Bedford Care Center Of Newton is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1992-08-26. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (601) 683-6601 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Bedford Care Center Of Newton holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (5★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 80.3/100, placing it #3562 of 14703 facilities nationally and #20 of 202 in Mississippi. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Bedford Care Center Of Newton receives a reported average of 4 hours 41 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 40 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 2 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 14 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 30.2%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 5 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $271,535. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 9.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Bedford Care Center Of Newton ranks 3562nd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 80.3/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within MS, it ranks 20th out of 202 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #1,821 nationally and RN hours rank #5,481 nationally (#65 in MS). Our composite quality score of 80.3/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Newton, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/mississippi/newton/