Overview
Yalobusha County Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, above the Mississippi average of 2.7. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Water Valley. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 65% 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 October 9, 2025, found 4 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.
Yalobusha County Nursing Home is a government-run facility with 122 certified beds, caring for about 105 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 9, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- 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 staff4.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.36 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.38 hrs
- Nurse aides2.64 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 105
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 31, 1974
- 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