Cedars Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cedars Health Center is a 140-bed nonprofit nursing home in Tupelo, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% above the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 48.8% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Cedars Health Center
2800 West Main StreetTupelo, MS 38801
Lee County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Cedars Health Center, nurse aides logged 3.15 hours per resident per day, 30% above the Mississippi average. With about 128 residents a day, that works out to roughly 403 aide hours a day, or about 50 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.15 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.86 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.36 | 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
48.8% of nursing staff at Cedars Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Mississippi average of 45.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 20, 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 1 fine totaling $16,153 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2025 | Fine | $16,153 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Cedars Health Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Cedars Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: United Methodist Senior Services Health Care, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Cedars Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Tupelo Community Care Center Tupelo | 4.6 | 120 | 1.86 | 3.36 | 60.8% | 1 | $61,998 |
| Diversicare of Tupelo Tupelo | 5.0 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.30 | 38.8% | 2 | $20,284 |
| Sunshine Health Care, Inc Pontotoc | 13.2 | 60 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Pontotoc Nursing Home Pontotoc | 13.8 | 44 | 2.58 | 4.27 | 28.6% | 4 | None |
| Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center Pontotoc | 14.7 | 60 | 2.24 | 4.13 | 34.6% | 5 | None |
| Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home Okolona | 17.3 | 73 | 2.92 | 4.30 | 56.6% | 3 | $12,149 |
| NMMC Baldwyn Nursing Facility Baldwyn | 17.8 | 107 | 2.22 | 3.87 | 46.1% | 2 | $8,788 |
| Courtyards Comm Living Center Fulton | 20.3 | 66 | 2.36 | 3.63 | 50.8% | 2 | $132,468 |
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.