Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home is a 73-bed government-run nursing home in Okolona, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 56.6% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home
512 Rockwell DriveOkolona, MS 38860
Chickasaw 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 Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.92 hours per resident per day, 20% above the Mississippi average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 205 aide hours a day, or about 26 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) | 2.92 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.30 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.07 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.30 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.61 | 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
56.6% of nursing staff at Shearer-Richardson Memorial 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 54.2%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Mississippi average 6.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $12,149 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2024 | Fine | $12,149 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 2, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Trend Health and Rehab of Houston Houston | 15.0 | 60 | 2.48 | 4.17 | 53.5% | 4 | None |
| River Place Nursing Center Amory | 16.0 | 60 | 2.24 | 3.65 | 25.0% | 5 | None |
| Diversicare of Amory Amory | 16.1 | 152 | 1.99 | 3.42 | 43.3% | 2 | None |
| Diversicare of Tupelo Tupelo | 16.9 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.30 | 38.8% | 2 | $20,284 |
| Tupelo Community Care Center Tupelo | 17.2 | 120 | 1.86 | 3.36 | 60.8% | 1 | $61,998 |
| Cedars Health Center Tupelo · abuse citation | 17.3 | 140 | 3.15 | 4.86 | 48.8% | 3 | $16,153 |
| Care Center of Aberdeen Aberdeen | 17.7 | 105 | 2.45 | 3.96 | 43.3% | 2 | $10,358 |
| Pontotoc Nursing Home Pontotoc | 21.6 | 44 | 2.58 | 4.27 | 28.6% | 4 | 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.