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Arabella Health & Wellness of Meridian

Nursing home in Meridian, MS

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1201 28th Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301
Phone
(601) 483-1467
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
255166
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
84
Average residents per day
61
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Arabella Health & Wellness of Meridian Opco LLC
Chain
Arabella Healthcare Management (12 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Aug 1, 1993
Changed ownership in last 12 months
Yes
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 255166. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 17, 2025. CMS lists 13 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 12, 2021 to Apr 30, 2026): 2 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 30, 2026Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2025Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2025Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 7, 2023Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 7, 2023Notify 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.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 7, 2023Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 7, 2023Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 12, 2023Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 12, 2021Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 13. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.41 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.52 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.93 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.83 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
67%
RN turnover (yearly)
89%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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