Merit Health Wesley: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Merit Health Wesley is a 25-bed for-profit nursing home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 38% below the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Merit Health Wesley
5001 Hardy StreetHattiesburg, MS 39402
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 Merit Health Wesley, nurse aides logged 1.50 hours per resident per day, 38% below the Mississippi average. With about 20 residents a day, that works out to roughly 30 aide hours a day, or about 4 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) | 1.50 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.73 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.60 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.83 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.89 | 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
33.3% of nursing staff at Merit Health Wesley left over the year CMS measured, against a Mississippi average of 45.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Merit Health Wesley holds 5 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Merit Health Wesley
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Wesley Health System LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 17, 1993
- Located inside a hospital
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Merit Health Wesley
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Windham House of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg | 0.5 | 60 | 2.31 | 3.75 | 47.7% | 5 | None |
| Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg | 2.0 | 120 | 2.17 | 3.89 | 53.7% | 3 | None |
| Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit Hattiesburg | 2.4 | 30 | 2.75 | 8.20 | 44.8% | 5 | None |
| Bedford Alzheimer's Care Center Hattiesburg | 2.7 | 60 | 2.79 | 4.61 | 53.8% | 4 | $66,700 |
| Bedford Care Ctr-Monroe Hall Hattiesburg | 2.7 | 80 | 2.58 | 4.24 | 52.2% | 4 | None |
| Hattiesburg Health & Rehab Center Hattiesburg | 4.7 | 164 | 2.84 | 4.83 | 63.5% | 3 | $8,021 |
| Bedford Care Center of Petal Petal | 5.8 | 60 | 2.48 | 4.28 | 64.5% | 5 | $22,198 |
| Lamar Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Lumberton | 15.9 | 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.