Nursing home report
HATTIESBURG, MS · Medicare-certified · 29 beds
5 of 5 stars overall. Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit has top ratings across health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (8.56 vs 4.1 hours/resident/day), and $0 in fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection areas cited included infection prevention and control and timely state data transmission.
Health inspections
Staffing
8.5607 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 8.5607.
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).
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
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 May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, minimal harm.
F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: B
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
