James T Champion: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
James T Champion is a 70-bed government-run nursing home in Meridian, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.06 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 67% above the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 33.8% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
James T Champion
1455 North Lakeland DriveMeridian, MS 39307
Lauderdale 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 James T Champion, nurse aides logged 4.06 hours per resident per day, 67% above the Mississippi average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 243 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.06 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.36 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.40 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.83 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.79 | 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
33.8% of nursing staff at James T Champion left over the year CMS measured, against a Mississippi average of 45.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 36.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 5, 2026. 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. James T Champion holds 4 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About James T Champion
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 2010
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
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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.