Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit is a 30-bed government-run nursing home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 44.8% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
6051 Us Highway 49 SouthHattiesburg, MS 39401
Forrest 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 Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit, nurse aides logged 2.75 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Mississippi average. With about 28 residents a day, that works out to roughly 78 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.75 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.62 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 3.83 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 8.20 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 7.15 | 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
44.8% of nursing staff at Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit left over the year CMS measured, against a Mississippi average of 45.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit holds 5 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Forrest County General Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 10, 2012
- Located inside a hospital
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bedford Care Ctr-Monroe Hall Hattiesburg | 1.3 | 80 | 2.58 | 4.24 | 52.2% | 4 | None |
| Bedford Alzheimer's Care Center Hattiesburg | 1.3 | 60 | 2.79 | 4.61 | 53.8% | 4 | $66,700 |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg | 2.4 | 25 | 1.50 | 5.83 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg | 2.5 | 120 | 2.17 | 3.89 | 53.7% | 3 | None |
| Windham House of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg | 2.9 | 60 | 2.31 | 3.75 | 47.7% | 5 | None |
| Hattiesburg Health & Rehab Center Hattiesburg | 4.1 | 164 | 2.84 | 4.83 | 63.5% | 3 | $8,021 |
| Bedford Care Center of Petal Petal | 4.7 | 60 | 2.48 | 4.28 | 64.5% | 5 | $22,198 |
| Lamar Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Lumberton | 18.2 | 120 | 1.81 | 2.98 | 37.3% | 1 | $10,527 |
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.