Bedford Care Center of Mendenhall

Bedford Care Center of Mendenhall sits right next to Simpson General Hospital in Mendenhall, Mississippi, and serves as the only skilled nursing home in town, offering 60 certified beds and usually caring for about 55 residents each day, and though the building has big private rooms and several comfortable common areas like a day room and a spacious dining room with many meal choices, there have been some concerns marked in inspection reports-including 23 total deficiencies and 4 related to infection control, plus issues like not honoring residents' right to self-determination, problems with care planning, and not fully carrying out infection prevention programs, each noted as having potential for harm even if not causing harm so far, and the nurse turnover rate sits high at 68.3% compared to the state's 46.4%, but nurse staffing levels come in above average at 4.37 hours per resident per day. The center's run by Hattiesburg Medical Park Management Corporation as of December 2001 with ownership details showing Bedford Health Properties, LLC in charge, and offering skilled nursing and intermediate care for very frail people, residents have access to 24-hour nurse supervision and therapy programs on-site, and the center also has a van for transportation, outdoor areas with nice landscaping, a porch and patio, and organized activities meant to help residents connect with each other and stay active. The center has the Bronze - Commitment to Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living from back in 2019, and it meets the federal standards needed to be reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid, being set up to safely store and give out needed medicines, and while some care efforts have fallen short of what's required, Bedford Care Center of Mendenhall still tries to focus on resident comfort and satisfaction, offering both skilled nursing for complex care needs and short-term rehab for those moving between hospital and home.