Assisted Living
St. Oaks Care Center
83 White Chapel Road, Carriere, MS 39426 · Map
Licensed for 30 residents · Richard Heck, Jr.
St. Oaks Care Center is a state-licensed assisted living community in Carriere, Mississippi. It is licensed for 30 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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What the public record shows
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License
Active, 30 residents
Personal Care Home - Residential Living. Licensee Richard Heck, Jr..
Nearest emergency room
5.7 miles
Highland Community Hospital, rated 1 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Oaks Care Center this community | 30 | Not published | Active | |
| New Country Living Personal Care Home | 2.0 mi | 14 | Not published | Active |
| Serenity Pearl Living Center | 6.0 mi | 15 | Not published | Active |
| Timeless Grace | 7.6 mi | 15 | Not published | Active |
| Blueberry Hill Personal Care Home | 15.8 mi | 11 | Not published | Active |
License and ownershipActive license, licensee Richard Heck, Jr.
- License type
- Personal Care Home - Residential Living
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 30
- Licensee
- Richard Heck, Jr.
- County
- Pearl River County
Source: Mississippi state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Mississippi, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Mississippi
- Assisted Living Waiver (Mississippi Division of Medicaid). Mississippi's Assisted Living Waiver pays for services for people who qualify and would otherwise need nursing home care, if they live in a licensed PCH-AL home that is approved as a Medicaid provider. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $3,522 owed to 9 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: St. Oaks Care Center (St. Oaks Care Center, LLC). Case 2002837.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 5.7 mi, nursing home 5.4 mi, pharmacy 6.2 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Highland Community Hospital, Picayune. 5.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bedford Care Center of Picayune, Picayune. 5.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mississippi Homecare Of Picayune, Picayune. 7.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 6.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39426 as micropolitan (micropolitan low commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Pearl River Dialysis, Picayune, 5.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39426.
Arden Of South Mississippi LLC, office in Poplarville, 14.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Notre Dame Hospice Of Mississippi, office in Diamondhead, 24.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund, Covington. 29.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Pearl River County, MS, risk to homes is greater than 95% of communities in Mississippi and 88% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The Department of Labor found wage violations here for a period ending December 2024. What changed in how staff are paid?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does St. Oaks Care Center provide?
St. Oaks Care Center is licensed by the state of Mississippi for assisted living in Carriere, Mississippi. Its licensed capacity is 30 residents.
Does Lilisity rate St. Oaks Care Center?
No. We publish state licensing details for St. Oaks Care Center but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does St. Oaks Care Center cost?
St. Oaks Care Center does not publish its prices.
How do I contact St. Oaks Care Center?
Use St. Oaks Care Center's website, stoakscarecenter.com, or visit at 83 White Chapel Road, Carriere, MS 39426.
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