Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home
512 Rockwell Drive, Okolona, MS · (662) 447-5463
- Certified beds
- 73
- Residents per day
- 70
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 2, 1975
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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
★★★★★−1 star
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
Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home carries 25 inspection points. That is fewer than 73% 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
18 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 (3)
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G
Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
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G
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4D
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of 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
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Rights3D
- 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 a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Administration1D
- D
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Environmental1D
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Inspection history
2025-10-08
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
2024-10-03
6 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2023-08-10
7 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 37 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 3 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 37 min
Mississippi average
4 h 12 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 41% of nursing staff and 32% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
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
$12,149 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-03 | Fine | $12,149 |
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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 days0.3 pts worse | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts better | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.2 pts better | 97.5% | 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 injury0.2 pts worse | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.4 pts better | 1.2% | 1.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.7 pts worse | 7.0% | 6.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.5 pts worse | 24.3% | 23.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.9 pts worse | 23.7% | 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 worsened0.2 pts better | 18.1% | 18.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.1 pts worse | 21.4% | 20.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1 pts worse | 2.3% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.4 pts better | 1.1% | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.6 pts better | 15.3% | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.7 pts worse | 7.9% | 6.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.4 pts better | 97.4% | 89.0% | 82.3% |
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Fire safety
5 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4E
- E
Have properly sized and located compartments to protect residents from smoke.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Egress1E
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
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