Merit Health Wesley
Nursing home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, CMS certification number 255168
5001 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 · Forrest County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 25
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- February 19, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Merit Health Wesley take Medicare and Medicaid?
Merit Health Wesley 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Merit Health Wesley 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
- 5.51
- Registered nurse hours
- 2.07
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.57
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.88
- Weekend total hours
- 4.47
- Nursing staff turnover
- 32.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 19, 2026 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 4, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Merit Health Wesley in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 21.6 residents live here, about 86% of its 25 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 25
- Average residents per day
- 21.6
- Certified since
- November 17, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
Who owns Merit Health Wesley
- Legal business name
- Wesley Health System LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Merit Health Wesley
- Windham House of Hattiesburg37 Hillcrest Drive, Hattiesburg 39402
- Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg10 Medical Boulevard, Hattiesburg 39401
- Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit6051 US Highway 49 South, Hattiesburg 39401
- Bedford Care Ctr-Monroe Hall300 Cahal Street, Hattiesburg 39401
- Bedford Alzheimer's Care Center298 Cahal Street, Hattiesburg 39401
See also all nursing homes in Hattiesburg.
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, the 7 in Hattiesburg, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Merit Health Wesley, 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 Merit Health Wesley
What is the CMS star rating of Merit Health Wesley?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Merit Health Wesley accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Merit Health Wesley?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Merit Health Wesley?
Wesley Health System LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.