Jefferson County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Jefferson County Nursing Home is a 60-bed government-run nursing home in Fayette, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 34.0% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Jefferson County Nursing Home
910 Main StreetFayette, MS 39069
Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.87 hours per resident per day, 18% above the Mississippi average. With about 49 residents a day, that works out to roughly 139 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.87 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.45 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.64 | 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
34.0% of nursing staff at Jefferson County Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Mississippi average of 45.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Jefferson County Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Jefferson County Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 13, 1993
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Jefferson County Nursing Home
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| Silver Cross Health & Rehab Brookhaven | 36.8 | 60 | 2.36 | 3.50 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
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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.