CMS PUBLIC RECORD · AUGUST 2026 RELEASERECORDS ARE ONE INPUT—NOT A PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATION
NURSING HOMELEDGERINSPECTIONS · OWNERSHIP · PENALTIES
CMS CCN 2553522026-08-01 PROCESSING DATE

NURSING HOME PUBLIC RECORD

Comfort Care Nursing Center

1100 West Drive · Laurel, MS 39440 · Jones County

CMS OVERALL RATING★★☆☆☆2/5CMS field—not our score or recommendation
Certified beds126CMS provider file
Recent citation rows14current CMS citation release
Penalty rows0current CMS penalties file
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The citation files cover the three most recent standard inspections plus qualifying complaint and infection-control inspections in the prior three years. A correction date is a CMS field; this site does not independently verify conditions. Absence from a file is not proof that no issue exists.

01 / INSPECTION LEDGER

Survey cycles in this release

CycleHealth dateHealth deficienciesFire dateFire deficiencies
Cycle 12025-11-1882024-05-160
Cycle 22024-05-1662022-09-290
Cycle 32022-09-290nan0
02 / CITATION DETAIL

14 rows in the current release

0 rows carry G–L scope/severity codes; 0 carry J–L. 0 tag codes appear on more than one survey date. These counts describe citation rows, not residents or incidents.

2026-05-12 · HEALTHF0689Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2026-06-19 · complaint
2025-11-18 · HEALTHF0550Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-12-18
2025-11-18 · HEALTHF0585Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-12-18
2025-11-18 · HEALTHF0600Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-12-18
2025-11-18 · HEALTHF0602Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-12-18
2025-11-18 · HEALTHF0609Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-12-18
2025-11-18 · HEALTHF0761Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

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.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-12-18
2025-11-18 · HEALTHF0812Severity F · widespread; potential for more than minimal harm

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-12-18
2025-06-12 · HEALTHF0580Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm

Resident Rights Deficiencies

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-07-24 · complaint
2025-06-12 · HEALTHF0656Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-07-24 · complaint
2025-06-12 · HEALTHF0658Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-07-24 · complaint
2025-06-12 · HEALTHF0742Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-07-24 · complaint
2025-06-12 · HEALTHF0842Severity E · pattern; potential for more than minimal harm

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2025-07-24 · complaint
2024-05-16 · HEALTHF0851Severity D · isolated; potential for more than minimal harm

Administration Deficiencies

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Correction field: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · 2024-06-21
03 / ENFORCEMENT FILE

Penalties reported by CMS

Fine amounts and payment-denial days are shown exactly as aggregated from the current penalties file. They do not imply an unpaid balance.

DateTypeFine amountPayment-denial days
No penalty row appeared in the August 2026 penalties file.
04 / OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURES

Who appears in the CMS file

  • STAINES, LANEIndividual · CORPORATE DIRECTOR
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 08/21/2024
  • EAST, STEPHENIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICER
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 06/16/2025
  • GIBBES, GREGGIndividual · CORPORATE OFFICER
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 07/01/2023
  • SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTEROrganization · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 08/01/1994
  • GIBBES, GREGGIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 07/01/2023
  • HASBARGEN, BRITTANYIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 07/01/2014
  • HICKS, JUDITHIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 09/29/2022
  • PIPPEN, ALEXANDERIndividual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 10/14/2024
  • BREWER, ELSAIndividual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 07/19/2021
  • GOINS, LEWISIndividual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 06/17/2024
  • JONES, VICTORIndividual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 10/19/2020
  • LOWE, MICHAELIndividual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 09/19/2022
  • SCOGGIN, JACKIndividual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 07/15/2019
  • SIGGERS, ARTHURIndividual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 10/15/2020
  • WALTERS, GEORGEIndividual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 08/22/2023
  • DAVIS, MELISSAIndividual · ADP OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 01/18/2018
  • EAST, STEPHENIndividual · ADP OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 06/16/2025
  • HASBARGEN, BRITTANYIndividual · ADP OF THE SNF
    NOT APPLICABLE · since 07/01/2014

Names and roles are self-reported CMS disclosure fields. Exact-name pages do not prove that similarly named people or organizations are the same entity.

05 / CMS STAFFING FIELDS

Reported hours and turnover

Staffing fields are provider-reported and case-mix context matters. CMS applies footnotes and exclusions not reproduced as a new score here.

Total nurse hours4.47per resident day
RN hours0.56per resident day
Weekend nurse hours3.38per resident day
Staff turnover—%CMS reported field
BEFORE A CARE DECISION

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