The home failed to protect residents from being separated from others or confined to their rooms. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 603 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
SHEARER-RICHARDSON MEMORIAL NURSING HOME
OKOLONA, MS · Medicare-certified · 73 beds
Needs attention
Government-run
3 of 5 overall
Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home in Okolona, MS has a 3-star overall rating, with strong health inspection and staffing ratings (4 stars each) but a very low quality measures rating (1 star). Reported staffing is above the federal benchmark (4.45 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), and the facility had $12,149 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.447 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: October 8, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $12,149recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.447.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.17
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.25
- Nurse aides
- 3.03
- Weekend nursing
- 3.77
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
25.9%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.1%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.1%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
4.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
22.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
23%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29.4%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.4%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.7%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.2%Steady
What the inspectors found
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 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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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 August 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $12,149 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $20,050 in total fines.
- $12,149
Federal fine
Oct 3, 2024
- $7,901
Federal fine
Aug 10, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Occupancy
- 68.3 residents on an average day (94% of 73 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 51 years
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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.