Cedars Health Center
Nursing home in Tupelo, Mississippi, CMS certification number 255309
2800 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38801 · Lee County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 140
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 20, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $16,153 (1)
Does Cedars Health Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cedars Health Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cedars Health Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.81
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.06
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.15
- Weekend total hours
- 4.34
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 27.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 20, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 8, 2024, found 6.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Cedars Health Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Cedars Health Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $16,153 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 130.1 residents live here, about 93% of its 140 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 130.1
- Certified since
- August 1, 2004
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cedars Health Center
- Legal business name
- United Methodist Senior Services Health Care, Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Cedars Health Center
- Tupelo Community Care Center1901 Briar Ridge Road, Tupelo 38804
- Diversicare of Tupelo2273 South Eason Boulevard, Tupelo 38804
- Sunshine Health Care, Inc1677 Highway 9 North, Pontotoc 38863
- Pontotoc Nursing Home176 South Main Street, Pontotoc 38863
- Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center278 West Eighth Street, Pontotoc 38863
Who inspects nursing homes in Mississippi
Mississippi's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Mississippi, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Cedars Health Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Cedars Health Center
What is the CMS star rating of Cedars Health Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cedars Health Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cedars Health Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cedars Health Center?
United Methodist Senior Services Health Care, Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.