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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

Vicksburg, MississippiMedicare inspection record
(601) 638-9211

About The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Vicksburg, Mississippi with a focus on personalized recovery. Our team designs treatment plans that help patients regain independence and return home whenever possible, supported by compassionate care every step of the way.

Community at a glance

Capacity

107 residents

Location

Vicksburg, MS

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

2850 PORTER'S CHAPEL ROAD, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180

(601) 638-9211

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 January 9, 2025, state inspectors cited 15 health deficiencies (the Mississippi average is 6.9).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 50 minutes with each resident a day, below the Mississippi average of 4 hours 11 minutes.

Medicare fined The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 5 times in the last three years, $42,445 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 50 minutesBelow the Mississippi average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day24 minutesBelow the Mississippi average
Nursing staff who left in the past year52%Above the Mississippi average

Inspections

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

April 21, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • 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 CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed before the inspection

February 10, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 27, 2026
September 23, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 14, 2025
  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 14, 2025
February 25, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Feb 19, 2025
January 9, 2025 · 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 Jan 31, 2025
  • Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • 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 pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • 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 pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • 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 pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • 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 RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 31, 2025
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 31, 2025
January 9, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 31, 2025
October 26, 2023 · Standard inspection · 4 citations+
  • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • 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 Nov 24, 2023
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • 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 Nov 24, 2023
October 26, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 24, 2023

Fines and payment denials

5 fines totaling $42,445 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.

  • April 21, 2026Fine: $19,645
  • September 23, 2025Fine: $7,400
  • September 23, 2025Fine: $7,400
  • October 26, 2023Fine: $4,000
  • October 26, 2023Fine: $4,000
  • October 26, 2023Payment denial, 2 days

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
Nexion Health at Vicksburg Inc
Medicare-certified beds
107
Average residents per day
93
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
August 29, 1991
Part of a chain
Nexion Health, 51 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
255140

Location

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2850 PORTER'S CHAPEL ROADVicksburg, MS 39180

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Questions about The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

How did The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on January 9, 2025 and cited 15 health deficiencies, 9 of them from complaint investigations. The Mississippi average is 6.9.

How much nursing care does each resident get at The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 50 minutes with each resident per day, including 24 minutes from registered nurses. 52% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 5 times in the last three years, totaling $42,445.

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 Vicksburg Skilled Nursing in Mississippi Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026