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Shearer-richardson Memorial Nursing Home

⌖ Okolona, MS · Chickasaw County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds73
Medicare / MedicaidMedicaid only
OwnershipGovernment (city/county)

About Shearer-richardson Memorial Nursing Home

Shearer-richardson Memorial Nursing Home is a 73-bed government-run nursing home in Okolona, MS. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Mississippi is 2.7. At its last full inspection (Oct 2025), inspectors found 5 problems, fewer than the Mississippi average of 6.8. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 18 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Mississippi average of 4 hr 11 min. About 57% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $12,149 in the last three years.

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Key details

Facility nameShearer-richardson Memorial Nursing Home
LocationChickasaw County, Mississippi
Address512 Rockwell Drive, Okolona, MS 38860 · Chickasaw County
CMS provider number25A162
Ownership typeGovernment (city/county)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 2, 1975 (51 years)
✗ Medicare✓ Medicaid

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Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating3 of 5Average
Health inspections4 of 5Above average
Quality measures1 of 5Much below average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

3 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Oct 2025.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection5 (Oct 2025)Mississippi average: 6.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 04 min a dayMississippi average: 38 min
    Strength

About average

  • Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 18 min a dayMississippi average: 4 hr 11 min
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $12,149Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Oct 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Worth asking about
  • Nursing staff turnover57% a yearMississippi average: 46%
    Worse than state average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Mississippi average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 1 of 5 (much below average)

  • Falls with a major injury4.8%State average: 3.1%
    Worse than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)6.1%State average: 6.3%
    About average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs24.1%State average: 21.7%
    About average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days3.3State average: 2.4
    Worse than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Mississippi average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, the same as 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 11 times.

Overall rating3★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201932544.2
Jan 202033514.1
Jan 202144514.0
Jan 202244423.6
Jan 202333333.5
Jan 202412414.1
Feb 202512414.4
Feb 202634414.7
Sep 202634414.3

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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