Overview
Cedars Health Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, above the Mississippi average of 2.7. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Tupelo. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 82% of nursing homes in Mississippi (the state average is 4.2 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 20, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Mississippi average of 6.9. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $16,153 in the past three years.
Cedars Health Center is a nonprofit facility with 140 certified beds, caring for about 130 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 46%
Top 38%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 20, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $16,153
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.81 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.60 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.06 hrs
- Nurse aides3.15 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 130
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 2004
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes