6.83% · Lower 95% interval 7.5% |
| Discharge to community | 66.57% |
50.57%
16 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 464 · Observed rate 78.66% · Lower 95% interval 64.22% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.71 |
1.02
0.3 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 96.23% |
95.27%
1 pts better
|
Numerator 332 · Denominator 345 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.29% |
0.77%
0.5 pts better
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 345 |
| Discharge self-care score | 61.97% |
53.69%
8.3 pts better
|
Numerator 189 · Denominator 305 |
| Discharge mobility score | 71.48% |
50.94%
20.5 pts better
|
Numerator 218 · Denominator 305 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 345 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 4.67% |
7.12%
2.5 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 334 · Observed rate 1.8% · Lower 95% interval 2.89% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 40 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | Not Available |
42%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Discharge function score | 63.61% |
56.45%
7.2 pts better
|
Numerator 194 · Denominator 305 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 42.53% |
95.95%
53.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 131 · Denominator 308 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 21.62% |
96.28%
74.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 37 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 13.71% |
25.2%
11.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 24 · Denominator 175 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 69.9% |
87.9%
18 pts worse
|
81.7%
11.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 66.8% · Q2 67.4% · Q3 68.0% · Q4 77.1% · 4Q avg 69.9% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 6.0% |
15.3%
9.3 pts better
|
12.0%
6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 6.0% · Observed 5.6% · Expected 10.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.6% |
2.6%
2 pts better
|
1.6%
1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.4% · Q2 0.8% · Q3 0.8% · Q4 0.4% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 68.3% |
84.6%
16.3 pts worse
|
79.7%
11.4 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 68.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 18.8% |
27.9%
9.1 pts better
|
23.9%
5.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.8% · Observed 15.9% · Expected 20.2% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2023-11-21 · Fire 2023-11-21
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2022-06-02 · Fire 2022-06-02
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-05-07
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-05-27
B · Minimal harm
2023-11-21
F640 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2023-12-19
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-06-02
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-06-30
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Cartlidge, James
Corporate Director · Individual
Forrest County Board Of Superviors
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Hester, Ben
Corporate Officer · Individual
Hester, Ben
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Hogan, Marcus
Corporate Director · Individual
Keene, John
Corporate Director · Individual
Preusch, Richard
Corporate Director · Individual
Preusch, Richard
Corporate Officer · Individual
Woodard, Richard
Corporate Officer · Individual
Woodard, Richard
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Woullard, Reginald
Corporate Director · Individual
Woullard, Reginald
Corporate Officer · Individual
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