Nursing homes in Forrest County, Mississippi
Forrest County, Mississippi has 8 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 599 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 4.2 of 5 (the Mississippi average is 2.7), and 6 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 4.45 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 3 of the 8.
- Nursing homes
- 8
- Certified beds
- 599
- Average overall rating
- 4.2
- Certified beds in use
- 90.1%
All 8 homes
- 5 of 5 Bedford Care Center of Petal 60beds 94.2%in use 4.28nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 30beds 94.3%in use 8.20nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Merit Health Wesley 25beds 80.8%in use 5.83nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Windham House of Hattiesburg 60beds 94.8%in use 3.75nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Bedford Alzheimer's Care Center 60beds 98.0%in use 4.61nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Bedford Care Ctr-Monroe Hall 80beds 95.1%in use 4.24nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg 120beds 75.7%in use 3.89nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Hattiesburg Health & Rehab Center 164beds 87.6%in use 4.83nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Forrest County, Mississippi?
CMS lists 8 certified nursing homes in Forrest County, with 599 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Forrest County have a 5-star overall rating?
4 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Bedford Care Center of Petal, Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit, Merit Health Wesley, Windham House of Hattiesburg.
How full are nursing homes in Forrest County?
On an average day about 90.1% of certified beds are in use across homes in Forrest County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in Mississippi