Nursing home
Perry County Nursing Center
202 Bay Avenue West, Richton, MS 39476 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Beebe Family (48 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Perry County Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Richton, Mississippi. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day, below the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on May 8, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Perry County Nursing 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) | 3.85 | 4.21 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.39 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.32 | 2.48 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.8% | 47.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | above 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 Perry County Nursing 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
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 2, 2023 - 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 · Nov 2, 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
- 202 Bay Avenue West
Richton, MS 39476 - CMS certification #
- 255159
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 53.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-09-01
- Chain
- The Beebe Family (48 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Beebe Family
The Beebe Family operates 48 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Beebe Family facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Perry County General Hospital, Richton. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bedford Care Center of Petal, Petal. 19.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mississippi Homecare Of Richton, Richton. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Greer's Cash Saver. 12.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39476 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Richton Dialysis, Richton, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39476.
Heart Of Hospice, LLC - Southern, office in Hattiesburg, 22.8 miles away, straight line
Homecare Hospice South, LLC Dba Legacy Hospice Of The South, office in Hattiesburg, 23.4 miles away, straight line
Compassus-Hattiesburg, office in Hattiesburg, 23.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Exceed Physical Therapy, LLC, Gulfport. 61.6 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 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Richton, MS, risk to homes is greater than 88% of communities in Mississippi and 85% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, 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 moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Perry County Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Perry County Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Perry County Nursing Center staffed?
Perry County Nursing Center reports 3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has Perry County Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Perry County Nursing Center have?
Perry County Nursing Center is certified for 60 beds.