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DIVERSICARE OF AMORY

AMORY, MS · Medicare-certified · 152 beds

Needs attention
For-profitChain member
1 of 5 overall

DIVERSICARE OF AMORY in AMORY, MS has a 1 out of 5 overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating and an attention flag for the lowest overall rating. Staffing is 4 stars and quality measures are 4 stars, but reported nurse staffing is 3.24 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1; there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.2421 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: February 5, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0lowest overall rating

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.2421.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.83
Licensed practical nurses
0.39
Nurse aides
2.03
Weekend nursing
2.85

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 52%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

10.7%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.4%Steady

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

1.4%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0.8%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

2.6%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

25.8%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

29.2%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

22%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.4%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%Steady

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

20.2%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

0.6%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

99%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.6%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

94.6%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

96.1%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F

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 February 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F

The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited February 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

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 February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 17 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of DIVERSICARE HEALTHCARE · 46 homes · 2.5 stars avg
Occupancy
108.4 residents on an average day (71% of 152 beds)
Resident voice
Resident & family councils
Medicare history
Certified for 37 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.