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The Nichols Center

Nursing home in Madison, MS

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1308 Highway 51 North, Madison, MS 39110
Phone
(601) 853-4343
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
255304
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
60
Average residents per day
55
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Nc Leasing, LLC
Chain
Briar Hill Management (6 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 15, 2003
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 255304. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 26, 2026. CMS lists 12 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 1, 2022 to Mar 26, 2026): 6 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 26, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 25, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 22, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
G
Actual harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2024Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 10, 2024Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
G
Actual harm, isolated
Jan 10, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
G
Actual harm, isolated
Jan 10, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
G
Actual harm, isolated
Dec 18, 2023Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2022Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $18,259 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Oct 22, 2025Fine: $10,358
Oct 22, 2025Payment denial for 25 days from Nov 11, 2025
Dec 18, 2023Fine: $7,901

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.57 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.73 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.77 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
4.10 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
49%
RN turnover (yearly)
62%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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