Overview
Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Mississippi average of 2.7. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Okolona. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 76% of nursing homes in Mississippi (the state average is 4.2 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 8, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Mississippi average of 6.9. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $12,149 in the past three years.
Shearer-Richardson Memorial Nursing Home is a government-run facility with 73 certified beds, caring for about 70 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1975.
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 41%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 8, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $12,149
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.62 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.06 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.38 hrs
- Nurse aides3.18 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Certified beds
- 73
- Average residents per day
- 70
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 2, 1975
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes