Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi · CCN 255335 · Government (County) · not part of a chain
CMS rates Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 5 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 30 certified beds, 28 residents a day on average. 2 citations on record from the current inspection cycles; no fines on record.
CMS’s ratings
The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead.
| Overall | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
|---|---|
| Health inspections | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Quality: long-stay / short-stay | — / 5 of 5 |
Staffing
| Total nurse staffing | 8.20226 hours per resident per day |
|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 3.83428 hours per resident per day |
| Weekend total | 7.15297 hours per resident per day |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.8% (registered nurses 42.3%) |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
Citations from health inspections
Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.
| Survey | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-07 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control Deficiencies · tag F0880 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2025-05-27 |
| 2023-11-21 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · tag F0640 |
B No actual harm, with potential for minimal harm; pattern | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2023-12-19 |
Fines and payment denials
No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.
Who owns and runs it
Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest County Board Of Superviors Organization | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | — | 1966-01-01 |
| Griffith, Charles Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2026-01-09 |
| Mclaurin, Jennifer Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2026-01-09 |
| Answorth, Peggy Individual | corporate director | — | 2023-04-01 |
| Causey, Jana Individual | corporate director | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Griffith, Charles Individual | corporate director | — | 2025-01-01 |
| Mcarthur, Harry Individual | corporate director | — | 2024-08-01 |
| Mclaurin, Jennifer Individual | corporate director | — | 2025-01-01 |
| Mcnease, Shea Individual | corporate director | — | 2024-08-01 |
| Mercier, Andrew Individual | corporate director | — | 2024-03-04 |
| Steele, Erik Individual | corporate director | — | 2017-01-01 |
| Answorth, Peggy Individual | corporate officer | — | 2023-04-01 |
| Causey, Jana Individual | corporate officer | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Hester, Ben Individual | corporate officer | — | 2017-10-01 |
| Mcarthur, Harry Individual | corporate officer | — | 2024-08-01 |
| Mcnease, Shea Individual | corporate officer | — | 2024-08-01 |
| Mercier, Andrew Individual | corporate officer | — | 2024-03-04 |
| Steele, Erik Individual | corporate officer | — | 2017-01-01 |
| Hester, Ben Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2017-10-01 |
What changed
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Every nursing home in Forrest County.