2809 DENNY AVENUE, PASCAGOULA, MS, 39581
SunsetWell Score®
Below Average
Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, refreshed June 2026
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This Medicare-certified nursing home has 54 certified beds and reports 9.8 total nursing hours per resident per day, above the state median of 4.0. Weekend nursing coverage falls to 6.6 hours per resident per day, about 33% below its overall level, and nursing staff turnover of 57% per year is above the state median of 45%. CMS records show 9 health citations in the last 3 years and 2 substantiated complaints; most recent inspection February 2025. Inspections in this period included an immediate jeopardy citation — CMS's most serious finding — and the facility was assessed $31,437 in fines in the last 3 years.
Summary generated from this facility's CMS inspection, staffing, and enforcement records. Every statement is derived directly from federal data — nothing is estimated or invented.
Staffing levels are one of the strongest predictors of nursing home quality. These figures are reported by the facility to CMS through payroll records, as hours of care available per resident per day.
Weekend nursing coverage drops about 40% versus a typical weekday at this facility.
Average staffing reliability (45/100)
CMS Payroll-Based Journal, CY2025 Q4
State inspectors survey every nursing home roughly once a year and after complaints. Citations and fines below come from federal inspection records for the last three years.
Health citations, last 3 years
9
Most recent inspection
February 20, 2025
Federal fines, last 3 years
$31,437
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formula…
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