Pearl River Co Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pearl River Co Nursing Home is a 105-bed nonprofit nursing home in Poplarville, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.38 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 39% above the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 39.3% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Pearl River Co Nursing Home
305 West Moody StreetPoplarville, MS 39470
Pearl River 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 Pearl River Co Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 3.38 hours per resident per day, 39% above the Mississippi average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 288 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 24% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.38 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.59 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.95 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.53 | 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
39.3% of nursing staff at Pearl River Co 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 22.2%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 17, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Pearl River Co Nursing Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Pearl River Co Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Forrest County General Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 2, 2020
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pearl River Co Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lamar Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Lumberton | 18.2 | 120 | 1.81 | 2.98 | 37.3% | 1 | $10,527 |
| Resthaven Living Center Bogalusa | 19.4 | 145 | 1.82 | 3.34 | 48.9% | 2 | None |
| Bedford Care Center of Picayune Picayune · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 21.7 | 120 | 2.45 | 3.95 | 49.6% | 1 | $39,392 |
| Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Picayune · abuse citation | 23.1 | 120 | 2.18 | 3.86 | 30.0% | 1 | $34,411 |
| Azalea Gardens Nursing Center Wiggins | 24.0 | 99 | 2.12 | 3.81 | 22.6% | 4 | None |
| Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Ctr Inc Wiggins | 25.6 | 59 | 2.56 | 4.74 | 42.1% | 3 | $8,190 |
| The Grove Columbia | 31.5 | 86 | 2.50 | 4.75 | 36.0% | 2 | None |
| Myrtles Nursing Center, LLC Columbia | 31.9 | 98 | 2.18 | 3.66 | 69.5% | 2 | None |
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.