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Mississippi

Nursing Home Staffing Profile — 2025Q3

200 facilities14,810 residents4.21 avg HPRD

vs National Average

+0.31 HPRD

National avg: 3.90 · Mississippi: 4.21

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Mississippi ranks among the higher-performing states for nursing home staffing, with an average of 4.21 HPRD — 0.31 hours above the national average. Only 86.5% of facilities meet the CMS staffing benchmark of 3.48 HPRD, compared to 65.8% nationally. RN staffing averages 0.63 HPRD, with 21.5% of facilities meeting the 0.75 research recommendation.

4.21

Average Total HPRD

All nursing staff combined

▲ 0.31 vs national

0.63

Average RN HPRD

Recommended: 0.75

▼ 0.05 vs national

86.5%

Meet CMS Benchmark

173 of 200 facilities

21.0%

Avg Weekend Drop-off

Staffing reduction on Sat/Sun

5.3%

Avg Agency Staff

Contractor/temp worker hours

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Had Zero-RN Days

Data unavailable

4.02

Median HPRD

50th percentile (less skewed by outliers)

F-Rated Facilities

Under 2.5 HPRD — critically understaffed

Grade Distribution

How Mississippi's 200 facilities grade out

HPRD Distribution

Where facilities fall across the staffing spectrum

Staffing by Ownership Type

For-profit facilities consistently staff lower than non-profit and government-run homes

For-Profit

4.04

avg HPRD

157 facilities (79%)

Non-Profit

4.67

avg HPRD

20 facilities (10%)

Government

4.95

avg HPRD

23 facilities (12%)

💡 Non-profit facilities in Mississippi average 0.63 more HPRD than for-profit ones — about 16% higher staffing.

▲ Best Staffed in Mississippi

Top 5 by total nurse HPRD

A+

SINGING RIVER SKILLED NURSING FACILITY

FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL SKILLED NURSING UNIT

HATTIESBURG

8.02 HPRD

RN: 4.07

SUNSHINE HEALTH CARE, INC

Methodist Specialty Care Center

▼ Most Understaffed in Mississippi

Bottom 5 by total nurse HPRD

200

LAMAR HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER

CHADWICK COMMUNITY CARE CENTER

OAK GROVE RETIREMENT HOME

DELTA REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER

DIVERSICARE OF TUPELO

TUPELO

3.18 HPRD

RN: 0.67

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County Breakdown

Staffing metrics by county in Mississippi — click a county to see individual facilities

Avg HPRD— total nurse hours per resident per day:≥ 3.48 meets federal benchmark,3.0–3.47 below benchmark,< 3.0 critically low

Meet Benchmark— share of facilities in the county at or above the 3.48 HPRD federal minimum:≥ 50%35–49%< 35%

County	Facilities ↓	Avg HPRD	RN HPRD	Meet Benchmark	Grades
▸Lee	11	3.78	0.50	72.7%	Mixed C/B
▸Lauderdale	9	4.39	0.76	88.9%	Mixed C/B
▸Hinds	8	4.12	0.43	100.0%	Mixed D/B
▸Forrest	8	5.04	1.16	100.0%	Mixed B/A+
▸Rankin	8	4.81	0.77	100.0%	Mixed B/A
▸Harrison	7	3.74	0.46	57.1%	Mixed C/B
▸Jackson	6	4.43	0.99	66.7%	Mixed B/C
▸Madison	5	4.49	0.47	100.0%	Mixed B/D
▸Washington	5	3.63	0.53	80.0%	Mixed B/D
▸Jones	4	4.29	0.46	100.0%	Mixed C/B
▸Lowndes	4	4.22	0.75	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Bolivar	4	3.61	0.67	25.0%	Mixed C/A
▸Warren	4	4.03	0.64	100.0%	Mixed B/A
▸Lincoln	4	3.73	0.52	75.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Pearl River	3	4.54	0.65	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Marion	3	4.14	0.46	100.0%	Mostly C
▸De Soto	3	3.71	0.55	66.7%	Mostly B
▸Neshoba	3	3.83	0.92	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Monroe	3	3.55	0.70	66.7%	Mostly C
▸Leflore	3	4.19	0.76	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Pontotoc	3	5.27	0.84	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Tippah	3	3.96	0.61	66.7%	Mostly C
▸Adams	3	3.67	0.30	66.7%	Mostly D
▸Greene	2	4.72	0.60	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Alcorn	2	4.22	0.60	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Calhoun	2	4.48	0.47	100.0%	Mixed B/D
▸Chickasaw	2	4.43	1.07	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Clay	2	4.45	0.63	100.0%	Mixed A/C
▸Coahoma	2	3.80	0.47	50.0%	Mostly C
▸Copiah	2	4.10	0.40	100.0%	Mixed C/D
▸Covington	2	4.46	0.80	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸George	2	4.62	0.63	100.0%	Mixed A/C
▸Grenada	2	3.64	0.45	100.0%	Mixed C/D
▸Hancock	2	4.06	0.46	100.0%	Mixed B/D
▸Holmes	2	4.22	0.37	100.0%	Mixed C/D
▸Itawamba	2	3.95	0.68	100.0%	Mixed A/C
▸Leake	2	4.58	0.67	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Marshall	2	4.09	0.48	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Newton	2	4.70	0.75	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Oktibbeha	2	3.54	0.62	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Panola	2	3.78	0.47	100.0%	Mixed B/D
▸Pike	2	4.38	0.66	50.0%	Mixed A/C
▸Prentiss	2	4.34	0.80	50.0%	Mixed A/C
▸Simpson	2	3.77	0.49	100.0%	Mixed B/D
▸Stone	2	4.37	0.73	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Sunflower	2	4.72	0.69	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Tishomingo	2	3.75	0.64	100.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Union	2	4.19	0.50	100.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Walthall	2	4.36	0.63	100.0%	Mixed B/D
▸Webster	2	3.91	0.71	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Winston	2	4.95	1.04	100.0%	Mixed A+/B
▸Yazoo	2	4.65	0.56	100.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Wayne	1	3.66	0.61	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Claiborne	1	5.37	0.48	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Perry	1	3.85	0.39	100.0%	Mostly D
▸Tunica	1	5.36	0.52	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Choctaw	1	4.08	0.51	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Yalobusha	1	4.21	0.35	100.0%	Mostly D
▸Quitman	1	4.62	0.40	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Carroll	1	3.48	0.75	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Scott	1	4.50	0.60	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Wilkinson	1	5.61	0.46	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Smith	1	4.87	0.85	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Attala	1	3.69	0.41	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Lamar	1	2.92	0.18	0.0%	Mostly F
▸Lawrence	1	3.81	0.38	100.0%	Mostly D
▸Amite	1	3.77	0.32	100.0%	Mostly D
▸Lafayette	1	4.16	0.40	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Kemper	1	5.12	0.68	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Jefferson Davis	1	4.48	0.88	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Jefferson	1	4.68	0.61	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Jasper	1	4.18	0.51	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Humphreys	1	4.32	0.63	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Tallahatchie	1	4.34	0.45	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Franklin	1	4.54	0.62	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Montgomery	1	3.31	0.57	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Clarke	1	3.31	0.67	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Tate	1	4.03	0.65	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Noxubee	1	4.25	0.37	100.0%	Mostly D
▸Benton	1	4.47	0.86	100.0%	Mostly A

HPRD Range in Mississippi

The spread between best and worst staffed facilities

3.69

25th pctile

4.02

Median

4.57

75th pctile

Source: CMS Staffing & Quality Data — 2025Q3 · data.cms.gov

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