Merit Health Wesley
5001 HARDY STREET, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Hattiesburg, Mississippi · CMS verdict
Merit Health Wesley's CMS overall star rating runs above the Mississippi state average (2.7) and reflects above-average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg, Mississippi holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 78 of 100 (grade C). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (upper star tercile)
This facility's CMS overall rating sits in the upper U.S. star tercile (>4/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 78 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 78.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Merit Health Wesley's upper-tercile CMS stars
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) scores Merit Health Wesley on three sub-ratings that roll up into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. Each is charted against the Mississippi average below.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. With occupancy around 80%, bed usage here sits in the range typical of a stabilized facility.
Same-ownership peers
Within Mississippi, Merit Health Wesley is one of 71 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the for profit - corporation-segment average of 2.5 stars, ahead of roughly 87% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Merit Health Wesley's upper-tercile stars compare to Mississippi
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Mississippi facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Mississippi state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Merit Health Wesley ranks in Mississippi
Among the 200 CMS-rated nursing homes in Mississippi, Merit Health Wesley’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 86% of them. The bars show how all Mississippi homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
28 Mississippi homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 25 |
| Residents | 20 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Forrest |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 6 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Merit Health Wesley? ▾
CMS rates Merit Health Wesley at 5 out of 5 stars overall. How its three sub-ratings compare with the Mississippi average is charted above.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Mississippi? ▾
In Mississippi, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $9,581/month ($114,975/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $9,885/month.
What services does Merit Health Wesley offer? ▾
CMS classifies Merit Health Wesley as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Merit Health Wesley have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Merit Health Wesley has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Mississippi? ▾
In Mississippi, alternatives include assisted living ($4,369/mo), home health aides ($4,576/mo), and adult day care ($1,365/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Mississippi elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 255168.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.