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Azalea Gardens Nursing Center

Nursing home in Wiggins, MS

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
530 Hall St, Wiggins, MS 39577
Phone
(601) 928-5281
Listed under
For-profit, No fines or payment denials in 3 years
Medicare CCN
255233
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
99
Average residents per day
59
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, LLC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
May 7, 1996
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
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 255233. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 6, 2026. CMS lists 13 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 22, 2023 to Aug 6, 2026): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Aug 6, 2026Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 6, 2026Honor 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.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 6, 2026Develop 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
Aug 6, 2026Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 6, 2026Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 6, 2026Ensure 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.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 6, 2026Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 6, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 6, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Mar 6, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 6, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jun 22, 2023Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

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 Oct 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 Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.84 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.73 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.09 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.40 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
24%
RN turnover (yearly)
0%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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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