Nursing home report
GULFPORT, MS · Medicare-certified · 151 beds
DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER (GULFPORT, MS) has a 3 out of 5 overall rating. Its health inspection rating is 4 stars and staffing is 3 stars, with reported nurse staffing of 4.32 hours per resident per day above the federal benchmark of 4.1; quality measures are low at 1 star, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.317 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.317.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide the required notice or documentation about a resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policy. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 628 — 42 CFR §483.15(c)(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 January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide proper bladder and bowel care, including catheter care and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 690 — 42 CFR §483.25(e) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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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.
