Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Bedford Care Center of Newton
1009 South Main Street · Newton, MS 39345 · 60 certified beds
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About Bedford Care Center of Newton
Bedford Care Center of Newton is a nursing home in Newton, Mississippi. Its capacity is 60 beds, below the Mississippi median of 80 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Bedford Care Centers. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 9 citations, the most recent on November 20, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 2.64 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
4.0Staffing
1.0Quality measures
2.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (9)
Records from November 2022 to November 2025.
November 20, 2025
Tag F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 18, 2025.
May 30, 2024
Tag F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 5, 2024.
May 30, 2024
Tag F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 5, 2024.
May 30, 2024
Tag F0564Inform each resident of his or her visitation rights and ensure that all visitors enjoy equal visitation privileges.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 5, 2024.
May 30, 2024
Tag F0604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 5, 2024.
May 30, 2024
Tag F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 5, 2024.
November 16, 2022
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2022.
November 16, 2022
Tag F0756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2022.
November 16, 2022
Tag F0758Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is l….
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 23, 2022.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
2.64 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 4.76 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Bedford Care Centers, a chain of 7 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 2.6 overall, 3.1 for health inspections, 2.4 for staffing, 1.9 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Mississippi.
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