Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
6051 Us Highway 49 South, Hattiesburg, MS 394016012884233Ownership: Government - CountyCertified beds: 30Avg. daily residents: 28County: Forrest
The complete public record on Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.
CMS Star Ratings
Overall rating
★★★★★
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Mississippi average: 2.8 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★★
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Staffing
8.20 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (4.17)
3.83 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.64)
7.15 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
44.8% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (45.7)
42.3% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period
Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.
Inspections & Penalties
May 13, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
0 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (6.7)
1 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed
Recent Inspection Citations
2 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.
| Inspection | Tag | What was cited | Severity |
|---|
| May 7, 2025 | 0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| November 21, 2023 | 0640 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | B · Minimal harm potential |
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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.