The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Nursing home report
ARABELLA HEALTH & WELLNESS OF MERIDIAN
MERIDIAN, MS · Medicare-certified · 84 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
4 out of 5 stars overall. Inspection results are solid at 4 stars and there were no fines in the last 24 months, but staffing is only 3 stars with 3.64 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and quality measures are lower at 2 stars.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6413 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 17, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6413.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.03
- Nurse aides
- 2.02
- Weekend nursing
- 2.96
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 62%
Registered nurse turnover: 57%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
21.8%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.9%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.5%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.3%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
2.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15.3%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
10%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.9%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.6%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
8.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.5%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
83.3%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
84.4%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of ARABELLA HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT · 12 homes · 3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 60.3 residents on an average day (72% of 84 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 32 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.