Pontotoc Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pontotoc Nursing Home is a 44-bed nonprofit nursing home in Pontotoc, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 28.6% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Pontotoc Nursing Home
176 South Main 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 Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.58 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Mississippi average. With about 42 residents a day, that works out to roughly 109 aide hours a day, or about 14 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) | 2.58 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.86 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.27 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.49 | 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
28.6% of nursing staff at Pontotoc 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 11.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 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. Pontotoc Nursing Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Pontotoc Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 30, 1996
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pontotoc Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center Pontotoc | 1.0 | 60 | 2.24 | 4.13 | 34.6% | 5 | None |
| Sunshine Health Care, Inc Pontotoc | 2.1 | 60 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Cedars Health Center Tupelo · abuse citation | 13.8 | 140 | 3.15 | 4.86 | 48.8% | 3 | $16,153 |
| Union Co Health and Rehab Center, Inc New Albany | 16.7 | 60 | 2.28 | 4.71 | 66.4% | 5 | None |
| Tupelo Community Care Center Tupelo | 18.4 | 120 | 1.86 | 3.36 | 60.8% | 1 | $61,998 |
| New Albany Health & Rehab Center New Albany | 18.5 | 114 | 2.31 | 3.78 | 43.5% | 1 | $10,039 |
| Diversicare of Tupelo Tupelo | 18.7 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.30 | 38.8% | 2 | $20,284 |
| Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home Okolona | 21.6 | 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.