Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home
Nursing home in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, CMS certification number 255220
431 West Race Street, Rolling Fork, MS 39159 · Sharkey County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 54
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 11, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home 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
- 3.38
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.45
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.57
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.36
- Weekend total hours
- 2.79
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 11, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 3, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 51.4 residents live here, about 95% of its 54 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 51.4
- Certified since
- January 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home
- Legal business name
- Sharkey Issaquena Community 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.
Compare all nursing homes in Mississippi, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home, 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 Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home
What is the CMS star rating of Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home?
Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital, government - county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.