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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Gulfport Care Center

Gulfport, MississippiMedicare inspection record
(228) 701-1500

About Gulfport Care Center

Gulfport Care Center brings together skilled nursing and rehabilitation services designed for recovery and comfort. Our Mississippi team focuses on personalized care plans that help residents regain independence after hospitalization or injury, with medical expertise available around the clock.

Community at a glance

Capacity

90 residents

Location

Gulfport, MS

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

11240 CANAL ROAD, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503

(228) 701-1500

Medicare inspection record

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 June 5, 2025, state inspectors cited 12 health deficiencies (the Mississippi average is 6.9).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 3 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Mississippi average.

Medicare fined Gulfport Care Center 3 times in the last three years, $24,281 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day4 hours 3 minutes
Registered nurse time per resident, per day33 minutesBelow the Mississippi average
Nursing staff who left in the past year64%Above the Mississippi average

1 administrator has left the home in the past year.

Inspections

24 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

July 15, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 21, 2026
  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 21, 2026

June 5, 2025 · Standard inspection · 10 citations

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 7, 2025
  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jul 7, 2025
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jul 7, 2025
  • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 7, 2025
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 7, 2025
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 7, 2025
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 7, 2025
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 7, 2025
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 7, 2025
  • Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jul 7, 2025
May 2, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Mar 25, 2024
February 1, 2024 · Standard inspection · 11 citations+
  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)AdministrationCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 13, 2024
  • Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 13, 2024

Fines and payment denials

3 fines totaling $24,281 in the last three years.

  • June 5, 2025Fine: $8,672
  • June 5, 2025Fine: $8,673
  • February 1, 2024Fine: $6,936

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
Gulfport Healthcare LLC
Medicare-certified beds
90
Average residents per day
75
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
August 18, 2014
Part of a chain
The Beebe Family, 48 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
255341

Location

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11240 CANAL ROADGulfport, MS 39503

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Questions about Gulfport Care Center

How did Gulfport Care Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on June 5, 2025 and cited 12 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Mississippi average is 6.9.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Gulfport Care Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 3 minutes with each resident per day, including 33 minutes from registered nurses. 64% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Gulfport Care Center been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Gulfport Care Center 3 times in the last three years, totaling $24,281.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

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.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

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.

What is the CMS star rating?+

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.

Senior living in Gulfport Skilled Nursing in Mississippi Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026