Nursing home report
MENDENHALL, MS · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
Bedford Care Center of Mendenhall has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspections and quality measures but 4-star staffing, including reported nurse staffing slightly above the federal benchmark (4.26 vs. 4.1 hours/resident/day). It also has a recent federal penalty and $92,762 in fines over the last 24 months, with recent citations involving care planning, accident hazards, and medication errors.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.258 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.258.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: G
The home failed to support and respect residents’ choices and self-determination. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 561 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
A federal fine of $62,160 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $30,602 was recorded.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 4 fines · $101,514 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Federal fine
Dec 17, 2025
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Aug 5, 2024
Federal fine
Aug 5, 2024
Federal fine
Dec 13, 2023
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
