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Skilled nursing facility · CMS certification number 255050

JEFFERSON DAVIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ECF

PRENTISS, Mississippi · Medicare and Medicaid

Certified beds, as filed in Care Compare: 55

Finances, as filed

Not yet extracted for this facility.

Nurse staffing

Nurse staffing hours from the Payroll-Based Journal, quarter by quarter, are on this facility’s staffing page, each quarter with the file it came from.

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Ownership, as filed with CMS

Care Compare

As filed in the CMS file dated 1 August 2026 (Care Compare ownership).

Owner or managerRoleTypeOwnership percentageAssociation
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTOrganization100%since 01/01/2012
DAVIS, CHARLESADP OF THE SNFIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/07/2025
EVANS, ROYADP OF THE SNFIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/07/2025
ANSWORTH, PEGGYCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2023
CAUSEY, JANACORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2023
HESTER, BENCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/01/2015
MCARTHUR, HARRYCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/01/2024
MCNEASE, SHEACORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/01/2024
MERCIER, ANDREWCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 03/04/2024
STEELE, ERIKCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2017
ANSWORTH, PEGGYCORPORATE OFFICERIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2023
CAUSEY, JANACORPORATE OFFICERIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2023
MCARTHUR, HARRYCORPORATE OFFICERIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/01/2024
MCNEASE, SHEACORPORATE OFFICERIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/01/2024
MERCIER, ANDREWCORPORATE OFFICERIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 03/04/2024
STEELE, ERIKCORPORATE OFFICERIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2017
DAVIS, CHARLESOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2015
EVANS, ROYOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2015
HESTER, BENOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 10/10/2017

Medicare enrollment

As filed in the CMS file dated 1 August 2026 (Medicare enrollment ownership), under the enrollment of FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (enrollment ID O20120215000426).

OwnerIndividual or organizationRoleOwnership percentageAssociation dateDescribed in the filing as
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITALOrganization5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST1001/1/2012
Private equity company: No
Real estate investment trust: No
Holding company: No
CHARLES NICK DAVISIndividualADP OF THE SNFCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.5/7/2025
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
ROY D EVANSIndividualADP OF THE SNFCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.5/7/2025
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
ANDREW B. MERCIERIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTOR03/4/2024
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
BEN R HESTERIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTOR08/1/2015
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
ERIK STEELEIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTOR01/1/2017
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
HARRY CHIP MCARTHURIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTOR08/1/2024
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
JANA CAUSEYIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTOR01/1/2023
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
PEGGY ANSWORTHIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTOR04/1/2023
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
SHEA MCNEASEIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTOR08/1/2024
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
ANDREW B. MERCIERIndividualCORPORATE OFFICER03/4/2024
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
ERIK STEELEIndividualCORPORATE OFFICER01/1/2017
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
HARRY CHIP MCARTHURIndividualCORPORATE OFFICER08/1/2024
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
JANA CAUSEYIndividualCORPORATE OFFICER01/1/2023
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
PEGGY ANSWORTHIndividualCORPORATE OFFICER04/1/2023
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
SHEA MCNEASEIndividualCORPORATE OFFICER08/1/2024
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
BEN R HESTERIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.10/10/2017
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
CHARLES NICK DAVISIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.1/1/2015
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
ROY D EVANSIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLCMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.1/1/2015
Private equity company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Real estate investment trust: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.
Holding company: CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; this field has not been filed under the current cycle.

Changes in ownership

Recent changes on this record

Inspections

Inspection cycleHealth inspectionFire safety inspectionHealth deficienciesFire safety deficiencies
123 April 202623 April 202670
221 November 202421 November 202410
322 February 202322 February 202321

From the Care Compare inspection summary file NH_SurveySummary_Aug2026.csv, processed on 1 August 2026.

Deficiencies cited

10 deficiencies on file, newest inspection first
Inspection dateInspection typeTagCategoryWhat was citedScope and severityComplaintCorrectedCorrection date
23 April 2026HealthF 0550Resident Rights DeficienciesHonor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
23 April 2026HealthF 0644Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesCoordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
23 April 2026HealthF 0656Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
23 April 2026HealthF 0686Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesProvide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
23 April 2026HealthF 0812Nutrition and Dietary DeficienciesProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.ENoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
23 April 2026HealthF 0867Administration DeficienciesSet up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
23 April 2026HealthF 0880Infection Control DeficienciesProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction5 June 2026
21 November 2024HealthF 0812Nutrition and Dietary DeficienciesProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction27 December 2024
22 February 2023HealthF 0686Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesProvide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction23 March 2023
22 February 2023HealthF 0726Nursing and Physician Services DeficienciesEnsure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.DNoDeficient, Provider has date of correction23 March 2023

From the Care Compare health citations file NH_HealthCitations_Aug2026.csv, processed on 1 August 2026.

Penalties

Not yet extracted for this facility.

Care Compare provider information

FieldAs filed
Provider TypeMedicare and Medicaid
Ownership TypeNon profit - Corporation
Legal Business NameFORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
Date First Approved to Provide Medicare and Medicaid Services1970-01-20
Provider Resides in HospitalY
Continuing Care Retirement CommunityN
UrbanN
County/ParishJefferson Davis
Telephone Number6017921172
Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 MonthsN
With a Resident and Family CouncilResident
Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required AreasYes
Number of Certified Beds55
Average Number of Residents per Day48.2
Overall Rating5
Health Inspection Rating4
QM Rating2
Long-Stay QM Rating3
Short-Stay QM Rating1
Processing Date2026-08-01

From the Care Compare Provider Information file NH_ProviderInfo_Aug2026.csv, processed on 1 August 2026.

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