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JAMES T CHAMPION brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation expertise to Meridian, Mississippi families navigating recovery and complex care needs. Our team combines clinical excellence with compassionate support, helping patients regain independence through personalized treatment plans and therapeutic services designed for meaningful progress.
Capacity
70 residents
Location
Meridian, MS
Status
Listed in a public registry
1455 NORTH LAKELAND DRIVE, Meridian, Mississippi 39307
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 February 5, 2026, state inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Mississippi average is 6.9).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 6 hours 50 minutes with each resident a day, above the Mississippi average of 4 hours 11 minutes.
Medicare has not fined James T Champion in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 6 hours 50 minutesAbove the Mississippi average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 24 minutesAbove the Mississippi average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 34%Below the Mississippi average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
10 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
February 5, 2026 · Standard inspection · 5 citations
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
April 24, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
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State inspectors visited on February 5, 2026 and cited 5 health deficiencies. The Mississippi average is 6.9.
Nurses and aides spend 6 hours 50 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 24 minutes from registered nurses. 34% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against James T Champion 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.