Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
6051 Us Highway 49 South, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Map
Government - County · 29 certified beds
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 8.02 hours per resident per day, above the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on May 7, 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 Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 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) | 8.02 | 4.21 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.07 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.54 | 2.48 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.6% | 47.8% | 46.4% | above 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 May 7, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 27, 2025
What inspectors found at Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 2, 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
- 6051 Us Highway 49 South
Hattiesburg, MS 39401 - CMS certification #
- 255335
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 29
- Avg residents/day
- 28.4
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2012-05-10
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bedford Care Ctr-monroe Hall, Hattiesburg. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Forrest General Home Care, Hattiesburg. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Freedom Pharmacy. 2.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39401 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Hattiesburg Clinic Dialysis, Hattiesburg, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
West Hattiesburg Clinic Dialysis, Hattiesburg, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39401.
Gentiva, office in Hattiesburg, 2.1 miles away, straight line
Forrest General Home Care And Hospice, office in Hattiesburg, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Homecare Hospice South, LLC Dba Legacy Hospice Of The South, office in Hattiesburg, 2.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Exceed Physical Therapy, LLC, Gulfport. 62.0 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set; inside the regulatory floodway. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very high, 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.
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 very 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit a good nursing home?
CMS gives Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit 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 Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit staffed?
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit reports 8.02 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit have?
Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit is certified for 29 beds.