The Nichols Center
Nursing home in Madison, Mississippi, CMS certification number 255304
1308 Highway 51 North, Madison, MS 39110 · Madison County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- $18,259 (2)
Does The Nichols Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Nichols 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Nichols 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
- 4.70
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.81
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.95
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.94
- Weekend total hours
- 3.93
- Nursing staff turnover
- 52.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 61.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 26, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 14, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Nichols Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $18,259 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 52.7 residents live here, about 88% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 52.7
- Certified since
- December 15, 2003
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Nichols Center
- Legal business name
- NC Leasing, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Briar Hill Management, 3.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Nichols Center
- The Madison Health and Rehab111 Kelly Blvd, Madison 39110
- Highland Home638 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland 39157
- Parkway Health & Rehab LLC230 River Oaks Drive, Canton 39046
- Community Place116 Lake Vista Place, Brandon 39047
- Manhattan Community Care Center4540 Manhattan Rd, Jackson 39206
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 The Nichols 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 The Nichols Center
What is the CMS star rating of The Nichols Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Nichols Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Nichols Center?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Nichols Center?
NC Leasing, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.