Tippah County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Tippah County Nursing Home is a 40-bed government-run nursing home in Ripley, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 37.2% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Tippah County Nursing Home
1005 City Avenue NorthRipley, MS 38663
Tippah 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 Tippah County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Mississippi average. With about 32 residents a day, that works out to roughly 87 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.74 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.48 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.95 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.97 | 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
37.2% of nursing staff at Tippah County 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 44.4%. 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 7 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. Tippah County Nursing Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Tippah County Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Tippah County Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 15, 1989
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Tippah County Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rest Haven Health and Rehabilitation Ripley | 0.2 | 60 | 1.90 | 3.71 | 46.8% | 2 | None |
| Diversicare of Ripley Ripley | 0.2 | 140 | 1.86 | 3.29 | 35.7% | 1 | $72,793 |
| Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Ashland | 14.1 | 60 | 2.52 | 4.42 | 31.7% | 5 | None |
| New Albany Health & Rehab Center New Albany | 16.6 | 114 | 2.31 | 3.78 | 43.5% | 1 | $10,039 |
| Union Co Health and Rehab Center, Inc New Albany | 18.4 | 60 | 2.28 | 4.71 | 66.4% | 5 | None |
| Holly Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Holly Springs | 21.7 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.64 | 52.9% | 1 | $17,898 |
| Longwood Community Living Center Booneville | 22.4 | 64 | 2.17 | 3.68 | 28.9% | 2 | None |
| Landmark Nursing and Rehab Center Booneville | 22.9 | 80 | 2.72 | 4.97 | 51.8% | 4 | $29,900 |
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.