The Nichols Center
1308 Highway 51 North, Madison, MS, 39110
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Briar Hill Management
- Certified beds
- 60 · avg 56 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 52.7% — higher than most Mississippi nursing homesMississippi avg: 46.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 64.3% — higher than most Mississippi nursing homesMississippi avg: 40.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Mississippi averageMississippi avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $18,259 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 255304
- Certified beds
- 60 beds · avg 56 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Nc Leasing, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Briar Hill Management
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Briar Hill Management chain — 6 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (21 on record)
- Briar Hill Management, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Trustmark National Bank
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Lisha Woodard
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
+ 15 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 12)
- D0658·Mar 26, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0656·Mar 26, 2026
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.
- D0550·Nov 25, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- G0689·Oct 22, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0758·Mar 14, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
- D0658·Mar 14, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0656·Mar 14, 2024
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.
- G0689·Jan 10, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $10K · 1 payment denial
- 20231 fine · $7,901
Most recent events
- Oct 22, 2025Payment denial · 25 days · starting Nov 11, 2025
- Oct 22, 2025Fine · $10K
- Dec 18, 2023Fine · $7,901
Largest single fine on record: $10K.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Mar 26, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
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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