Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Pontotoc, Mississippi, part of Advanced Health Care Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.24 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 34.6% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center
278 West Eighth StreetPontotoc, MS 38863
Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.24 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Mississippi average. With about 50 residents a day, that works out to roughly 112 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.24 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.46 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.13 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.34 | 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
34.6% of nursing staff at Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Mississippi average of 45.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 57.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Advanced Health Care Management, 6 homes
- Legal name: Pontotoc LTC, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 2, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pontotoc Nursing Home Pontotoc | 1.0 | 44 | 2.58 | 4.27 | 28.6% | 4 | None |
| Sunshine Health Care, Inc Pontotoc | 3.0 | 60 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Cedars Health Center Tupelo · abuse citation | 14.7 | 140 | 3.15 | 4.86 | 48.8% | 3 | $16,153 |
| Union Co Health and Rehab Center, Inc New Albany | 17.1 | 60 | 2.28 | 4.71 | 66.4% | 5 | None |
| New Albany Health & Rehab Center New Albany | 19.0 | 114 | 2.31 | 3.78 | 43.5% | 1 | $10,039 |
| Tupelo Community Care Center Tupelo | 19.3 | 120 | 1.86 | 3.36 | 60.8% | 1 | $61,998 |
| Diversicare of Tupelo Tupelo | 19.5 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.30 | 38.8% | 2 | $20,284 |
| Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home Okolona | 21.7 | 73 | 2.92 | 4.30 | 56.6% | 3 | $12,149 |
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.