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Driftwood Nursing Center provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Gulfport, Mississippi residents recovering from surgery, injury, or illness. Our experienced clinical team focuses on personalized care plans designed to help you regain independence and return home stronger.
Capacity
151 residents
Location
Gulfport, MS
Status
Listed in a public registry
1500 BROAD AVENUE, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
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 January 29, 2026, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Mississippi average is 6.9).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 24 minutes with each resident a day, above the Mississippi average of 4 hours 11 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Driftwood Nursing Center in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 24 minutesAbove the Mississippi average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 40 minutesAbove the Mississippi average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 100%Above the Mississippi average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
8 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
January 29, 2026 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
October 31, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
1500 BROAD AVENUEGulfport, MS 39501
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State inspectors visited on January 29, 2026 and cited 3 health deficiencies. The Mississippi average is 6.9.
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 24 minutes with each resident per day, including 40 minutes from registered nurses. 100% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Driftwood Nursing Center in the last three years.
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.