Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
Nursing home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, CMS certification number 255335
6051 US Highway 49 South, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Forrest County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 30
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- May 13, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit take Medicare and Medicaid?
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 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
- 8.61
- Registered nurse hours
- 4.03
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.78
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.80
- Weekend total hours
- 7.44
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 13, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 7, 2025, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 28 residents live here, about 93% of its 30 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 30
- Average residents per day
- 28
- Certified since
- May 10, 2012
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
Who owns Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
- Legal business name
- Forrest County General Hospital
- Ownership type
- Government - County
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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.
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Is this your facility?
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Questions about Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
What is the CMS star rating of Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit?
Forrest County General Hospital, government - county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.