The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2018 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
MARION REGIONAL NURSING HOME
HAMILTON, AL · Medicare-certified · 79 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
MARION REGIONAL NURSING HOME (HAMILTON, AL) has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Its staffing and quality measures are both 5 stars, nurse staffing is slightly above the federal benchmark (4.24 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), but the health inspection rating is 2 stars and recent cited issues included food safety, respiratory care, and infection prevention/control; there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.2352 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 20, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2352.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.11
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.58
- Nurse aides
- 2.54
- Weekend nursing
- 3.68
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 21%
Registered nurse turnover: 8%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
23.3%23.7%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.6%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.8%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.7%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
4.9%4.7%No change
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
24.3%8.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
13.3%12.4%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
33.3%34.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.7%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.4%8.4%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—98.4%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
86.9%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—50%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
42.9%77.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
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 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of NORTH MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES · 2 homes · 3.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 62.7 residents on an average day (79% of 79 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 49 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.