CCN 255153 · Newton County, Mississippi
Bedford Care Center of Newton
1009 South Main Street, Newton, MS 39345
Bedford Care Center of Newton is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Newton, Mississippi, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1992. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 52.9 residents a day, about 88% of its certified beds. HUD's healthcare database shows an FHA-insured Section 232 loan for a project matching this facility, most recently $1.5 million in November 2002 (223(a)(7) refinance of a construction loan), and none of them appears in HUD's active-loan file.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 52.9 (88.2% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Bedford Care Center of Newton, LLC
- Certified since
- Aug 26, 1992
- Chain or affiliated group
- Bedford Care Centers (7 facilities, chain average 2.9 stars)
- Location
- Rural
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Mississippi median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 | State spread: 51 at 1, 48 at 2, 37 at 3, 30 at 4, 33 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.67 | 3.99 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 4.22 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.9% | 44.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 88.2% | 87.6% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 1 (Nov 20, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Bedford Care Center of Newton meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 5 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Health Properties, LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | n/a | 12/01/2001 |
| Bevon, NicoleIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | n/a | 12/01/2001 |
| McElroy, MichaelIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | n/a | 12/01/2001 |
| Janet F. McElroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. McElroy, Jr.Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 13% | 01/27/2025 |
| Michael E. McElroy Family Trust Fbo Michael E. McElroy, Jr.Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 13% | 04/02/2025 |
| Bean, LisaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/08/2008 |
| Bevon, CharlesIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2021 |
| Gilbert, HeatherIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 11/30/2024 |
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2002 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a construction loanHUD project name: Bedford Care Center, 120 beds. Lender at endorsement: Love Funding Corp | $1,500,000 | Ended Mar 31, 2010Prepayment | 06543111 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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