Nursing home report
Registered name: LAWRENCE CO NURSING CENTER
MONTICELLO, MS · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
Lawrence County Nursing Center in Monticello, MS has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and quality scores but 4-star staffing. It also has a recent federal penalty and $16,720 in fines over the last 24 months, with reported nurse staffing at 3.52 hours per resident per day below the 4.1 federal benchmark.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5162 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5162.
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 home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $8,360 was recorded.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $16,720 in total fines.
Federal fine
Apr 2, 2025
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.
