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Willow Creek Retirement Center

49 WILLOW CREEK LANE, BYRAM, MS, 39272
(601) 863-4201
88 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
88
CMS facility ID
255300
Care type
Nursing home
County
Hinds
Facility name
Willow Creek Retirement Center
Street address
49 WILLOW CREEK LANE
City / state / ZIP
Byram, MS 39272
Phone
(601) 863-4201

Willow Creek Retirement Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Byram, Mississippi. It is licensed for 88 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Mississippi (80 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Byram 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 Willow Creek Retirement Center 28 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $8,018 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Briar Hill Management
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Briar Hill Management, Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2003
Burlison, Sandy
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Burns, Sharon
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2008
Estes, Timothy
Additional disclosable party — since 2008
Green, Donna
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
King, Curtis
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Muha, Ashley
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Omnicare Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Philippe, Lynn
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2008
Rotolo, David
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2008
Rotolo, Robert
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2008
Rubertino, Frosini
Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Walters, Johnnie
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2026
Wcr Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2008
White, Deborah
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014
Whitlow, Carrie
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

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
2003-08-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
10 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,018 total
Last standard inspection
2026-03-05
Nurse staffing
4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$380 per day (≈ $11,550/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
74% Medicaid · 13% Medicare · 13% private/other
Occupancy
94% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
10% above the MS median of $344/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
88
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.
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.
2026-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-07-09
F-0602
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2026-07-09
2026-03-05Health inspection7 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2026-04-06
F-0584
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-04-06
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 2026-04-06
F-0690
D · No harm found
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 2026-04-06
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 2026-04-06
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 2026-04-06
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-04-06
9 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)
2026-01-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0740
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2026-02-05
2024-11-07Health inspection4 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 2024-12-04
F-0693
D · No harm found
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2024-12-04
F-0760
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-12-04
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-12-04
2024-09-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2024-09-05
2024-05-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0686
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-07-04
2024-03-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-04-15
F-0690
D · 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 2024-04-15
2023-08-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0600
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-09-23
F-0656
E · 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 2023-09-23
2023-02-23Health inspection6 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 2023-03-29
F-0565
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2023-03-29
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-03-29
F-0690
D · No harm found
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 2023-03-29
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-03-29
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 2023-03-29
2026-03-05Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0919
F · No harm found
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2026-04-06
2023-02-23Fire-safety inspection1 citation
E-0039
D · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2023-03-29

Federal penalties

2024-09-12Fine$8,018
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 255300.
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Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier
Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
· · 2 more

Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered