Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Merit Health Wesley
5001 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 25 certified beds
Merit Health Wesley is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.09 hours per resident per day, above the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on Sep 4, 2024 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Merit Health Wesley 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) | 6.09 | 4.21 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.00 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.43 | 2.48 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.3% | 47.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 February 19, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 27, 2026
What inspectors found at Merit Health Wesley
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
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 1, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 1, 2023
Show all 7 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 1, 2023 - 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 · Mar 1, 2023
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
- 5001 Hardy Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39402 - CMS certification #
- 255168
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 25
- Avg residents/day
- 19.8
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1993-11-17
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
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Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Merit Health Wesley, Hattiesburg. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Windham House of Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mississippi Homecare, Hattiesburg. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39402 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- West Hattiesburg Clinic Dialysis, Hattiesburg, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hattiesburg Clinic Dialysis, Hattiesburg, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39402.
Enhabit Hospice, office in Hattiesburg, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
St Joseph Hospice Of Southern Mississippi, LLC, office in Hattiesburg, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Forrest General Home Care And Hospice, office in Hattiesburg, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Exceed Physical Therapy, LLC, Gulfport. 60.2 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Merit Health Wesley a good nursing home?
CMS gives Merit Health Wesley an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Merit Health Wesley staffed?
Merit Health Wesley reports 6.09 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has Merit Health Wesley had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Merit Health Wesley have?
Merit Health Wesley is certified for 25 beds.