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Jefferson Davis Community Hospital Ecf

1320 WINFIELD STREET, PRENTISS, MS, 39474

(601) 792-1172

55 licensed beds

CMS rates Jefferson Davis Community Hospital Ecf 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 11 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1320 Winfield Street

Prentiss, MS 39474

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

255050

Care type

Nursing home

County

Jefferson Davis

Facility name

Jefferson Davis Community Hospital Ecf

Street address

1320 WINFIELD STREET

City / state / ZIP

Prentiss, MS 39474

Phone

(601) 792-1172

About this facility — Jefferson Davis Community Hospital Ecf

Jefferson Davis Community Hospital Ecf is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Prentiss, Mississippi. It is licensed for 55 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Mississippi (80 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Prentiss and 202 skilled nursing facilities across Mississippi. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Jefferson Davis Community Hospital Ecf 11 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Forrest County General Hospital

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2012

Answorth, Peggy

Director · Officer — since 2023

Causey, Jana

Director · Officer — since 2023

Davis, Charles

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015

Evans, Roy

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015

Hester, Ben

Director · Operational control — since 2015

Mcarthur, Harry

Director · Officer — since 2024

Mcnease, Shea

Director · Officer — since 2024

Mercier, Andrew

Director · Officer — since 2024

Steele, Erik

Director · Officer — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1970-01-20

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-23

Nurse staffing

5.2 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

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.

2026-04-23Health inspection7 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2026-06-05

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2026-06-05

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 2026-06-05

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2026-06-05

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 2026-06-05

F-0867

D · No harm found

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2026-06-05

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-06-05

2024-11-21Health inspection1 citation

F-0812

D · 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 2024-12-27

2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (3 citations)

2023-02-22Health inspection2 citations

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-03-23

F-0726

D · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2023-03-23

2023-02-22Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0374

D · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2023-03-06

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 255050.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Mississippi.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 17% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 18

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $8,165

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

5.2

Higher than 90% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.0

Nursing staff turnover, annual

36%

Higher than 27% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 44%

Resident outcomes

On 20 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Mississippi average on 8 and worse on 8. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	26.0%	20.3%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	2.3%	6.3%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	2.0%	1.3%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	9.2%	2.5%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.0%	1.6%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	4.5%	3.1%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	95.3%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	18.2%	18.3%	12.7%	Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	18.4%	23.8%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	97.3%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	4.7%	6.2%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	18.8%	19.9%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	10.9%	21.8%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.85	2.31	1.81	Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	3.56	2.74	1.69	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.7%	89.0%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	6.1%	2.4%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	23.3%	27.1%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	20.0%	15.3%	11.8%	Worse than state

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-0686 2 inspections. Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Verify & compare

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

Jefferson Davis Community Hospital Cah, less than 0.1 miles.
Lawrence County Hospital Cah, about 14 miles.
Covington County Hospital Cah, about 19 miles.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Lawrence Co Nursing Center, Monticello, about 14 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Arrington Living Center, Collins, about 19 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Landmark of Collins, Collins, about 19 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Hillcrest Nursing Center, Magee, about 22 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Columbia Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Columbia, about 23 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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