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Nursing home staffing in Mississippi: residents per CNA, home by home
Mississippi's middle nursing home has one nurse aide on duty for every 10.2 residents at an average hour (the middle US home 10.7), and 44.1% of its nursing staff left in a year, by what 196 nursing homes report to Medicare from their payroll (Oct 2026). Below, the 5 hiring on this site, fewest residents per aide first, each opening its jobs.
Mississippi nursing homes hiring now, by staffing
Each nursing home hiring on this site, as it reports to Medicare, fewest residents per aide on duty first. Mississippi's middle home: 10.2 per aide.
| Nursing home | Residents per aide on duty | Per licensed nurse | Staff turnover | Agency aide hours | Staffing rating | Overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Care Center of PicayunePicayune | 6.0 | 11.5 | 52.2% | 12.2% | 4 of 5 | 1 of 5 |
| Meadville Convalescent HomeMeadville | 8.4 | 11.8 | 38% | 4.0% | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Pine Crest Guest Home IncHazlehurst | 9.2 | 13.4 | 42.9% | 0.1% | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 |
| West Point Community Living CenterWest Point | 11.4 | 17.6 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 3 of 5 | 1 of 5 |
| Bedford Care Center of MendenhallMendenhall | 11.5 | 15.9 | 62.5% | 0.6% | 3 of 5 | 1 of 5 |
Residents per aide on duty averages the day's 24 hours: day shifts have more aides and nights fewer. Licensed nurses are RNs and LPNs. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left in a year. Ratings are Medicare's, 1 to 5 stars.
Agencies that place CNAs and nurses in Mississippi
Agency staff worked 6.6% of the nurse aide hours in Mississippi's nursing homes (1 Apr to 30 Jun 2026).
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Places travel nurses, LPNs, CNAs and allied health professionals on travel contracts, typically 13 weeks, across the country.
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Nursing home staffing in Mississippi: common questions
What is the CNA to resident ratio in Mississippi nursing homes?
At Mississippi's middle nursing home, one nurse aide is on duty for every 10.2 residents at an average hour; the middle half of its 196 nursing homes run from 8.9 to 11.4, against 10.7 at the middle US home. Day shifts have more aides on the floor and nights fewer. Licensed nurses (RNs and LPNs) have 14.6 residents each. From what each home reports to Medicare from its payroll (Oct 2026).
Which nursing homes in Mississippi hiring now have the most aides per resident?
Of the 5 Mississippi nursing homes hiring on this site, the fewest residents per aide on duty: Bedford Care Center of Picayune in Picayune (6.0), Meadville Convalescent Home in Meadville (8.4) and Pine Crest Guest Home Inc in Hazlehurst (9.2). Every one is listed with its turnover and Medicare ratings, and each opens its open jobs.
How much nursing staff turnover do Mississippi nursing homes have?
At the middle Mississippi nursing home, 44.1% of the nursing staff left in a year (the middle half 34.7% to 52.8%), against 44.7% at the middle US home; 37.5% of its registered nurses.
How much do Mississippi nursing homes use agency CNAs?
From 1 Apr to 30 Jun 2026, agency (contract) staff worked 6.6% of the nurse aide hours in Mississippi's nursing homes (US: 4.9%) and 5.2% of nurse hours; 70 of its 199 homes used some, by what each reports to Medicare's Payroll-Based Journal. Travel and agency healthcare jobs are listed every night.
Where are the nursing home jobs in Mississippi?
52 open nursing home and senior care jobs in Mississippi are listed from the employers' own job boards, by kind of job.
Nursing home staffing in other states
Each state's figures and the nursing homes hiring there.
- Texas171
- Illinois113
- Florida93
- New York92
- Indiana89
- Pennsylvania89
- Missouri81
- California72
- Ohio71
- North Carolina65
- New Jersey64
- Massachusetts49
- Connecticut48
- Maryland40
- Michigan39
- Minnesota38
- Iowa37
- Wisconsin35
- Georgia34
- Tennessee27
- Alabama26
- Virginia26
- Louisiana20
- Nebraska19
- Colorado18
- Arizona17
- Kansas17
- Kentucky17
- Oregon17
- Washington17
- Delaware13
- Arkansas12
- South Carolina10
- Idaho8
- Oklahoma8
- Montana7
- New Mexico6
- South Dakota6
- New Hampshire5
- Vermont4
- Wyoming4
- West Virginia3
- Maine2
- Nevada2
- Alaska1
- Hawaii1
- Rhode Island1
- District of Columbia
- North Dakota
- Utah
Sources and method
Each nursing home's reported nurse aide, LPN and RN hours per resident per day and its nursing staff turnover, as Medicare publishes them from the Payroll-Based Journal. Residents per staff member on duty is 24 divided by the hours per resident per day. The state's figure is its middle nursing home's (the median). A nursing home is listed here when an employer this site reads names it by its Medicare number.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information (Care Compare), Oct 2026, published 1 Oct 2026
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, 1 Apr to 30 Jun 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Nursing home staffing in Mississippi. Data as of 1 Oct 2026. https://carejobs.now/nursing-home-staffing/mississippi