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Diversicare of Brookhaven

519 BROOKMAN DRIVE, BROOKHAVEN, MS, 39601
(601) 833-2881
58 licensed beds

CMS rates Diversicare of Brookhaven 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 24 citations across 10 inspections in the last three years, with $8,788 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
58
CMS facility ID
255175
Care type
Nursing home
County
Lincoln
Facility name
Diversicare of Brookhaven
Street address
519 BROOKMAN DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Brookhaven, MS 39601
Phone
(601) 833-2881

Diversicare of Brookhaven is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Brookhaven, Mississippi. It is licensed for 58 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Mississippi (80 beds).

It is one of 9 senior care facilities in Brookhaven and 202 skilled nursing facilities across Mississippi. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Diversicare Healthcare, a group of 44 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Diversicare of Brookhaven 24 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,788 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Diversicare Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Diversicare Leasing Company Iii Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2016
Advocat Finance, Llc
Indirect owner — since 2016
Bodie, Rebecca
Officer — since 2020
Canova, Charolett
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Dac Newcorp Inc
Indirect owner — since 2022
Diversicare Healthcare Services Llc
Indirect owner — since 2022
Diversicare Management Services Lp.
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2016
Diversicare of Brookhaven Llc
Operational control — since 2016
Hodges, Cole
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Kellman, Franklin
Director — since 2024
Kohn, Brian
Director — since 2021
Nee, Stephen
Officer — since 2023
Ratner, Eran
Director · Officer — since 2021
Weishaar, Matthew
Officer — since 2003

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
14 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1994-03-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,788 total
Last standard inspection
2026-01-08
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$381 per day (≈ $11,580/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
66% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 25% private/other
Occupancy
93% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
11% above the MS median of $344/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
58
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-01-08Health inspection5 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-02-09
F-0658
E · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-02-09
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2026-02-09
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-02-09
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-02-09
2025-11-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0657
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-12-12
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)
2025-11-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0558
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-11-21
F-0690
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-11-21
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-11-21
2025-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0550
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-07-02
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-07-02
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-07-02
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-07-02
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-02
2024-06-20Health inspection4 citations
F-0641
B · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-07-26
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-07-26
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-07-26
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-07-26
2024-03-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-05-02
2022-12-01Health inspection5 citations
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2023-01-05
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2023-01-05
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2023-01-05
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-01-05
F-0919
E · No harm found
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2023-01-05

Federal penalties

2025-06-04Fine$8,788
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 255175.
How it compares in Mississippi.
Inspection citations, 3 years
24
More than 65% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 18
Federal fines, 3 years
$8,788
More than 55% of nursing homes in the state
State median: $8,165
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.5
Higher than 16% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 4.0
Nursing staff turnover, annual
52%
Higher than 70% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 44%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Mississippi average on 9 and worse on 8. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased15.5%20.3%13.5%Better than state
Lose too much weight4.2%6.3%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.5%1.3%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection3.3%2.5%1.5%Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms3.5%1.6%13.5%Worse than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.2%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.3%3.1%3.2%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%95.3%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened17.1%18.3%12.7%Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication28.4%23.8%19.5%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine97.7%97.3%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers7.8%6.2%4.5%Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence25.5%19.9%18.3%Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication4.2%21.8%15.4%Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days2.662.311.81Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days5.782.741.69Worse than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.5%89.0%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication1.9%2.4%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine97.9%85.0%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission32.8%27.1%23.4%Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit15.6%15.3%11.8%Near state average
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • F-0880 3 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  • F-0656 2 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  • F-0658 2 inspections. Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
  • F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

What its owners also hold

  • Diversicare Management Services Lp. has an ownership stake on file at 39 nursing homes, averaging 2.6 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Diversicare Healthcare Services Llc has an ownership stake on file at 34 nursing homes, averaging 2.5 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Dac Newcorp Inc has an ownership stake on file at 34 nursing homes, averaging 2.5 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Advocat Finance, Llc has an ownership stake on file at 34 nursing homes, averaging 2.5 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.
Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Mississippi

  • Licensing: Mississippi State Department of Health
  • File a complaint: 800-227-7308
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 888-844-0041. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 844-437-6282. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • King's Daughters Medical Center-brookhaven, about 1.0 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
  • Lawrence County Hospital Cah, about 21 miles.
  • Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center, about 23 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-11-06
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered