Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Methodist Specialty Care Center
1 Layfair Drive Suite 500, Flowood, MS 39232 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 60 certified beds
Methodist Specialty Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Flowood, Mississippi. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.96 hours per resident per day, above the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on May 21, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Methodist Specialty Care Center 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) | 6.96 | 4.21 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.66 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.35 | 2.48 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.6% | 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.
What inspectors found at Methodist Specialty Care Center
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
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 1 Layfair Drive Suite 500
Flowood, MS 39232 - CMS certification #
- 25A414
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 55.4
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-02-27
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Methodist Specialty Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Methodist Specialty Care Center 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.
Special Van for Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Our Specialty Care Center features all private rooms and couples state-of-the-art medical technology with a warm, inviting and barrier-free environment.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Compere NH Inc, Jackson. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mississippi Homecare Of Jackson, Jackson. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39232 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Mid Mississippi, Jackson, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Southwest Jackson Home, Jackson, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Medical Mall Dialysis, Jackson, 2.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39232.
Baptist Hospice, office in Jackson, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Heart Of Hospice, LLC - Jackson, office in Jackson, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Jackson, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Medical Foundation Of Central Mississippi Inc, Jackson. 1.7 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 high. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding very high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Methodist Specialty Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Methodist Specialty Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Methodist Specialty Care Center staffed?
Methodist Specialty Care Center reports 6.96 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has Methodist Specialty Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Methodist Specialty Care Center have?
Methodist Specialty Care Center is certified for 60 beds.