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Diversicare of Ripley

A nursing home in Ripley, Mississippi 38663

101 Cunningham Dr, Ripley, Mississippi 38663. (662) 837-3011.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 30 citations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean8
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L)
CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours
The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials
A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Immediate jeopardy
CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

9 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Mississippi average is 6.9.

Last standard inspection Feb 11, 2026.

Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Jan 22, 2024

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

30 citations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

30 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 30 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 11 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Feb 11, 2026: standard inspection9 citations

  • Honor the resident’s right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

    Rule F0585. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 6, 2026.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 6, 2026.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Rule F0677. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 6, 2026.

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 6, 2026.

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Rule F0725. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 6, 2026.

  • Ensure 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.

    Rule F0761. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 6, 2026.

  • Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

    Rule F0810. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 6, 2026.

  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

    Rule F0851. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 6, 2026.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 6, 2026.

Jan 21, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

    Rule F0802. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 12, 2025.

  • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

    Rule F0804. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 12, 2025.

Dec 18, 2024: standard inspection10 citations

  • Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Rule F0550. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Rule F0677. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Rule F0695. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Rule F0725. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Ensure 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.

    Rule F0761. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

    Rule F0806. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

    Rule F0814. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

    Rule F0851. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 15, 2025.

Sep 11, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 30, 2024.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 30, 2024.

  • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

    Rule F0804. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 4, 2024.

Jan 22, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Rule F0600. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 2, 2024.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 2, 2024.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 2, 2024.

  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

    Rule F0867. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 2, 2024.

Dec 19, 2023: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 16, 2023.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 16, 2023.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Apr 1, 1989.
  • Not on CMS’s special focus list.
  • No abuse icon from CMS.
  • No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
  • CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
  • 140 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 5 fines in the last three years, $72,793 in all.
  • No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
  • 11 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Sep 11, 2024Fine$7,272
Sep 11, 2024Fine$7,272
Jan 22, 2024Fine$48,776
Dec 19, 2023Fine$4,737
Dec 19, 2023Fine$4,736

Who does the caring?

3.46 nurse hours per resident per day

The Mississippi average is 4.20.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeMississippi average
Nurse hours per resident per day3.464.20
Of which registered nurses0.610.63
At weekends2.943.48
Nursing staff turnover33%44.4%
Registered nurse turnover23.5%36.6%
Administrators who left0Not given

Who owns it?

  • Diversicare Leasing Company III LLC owns 100% directly since Jul 1, 2016.
  • 9 owners or officers are people: Franklin Scott Kellman (corporate director); Stephen Michael Nee (corporate officer); Eran Ratner (corporate officer); Eran Ratner (corporate director); Eran Ratner (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Matthew J Weishaar (corporate officer); Matthew Cole Robertson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Brian Kohn (corporate director); Rebecca B Bodie (corporate officer).
  • Part of Diversicare Healthcare (44 homes in CMS’s data).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Diversicare Management Services LP.Owns 5% or more through other companies100%Jul 1, 2016
Diversicare Healthcare Services LLCOwns 5% or more through other companies100%May 10, 1994
Dac Acquisition LLCOwns 5% or more through other companies100%Nov 19, 2021
Dac Newcorp Inc.Owns 5% or more through other companies100%Apr 4, 2022
Diversicare Leasing Company III LLCOwns 5% or more directly100%Jul 1, 2016
Advocat Finance, LLCOwns 5% or more through other companies100%Jul 1, 2016
Dms Gp LLCGeneral partner1%Apr 4, 2022

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Mississippi average 2.3).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating1 of 5
Health inspections1 of 5
Staffing4 of 5
Quality measures3 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 26.0 miles, this one had the 5th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (9; the middle value was 8).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
Diversicare of Ripley This nursing home9
Rest Haven Health and Rehabilitation0.08
Tippah County Nursing Home0.27
Ashland Health and Rehabilitation13.92
New Albany Health & Rehab Center16.66
Union Co Health and Rehab Center, Inc.18.47
Holly Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center21.413
Longwood Community Living Center22.610
Landmark Nursing and Rehab Center23.17
Nmmc Baldwyn Nursing Facility24.413
Ms Care Center of Alcorn County, Inc-SNF25.911
Cornerstone Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center26.08

What the record doesn’t say

  • Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
  • Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
  • CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
  • Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Source:

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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