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Tupelo Community Care Center

1901 Briar Ridge Road, Tupelo, MS, 38804

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 255136Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz
Certified beds
120 · avg 106 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
58.5%higher than most Mississippi nursing homesMississippi avg: 46.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
53.8%higher than most Mississippi nursing homesMississippi avg: 40.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Mississippi averageMississippi avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
6 fines · $81,741 total
Payment denials
1 denial

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
255136
Certified beds
120 beds · avg 106 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Legal Business Name Not Available

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Disclosed owners (9 on record)

  • Renee Klawon

    Other · since 2020

  • Slymece Bennett

    W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2020

  • Donald t Denz Irrv tr

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 6% · since 2008

  • Norbert a Bennett Irrv tr Fbo Children

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2008

  • Norbert a Bennett Irrv tr Fbo Grandchildren

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2008

  • D&n, Llc

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2003

+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

34 health citations on file2 immediate-jeopardy findings9 from complaints6 federal fines totalling $82K1 payment denial

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 34)

  • D0880·Dec 11, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0808·Dec 11, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

  • D0692·Dec 11, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

  • G0689·Dec 11, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • G0656·Dec 11, 2025

    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.

  • D0641·Dec 11, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • D0578·Dec 11, 2025

    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.

  • D0550·Dec 11, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

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

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20252 fines · $53K · 1 payment denial
  • 20243 fines · $16K
  • 20231 fine · $13K

Most recent events

  • Dec 11, 2025Fine · $19K
  • Feb 18, 2025Payment denial · 4 days · starting Mar 13, 2025
  • Feb 18, 2025Fine · $34K
  • Sep 11, 2024Fine · $5,171
  • Sep 11, 2024Fine · $5,171
  • Sep 11, 2024Fine · $5,171

Largest single fine on record: $34K.

Fire-safety citations

3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 11, 2025. 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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