Nursing home report
MERIDIAN, MS · Medicare-certified · 70 beds
JAMES T CHAMPION in Meridian, MS has a 2-star overall rating, with strong health inspection results but very low staffing and quality ratings. Reported nurse staffing is 4.38 hours per resident per day, slightly above the 4.1 federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.383 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.383.
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
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 pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to assess bed rail safety, review the risks and benefits, get informed consent, or properly install and maintain the rail. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 700 — 42 CFR §483.25(n) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to regularly check beds, mattresses, and bed rails to make sure they were safely attached and safe to use. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 909 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to make sure feeding tubes were used only when medically needed and that residents with feeding tubes received proper care. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 693 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 5 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.
