Overview
Willow Creek Retirement Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Mississippi average of 2.7. Among the 2 nursing homes in Byram, it ranks first. Its strongest area is staffing (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 70% of nursing homes in Mississippi (the state average is 4.2 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 5, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Mississippi average of 6.9. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,018 in the past three years.
Willow Creek Retirement Center is a for-profit facility with 88 certified beds, caring for about 78 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2003.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 5, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,018
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.69 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.41 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.22 hrs
- Nurse aides2.05 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 88
- Average residents per day
- 78
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 2003
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes