Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Bedford Care Center of Newton
1009 South Main Street, Newton, MS 39345 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Bedford Care Centers (7 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Bedford Care Center of Newton is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newton, Mississippi. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.69 hours per resident per day, above the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on Nov 20, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bedford Care Center of Newton compares
This facility vs. the Mississippi and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Mississippi avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.69 | 4.21 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.03 | 2.48 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.2% | 47.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the November 20, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Bedford Care Center of Newton
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Inform each resident of his or her visitation rights and ensure that all visitors enjoy equal visitation privileges.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1009 South Main Street
Newton, MS 39345 - CMS certification #
- 255153
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 55.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-08-26
- Chain
- Bedford Care Centers (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Bedford Care Centers
Bedford Care Centers operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Bedford Care Centers facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation, secured outdoor area
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bedford Care Center of Newton says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
The center has many amenities including a large activity room with a Wii game for residents, a van for resident transportation, and inviting day rooms.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Residents and guests may enjoy the outdoors in an enclosed courtyard offering a large covered patio and lovely landscaping.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital, Forest. 18.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- J G Alexander Nursing Center, Union. 16.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Pro Care Home Health, Bay Springs. 24.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 19.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39345 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rcg Newton, Newton, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39345.
Gentiva, office in Newton, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- State Of Mississippi - University Of Mississippi Medical Center, Flowood. 49.9 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 risk
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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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.
What we checked
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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bedford Care Center of Newton a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bedford Care Center of Newton an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bedford Care Center of Newton staffed?
Bedford Care Center of Newton reports 4.69 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has Bedford Care Center of Newton had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bedford Care Center of Newton have?
Bedford Care Center of Newton is certified for 60 beds.