Nursing Home

Comfort Care Nursing Center

1100 West Drive, Laurel, MS 39440

Part of South Central Regional Medical Centersee all 4 affiliated facilities

126 certified beds 116 residents per day on average

CMS Five-Star Quality Rating

2 out of 5 Stars

Overall rating

Health inspections

From the three most recent annual inspection cycles and recent complaint investigations.

Staffing

Based on nurse staffing hours relative to the care needs of this facility’s residents.

Quality measures

Based on clinical quality measures reported for residents, from assessments and Medicare claims.

Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System. These are CMS's own ratings, shown exactly as published — CareRanks does not adjust or re-weight them. How CMS calculates these ratings ↗

Medicare Outcome Measures

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.

Clinical Quality Measures

Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).

Nurse Staffing

Nurse staffing per resident per day
4.5 hours

MS average: 4.2 hours · National: 3.9 hours

All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.

Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.6 hours

MS average: 0.6 hours · National: 0.7 hours

RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.

Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
3.4 hours

MS average: 3.5 hours · National: 3.4 hours

Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.

Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.

Ownership

Ownership type
Government - County
Who owns this facility — 22 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
  • Staines, Lane Individual
    Corporate director since 08/21/2024
  • East, Stephen Individual
    Corporate officer since 06/16/2025
  • Gibbes, Gregg Individual
    Corporate officer since 07/01/2023
  • South Central Regional Medical Center Organization
    Operational/managerial control since 08/01/1994
  • Gibbes, Gregg Individual
    Operational/managerial control since 07/01/2023
  • Hasbargen, Brittany Individual
    Operational/managerial control since 07/01/2014
  • Hicks, Judith Individual
    Operational/managerial control since 09/29/2022
  • Pippen, Alexander Individual
    Operational/managerial control since 10/14/2024
  • Brewer, Elsa Individual
    Trustee since 07/19/2021
  • Goins, Lewis Individual
    Trustee since 06/17/2024

…and 12 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.

From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.

Inspections & Fire Safety — 8 health (MS avg 6.7) Details

14 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: May 12, 2026.

Most recent inspection cycle: 8 health deficiencies · MS average: 6.7 · National: 9.3

Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.

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How Comfort Care Nursing Center compares nearby

Compared with the 5 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 6 facilities in all, CMS data only.

Among the 6 nursing homes within 25 miles, Comfort Care Nursing Center's overall star rating is 2★; the median among the 5 peers reporting it is 2★.

Measure This facility Nearby median
Overall star rating reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers 2★ 2★
Health inspections reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers 2★ 2★
Staffing reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers 4★ 4★
Quality measures reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers 2★ 2★

The comparison group

Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work

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