Nursing homes › Mississippi › Cedars Health Center
2800 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38801 · (662) 844-1441 · 140 certified beds
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Open your comparisonCMS overall star rating: this provider 3/5; median among 199 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.
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CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: Non profit - Corporation.
Total nurse staffing: 4.86 (Mississippi median: 4.01). RN hours: 0.65. Weekend total: 4.36. Nursing staff turnover: 49%.
In the downloaded CMS dataset: 17 deficiency citations, including 1 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | Health | corrected 2025-12-24 |
| 2025-11-20 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E | Health | corrected 2025-12-24 |
| 2025-11-20 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-12-24 |
| 2025-11-20 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-12-24 |
| 2025-10-22 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | J | complaint | Past Non-Compliance |
| 2025-05-05 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-06-05 |
| 2024-08-08 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2024-09-13 |
| 2024-08-08 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2024-09-13 |
| 2024-08-08 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2024-09-13 |
| 2024-08-08 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Health | corrected 2024-09-13 |
| 2024-08-08 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Health | corrected 2024-09-13 |
| 2024-08-08 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2024-09-13 |
| 2024-07-01 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-07-26 |
| 2023-04-13 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Health | corrected 2023-05-17 |
| 2023-04-13 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D | Health | corrected 2023-05-17 |
| 2023-04-13 | Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining. | D | Health | corrected 2023-05-17 |
| 2023-04-13 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2023-05-17 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | Fine | $16,153 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED METHODIST SENIOR SERVICES HEALTH CARE, INC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Organization | 100% | since 05/01/1987 |
| LACKING, JERONE | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/03/2023 |
| VANCE, CHRISTIE | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/23/2020 |
| ZUELZKE, JAMES | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/29/2020 |
| UNITED METHODIST SENIOR SERVICES HEALTH CARE, INC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/1987 |
| LACKING, JERONE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/03/2023 |
| MARTIN, TAMALA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/11/2021 |
| STIREWALT, JONATHON | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/24/2014 |
| VANCE, CHRISTIE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/23/2020 |
| ZUELZKE, JAMES | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/29/2020 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Cedars Health Center — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 255309), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/cedars-health-center-tupelo-ms/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 255309. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.