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DIVERSICARE OF MERIDIAN provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation services designed to help patients regain strength and independence. Our Meridian, Mississippi facility combines medical expertise with compassionate care, supporting recovery goals through personalized treatment plans and dedicated nursing staff.
Capacity
120 residents
Location
Meridian, MS
Status
Listed in a public registry
4728 HIGHWAY 39 NORTH, Meridian, Mississippi 39301
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 21, 2025, state inspectors cited 10 health deficiencies (the Mississippi average is 6.9).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 24 minutes with each resident a day, below the Mississippi average of 4 hours 11 minutes.
Medicare fined Diversicare of Meridian 2 times in the last three years, $21,798 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 24 minutesBelow the Mississippi average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 42 minutesAbove the Mississippi average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 29%Below the Mississippi average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
18 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 5, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
April 8, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
2 fines totaling $21,798 in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on May 21, 2025 and cited 10 health deficiencies, 3 of them from complaint investigations. The Mississippi average is 6.9.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 24 minutes with each resident per day, including 42 minutes from registered nurses. 29% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Diversicare of Meridian 2 times in the last three years, totaling $21,798.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.