Arabella Health & Wellness of Meridian
Meridian, Mississippi · CCN 255166
17 surveys since 2011, 21 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 90
- Surveys
- 17
- Harm or worse
- 21
- Immediate jeopardy
- 21
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 84
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- ARABELLA HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
- County
- Lauderdale · rural
- Medicare-certified since
- 1993
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 1
- Health inspection
- 1
- Staffing
- 2
- Quality measures
- 2
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat more weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 26 for-profit facilities of 66–99 beds in Mississippi.
Last survey on record
Jul 27, 2026
105 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.41 | 3.73 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.52 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 66.7% | 51.8% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Abuse icon
- Flagged by CMS on Care Compare
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J15.3% | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1684.2% | E210.5% | F— |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6002×
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F6562×
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F8802×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F5501×
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F5831×
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Arabella Health & Wellness of Meridian, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Jul 27, 2026
Based on interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents' rights to be free from abuse and neglect when the facility failed to protect Resident A from neglect by failing to initiate the admission process after the resident arrived at the facility following surgical repair of a left hip fracture, and failed to protect Resident #23 from verbal abuse by a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), for two (2) of (19) sampled residents. The facility's failure to initiate the admission process for Resident A resulted in the resident remaining without a nursing assessment, implementation of physician orders, prescribed medications, pain management, assistance with toileting, and ongoing nursing care for approximately nine (9) hours after arriving at the facility… […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF727Jul 27, 2026
Based on interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure the services of a Registered Nurse (RN) were provided for at least eight (8) consecutive hours a day, seven (7) days a week, and failed to employ a full-time Director of Nursing (DON) to supervise the nursing services of the facility for three (3) of (3) months reviewed for staffing (May through July 2026). This deficient practice had the potential to affect all residents residing in the facility by reducing nursing supervision, clinical oversight, and continuity of nursing care.Findings include:A review of the facility's policy, Nursing Services and Sufficient Staff, revised 2/19/26, revealed, .Policy: it is the policy of the facility to provide sufficient nursing staff with appropriate… […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF677Jul 27, 2026
Based on observation, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents dependent on staff for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) received incontinent care in a timely manner for two (2) of (18) sampled residents reviewed for ADL care. (Residents #34 and #10).Findings include:A review of the facility's policy, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), revised 2/19/26, revealed, .Care and services will be provided for the following activities of daily living.t3. Toileting.Policy Explanation and Guidelines.3. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF684Jul 27, 2026
Based on observation, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide the care and services necessary to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being by failing to ensure physician-directed care and services were implemented and coordinated in accordance with residents' assessed needs and accepted standards of practice. These failures included implementing contact isolation without a physician order or supporting clinical indication for Resident #2; failing to ensure timely transportation for physician-ordered dialysis treatments for Residents #60 and #70 and a scheduled physician appointment for Resident #70; and failing to ensure physician-ordered pain medications were available and administered following… […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF725Jul 27, 2026
Based on observations, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to provide sufficient nursing staff with the appropriate competencies and skill sets to meet residents' assessed needs, resulting in delays in providing incontinent care for two (2) of (18) residents reviewed for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). Residents #10 and #34. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all residents residing in the facility who depended on staff for nursing care and assistance with activities of daily living.Findings Include:A review of the facility's policy, Nursing Services and Sufficient Staff, revised 2/19/26, revealed, .Policy: it is the policy of the facility to provide sufficient nursing staff with appropriate competencies and skill sets to assure… […]
Read 40 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 40 of 90 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Jul 27, 2026Standard and complaint16 findings · 1 harm
- Apr 30, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Apr 17, 2025Standard5 findings
- Dec 7, 2023Standard4 findings
- Oct 12, 2023Complaint1 finding
- Jul 17, 2023Complaint2 findings
- Mar 12, 2021Standard2 findings
- Jun 9, 2017Standard11 findings
Show the 9 earlier surveys
- Sep 7, 2016Complaint2 findings
- Apr 28, 2016Standard2 findings
- Oct 20, 2015Complaint8 findings · 8 harm
- Feb 19, 2015Standard2 findings
- Dec 12, 2013—2 findings
- Aug 1, 2013Standard and complaint18 findings · 12 harm
- Jun 28, 2012—6 findings
- Jan 24, 2012—2 findings
- May 26, 2011—6 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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