Overview
Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Mississippi average of 2.7. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Rolling Fork. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 89% of nursing homes in Mississippi (the state average is 4.2 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 11, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Mississippi average of 6.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 54% of Mississippi nursing homes have been fined.
Sharkey-Issaquena Nursing Home is a government-run facility with 54 certified beds, caring for about 51 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
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 54%
Top 59%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 11, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.57 hrs
- Nurse aides2.36 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 51
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes