Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Ms Care Center Of Morton
96 Old Highway 80 East, Morton, MS · (601) 732-6361
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 93
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Mississippi Care Center
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- November 1, 1997
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How this home got 2 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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among Mississippi homes
Ms Care Center Of Morton carries 67 inspection points. That is fewer than 24% 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
25 health citations on record since 2023. 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care5D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Resident Rights5D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- 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.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5D
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Pharmacy Service3D
- 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
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 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.
Nutrition and Dietary2D
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Infection Control2D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Inspection history
2026-03-19
11 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2024-10-17
8 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2023-03-23
6 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 43 min of nursing staff time a day, 39 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 43 min
Mississippi average
4 h 12 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 56% of nursing staff and 29% of registered nurses left in the past year.
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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Fines and payment denials
$14,381 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Fine | $10,364 |
| 2024-03-20 | Fine | $4,017 |
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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 days0.4 pts better | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.5 pts better | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.9 pts better | 99.2% | 95.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.7 pts better | 100.0% | 97.3% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.7 pts worse | 4.8% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.4 pts worse | 4.0% | 1.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.2 pts worse | 7.5% | 6.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.1 pts better | 18.7% | 23.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.7 pts better | 17.1% | 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 worsened0.6 pts better | 17.7% | 18.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.3 pts worse | 20.6% | 20.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.5 pts worse | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection6 pts worse | 8.5% | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence7.6 pts better | 12.3% | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.7 pts better | 3.5% | 6.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8 pts better | 97.0% | 89.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit10 pts better | 5.3% | 15.3% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.4 pts better | 0.0% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine15 pts better | 100.0% | 85.0% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission15.2 pts better | 11.9% | 27.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
11 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 |
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| Delaney, Steven | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 50% | 13 facilities |
| Pace, Garry | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 50% | 9 facilities |
| Beebe, Harold | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Delaney, Steven | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Islam, Nahid | Contracted Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Islam, Nahid | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mccurdy, Brittany | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mccurdy, Brittany | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Pace, Garry | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Pace, Garry | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Pace, Garry | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
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Fire safety
2 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Smoke1D
- D
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
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