Overview
Sunshine Health Care has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Mississippi average of 2.7. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Pontotoc. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 7.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in Mississippi (the state average is 4.2 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 25, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Mississippi average of 6.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 54% of Mississippi nursing homes have been fined.
Sunshine Health Care is a for-profit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 54 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2005.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
Top 8%
Top 5%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 25, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff7.21 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.87 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.14 hrs
- Nurse aides5.19 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 54
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 2005
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes