Willow Creek Retirement Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Willow Creek Retirement Center is a 88-bed for-profit nursing home in Byram, Mississippi, part of Briar Hill Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.41 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 52.9% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Willow Creek Retirement Center
49 Willow Creek LaneByram, MS 39272
Hinds 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 Willow Creek Retirement Center, nurse aides logged 2.41 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Mississippi average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 191 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.41 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.05 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.64 | 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
52.9% of nursing staff at Willow Creek Retirement 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 Mar 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Mississippi average 6.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,018 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
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. Willow Creek Retirement Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Willow Creek Retirement Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Briar Hill Management, 6 homes
- Legal name: WCRL, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Willow Creek Retirement Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Edgewood Health & Rehabilitation Byram · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 2.2 | 119 | 3.67 | 5.36 | 59.8% | 1 | $148,438 |
| Pleasant Hills Community Living Center Jackson | 4.5 | 100 | 2.07 | 3.74 | 55.3% | 1 | $140,123 |
| Chadwick Community Care Center Jackson | 4.9 | 102 | 1.83 | 3.17 | 72.5% | 1 | $8,281 |
| Methodist Sepcialty Care Center Flowood | 7.2 | 60 | 3.54 | 7.57 | 22.9% | 5 | None |
| Woodlands Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Clinton | 7.7 | 145 | 2.06 | 3.75 | 39.7% | 1 | $30,069 |
| Compere NH Inc Jackson | 8.3 | 60 | 2.54 | 4.10 | — | 4 | None |
| Briar Hill Rest Home Florence | 8.7 | 60 | 2.24 | 4.32 | 52.9% | 2 | $8,788 |
| Magnolia Senior Care, LLC Jackson | 9.9 | 60 | 2.56 | 4.14 | 41.0% | 4 | $8,542 |
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.