The nursing home failed to ensure residents received the behavioral health care and services they needed. Cited January 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 740 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
TIPPAH COUNTY NURSING HOME
RIPLEY, MS · Medicare-certified · 40 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
Tippah County Nursing Home in Ripley, MS has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for staffing and 4 stars for health inspections, but only 2 stars for quality measures. It reports 5.03 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, has no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included behavioral health care, infection control, and care planning.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.0279 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 6, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.0279.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.46
- Nurse aides
- 2.84
- Weekend nursing
- 4.06
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 46%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—42.9%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.1%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
10.7%12.2%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
3.7%15%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
—32%—
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—37%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
39.3%15%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
27.1%6.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.4%11.1%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—100%—
What the inspectors found
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 November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
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 November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to notify the proper authorities when a resident who needed special medical or disability services had a significant change in condition. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 646 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 30.9 residents on an average day (77% of 40 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 36 years
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.