These are the top and bottom ranking nursing homes on the MS Coast, according to Medicare

According to AARP, the U.S. will have more seniors than children by 2030.

“As boomers age through their 60s, 70s, 80s and increasingly beyond, the ‘big bulge’ of the boomer generation will contribute to the overall aging of the U.S. population in coming decades,” said Stella Ogunwole, a demographic statistician with the U.S. Census Bureau. “The older population is becoming even more significant.”

And as the country’s 73 million Baby Boomers age, quality nursing homes will be in demand.

In a state with more than 200 options, which are the best?

Thankfully, medicare.gov has made it simple to see which homes have the best care and which fall short.

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services evaluated Mississippi nursing homes and rated each based on health inspections, staffing and quality measures like the number of residents in pain or up to date on flu shots.

Here’s a breakdown of the rating criteria:

• Health inspections such as compliance with medicare and medicaid regulations, internal and external complaints, infection control and prevention standards.

• The staffing levels, staff turnover, hours worked and hours spent with residents each day.

• Quality measures such as flu shots or other vaccinations per care-term, surgery recovery rates and overall performance of nursing home.

With that criteria in mind, let’s check out the worst rated nursing homes in South Mississippi. Each had an overall rating of one star. Note: To view each home’s report, follow the linked facility names below.

Rated “Much Below Average”

• Diversicare of Moss Point - 3401 Main Street in Moss Point
• Lakeview Nursing Center - 16411 Robinson Road in Gulfport
  
  
• Memorial Woodland Village Nursing Center - 5427 Gex Road in Diamondhead
  
  
• Ocean Springs Health & Rehabilitation Center - 1199 Ocean Springs Road in Ocean Springs
  
  
• Plaza Community Living Center - 4403 Hospital Road in Pascagoula
  
  
• Sunplex Sub-Acute Center - 6520 Sunscope Drive in Ocean Springs
  
  
• The Pillars of Biloxi - 2279 Atkinson Road in Biloxi

Many nursing homes were highly rated by medicare.gov.

Here are a few of the best in South Mississippi:

Rated “Much Above Average” (5 stars)

• Singing River Skilled Nursing Facility - 2809 Denny Ave. in Pascagoula

• Glen Oaks Nursing Center - 55 Susanne Street in Lucedale

• Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit - 6051 US Highway 49 South in Hattiesburg

• Merit Health Wesley - 5001 Hardy St. in Hattiesburg

Rated “Above Average” (4 stars)

• Pass Christian Health and Rehabilitation Center - 538 Menge Ave. in Pass Christian
• Dunbar Village Terrace - 725 Dunbar Ave. in Bay St. Louis
• Bedford Azheimer’s Care Center - 298 Cahal St. in Hattiesburg
• Diversicare of Tylertown - 200 Medical Circle in Tylertown

Check out the full list and more information about each rating online.

This story was originally published February 27, 2023 at 10:04 AM.

Chelsea Madden

The Telegraph

Chelsea is a service journalism reporter who began working for McClatchy in 2022. She was born and raised in Middle Georgia and lives in Forsyth. She attended Wesleyan College for undergrad and a few years after that, went to SCAD for an MFA in writing. Outside of work, Chelsea likes to watch Netflix, read books in the thriller genre and chase her toddler around.