Nursing home
Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation
1116 Forest Avenue, Jackson, MS 39206 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Vanguard Healthcare (6 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jackson, Mississippi. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.55 hours per resident per day, above the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on Jun 6, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 6 fines totaling $143,764In CMS records: 8 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation 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) | 4.55 | 4.21 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 2.48 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.8% | 47.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 6 fines totaling $143,764, 8 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation
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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Dec 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · 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 · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 6, 2025 · 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 · Jun 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 6, 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 · Jun 6, 2025 · 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
- 1116 Forest Avenue
Jackson, MS 39206 - CMS certification #
- 255326
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 100.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2008-06-01
- Chain
- Vanguard Healthcare (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Vanguard Healthcare
Vanguard Healthcare operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Vanguard Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2020
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2019, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Back wages: $6,517 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation (Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation LLC). Case 1927301.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 29, 2019: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Jul 25, 2019. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $7,577 proposed, $4,546 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation.
Details
- Serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(j)(2)(iv)). Penalty $7,577 proposed, $4,546 now. To be fixed by Aug 5, 2019.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- University Of Mississippi Med Center, Jackson. 3.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Manhattan Community Care Center, Jackson. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mississippi Homecare Of Jackson, Jackson. 4.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 3.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39206 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Jackson North At Home, Jackson, 1.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Jackson, Jackson, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Medical Mall Dialysis, Jackson, 3.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39206.
Heart Of Hospice, LLC - Jackson, office in Jackson, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Baptist Hospice, office in Jackson, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Jackson, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- State Of Mississippi - University Of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. 3.1 miles away, straight line. 5 geriatric medicine doctors 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 low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation reports 4.55 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation have?
Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 120 beds.