Nursing home report
ACKERMAN, MS · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
CHOCTAW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER has a 3-star overall rating, with 3 stars for health inspections, 5 stars for staffing, and 1 star for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 4.12 hours per resident per day, just above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and the facility has $8,278 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty flag.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.125 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.125.
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 seasonal flu 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 March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to protect residents’ right to organize and take part in resident and family groups. Cited April 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 565 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited January 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: E
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited October 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
A federal fine of $8,278 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $12,472 in total fines.
Federal fine
Mar 18, 2025
Federal fine
Nov 6, 2023
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
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.
