Ruleville · 38771
Ruleville Community Care Center
800 Stansel Dr
Ruleville, MS 38771
Walter B Crook Nursing Facility
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⌖ Ruleville, MS · Sunflower County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds60
Medicare / MedicaidMedicaid only
OwnershipGovernment (state)
About Walter B Crook Nursing Facility
Walter B Crook Nursing Facility is a 60-bed government-run nursing home in Ruleville, MS. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Mississippi is 2.7. At its last full inspection (Nov 2025), inspectors found 7 problems, close to the Mississippi average of 6.8. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 48 min a day with each resident, more than the Mississippi average of 4 hr 11 min. About 27% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameWalter B Crook Nursing Facility
LocationSunflower County, Mississippi
Phone(662) 756-2711
Address840 North Oak Avenue, Ruleville, MS 38771 · Sunflower County
CMS provider number25A422
Ownership typeGovernment (state)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 1, 2017 (8 years)
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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.
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.
Strengths
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 48 min a dayMississippi average: 4 hr 11 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover27% a yearMississippi average: 46%Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection7 (Nov 2025)Mississippi average: 6.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Nov 2025 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Registered nurse time per resident34 min a dayMississippi average: 38 minWorse 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.
- Falls with a major injury0.0%State average: 3.1%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.7%State average: 6.3%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs12.1%State average: 21.7%Better 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, up from 2 stars in April 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 13 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing5★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2019 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2021 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.8 |
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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