Merit Health Wesley
5001 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 25 · avg 19 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 35.7% — lower than most Mississippi nursing homesMississippi avg: 46.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 27.3% — lower than most Mississippi nursing homesMississippi avg: 40.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Mississippi averageMississippi avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 255168
- Certified beds
- 25 beds · avg 19 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Wesley Health System Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (23 on record)
- Howard Franklin
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Tristia l Abner
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Travis Riley Sisson
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2024
- Edna s Buffington-price
Corporate Director · since 2022
- Justin d Pitt
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Jason Kevin Johnson
Corporate Officer · since 2020
+ 17 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 7 of 7)
- D0550·Feb 19, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0882·Sep 4, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- F0812·Sep 4, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F0880·Mar 1, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0695·Mar 1, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0641·Mar 1, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0578·Mar 1, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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