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Ms Care Center of Dekalb

220 WILLOW AVENUE, DE KALB, MS, 39328
(601) 743-5888
60 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
60
CMS facility ID
255251
Care type
Nursing home
County
Kemper
Facility name
Ms Care Center of Dekalb
Street address
220 WILLOW AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
De Kalb, MS 39328
Phone
(601) 743-5888

About this facility — Ms Care Center of Dekalb

Ms Care Center of Dekalb is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in De Kalb, Mississippi. It is licensed for 60 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Mississippi (80 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in De Kalb 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 Ms Care Center of Dekalb 8 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $10,358 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 August 31, 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

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Ownership & operator

Parent company
Mississippi Care Center
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Delaney, Steven
Direct owner · Director — 50% stake — since 2004
Pace, Garry
Direct owner · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 50% stake — since 2004
Beebe, Harold
Director — since 2004
Bolen, Ruby
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2008
Ransome-kuti, Olugboyega
Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Shelton, Rebecca
Director — since 2008

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
2 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1997-11-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$10,358 total
Last standard inspection
2026-06-18
Nurse staffing
5.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$289 per day (≈ $8,790/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
90% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 7% private/other
Occupancy
97% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
16% below the MS median of $344/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
60
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 2026-08-31. 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-18Health inspection2 citations
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-07-20
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 2026-07-20
2025-01-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0656
G · Actual harmFrom 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 2024-10-21
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-10-21
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (4 citations)
2024-05-08Health inspection3 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-06-03
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-06-03
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-06-03
2022-12-08Health inspection1 citation
F-0888
C · No harm found
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Corrected 2023-01-09

Federal penalties

2025-01-06Fine$5,179
2025-01-06Fine$5,179
Total fines$10,358
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 255251.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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Source
PACER federal dockets
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