Bedford Care Center of Mendenhall

Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K), at a complaint inspection on Aug 5, 2024

When those citations happened

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

All 14 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS’s severity letter: what this means, from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 8 came from complaint inspections.

• Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Nov 1, 1992.
• 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, limited liability company.
• 60 certified beds.

• 4 fines in the last three years, $79,758 in all.
• 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
• 8 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.

• Bedford Health Properties, LLC owns 100% directly since Nov 1, 2001.
• Hattiesburg Medical Park Management Corp. runs it.
• 25 owners or officers are people: Michael Mcelroy (owns 5% or more through other companies, 24.5%); Michael Mcelroy (corporate officer, 24.5%); Michael Mcelroy (corporate director, 24.5%); Nicole Bevon (owns 5% or more through other companies, 24.5%); Nicole Bevon (corporate director, 24.5%); Rhonda Gibson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Rhonda Gibson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Heather Gilbert (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Heather Gilbert (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jennifer L Ryals (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Charles Cooper Bevon (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Charles Cooper Bevon (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jack Bevon (corporate officer, 0%); Jack Bevon (corporate director, 0%); Michael Mcelroy (runs it (operational or managerial control)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Tambara Robbins (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Richard D. Blackledge (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Richard D. Blackledge (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Robert Martin (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Robert Martin (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lisa Bean (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lisa Bean (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Sonya Mcelroy (corporate officer, 0%).
• Part of Bedford Care Centers (7 homes in CMS’s data).
• No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
• No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.

• CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Mississippi average 2.3).

• Among the 12 nearest homes, within 27.1 miles, this one had the 6th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (5; the middle value was 5).

• 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.

• 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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