Care Center of Laurel: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Care Center of Laurel is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Laurel, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 41.2% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Care Center of Laurel
935 West DrLaurel, MS 39440
Jones County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Care Center of Laurel, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Mississippi average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 178 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.40 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.92 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 3.51 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
41.2% of nursing staff at Care Center of Laurel left over the year CMS measured, against a Mississippi average of 45.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Mississippi average 6.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Care Center of Laurel holds 3 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Care Center of Laurel
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Community Care Center of Laurel LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1987
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Care Center of Laurel
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Laurelwood Community Living Center Laurel | 0.2 | 60 | 1.98 | 3.48 | 54.1% | 1 | $8,788 |
| Comfort Care Nursing Center Laurel | 0.2 | 126 | 2.58 | 4.47 | — | 2 | None |
| Jones Co Rest Home Ellisville | 6.2 | 122 | 2.56 | 4.24 | — | 2 | $25,953 |
| Jasper County NH Bay Springs | 18.8 | 110 | 2.82 | 4.57 | 42.7% | 2 | None |
| Landmark of Collins Collins | 23.3 | 60 | 2.39 | 3.92 | 67.7% | 4 | None |
| Arrington Living Center Collins | 23.7 | 60 | 2.64 | 4.61 | 46.8% | 4 | $17,727 |
| Bedford Care Center of Petal Petal | 24.6 | 60 | 2.48 | 4.28 | 64.5% | 5 | $22,198 |
| Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit Hattiesburg | 24.9 | 30 | 2.75 | 8.20 | 44.8% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.