The 10 Worst Nursing Homes in Mississippi

Finding the Right Nursing Home in Mississippi: Why It Matters

When it comes to choosing a nursing home for your loved ones in Mississippi, it's crucial to have access to accurate and comprehensive information. Our "Worst Nursing Homes in Mississippi" page aims to provide you with insights into the facilities that have fallen short in various aspects of care. Understanding these ratings can help you make more informed decisions and ensure the well-being of those who matter most.

Top Worst Nursing Homes in Mississippi

Our state rankings highlight the nursing homes in Mississippi that have received the lowest quality scores based on a variety of factors, including health inspections, staffing levels, and resident care. These scores are designed to give you a clear picture of which facilities may require closer scrutiny.

Factors Considered:

• Health and safety inspections
• Staffing ratios
• Resident care and outcomes
• Compliance with federal and state regulations

Our scoring methodology is transparent and designed to provide an unbiased look at each facility's performance. Nursing Homes with the warning icon () have been flagged by CMS for abuse.

Disclaimer: Our rankings are based on data collected from reputable sources, including government reports and independent evaluations. While we strive for accuracy, we encourage you to visit facilities and conduct your own research before making any decisions.

Worst Nursing Homes in Mississippi By City

Every city in Mississippi has its own set of challenges and standards when it comes to nursing home care. To help you find the information most relevant to your location, we've compiled city-specific rankings of the worst-rated nursing homes. Click on the links below to explore the detailed lists for each city.

Worst Nursing Homes in Jackson

• Kit Carson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (273)
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (2026-04-28)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2026-04-28)
• Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation (263.5)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-01-30)
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (2026-01-30)
• Pleasant Hills Community Living Center (98)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-03-30)
  • Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (2025-07-18)
• Manhattan Community Care Center (83)
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (2026-01-30)
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (2025-10-24)
• Lakeland Community Care Center (70)
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (2026-05-27)
  • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. (2026-05-27)
• Northbrooke Post Acute (66)
  • Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. (2025-05-16)
  • Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. (2025-05-16)
• Chadwick Community Care Center (52)
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (2026-03-06)
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (2026-03-06)
• Laurelwood Health Care Center (50.75)
  • Honor 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. (2026-02-11)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2026-02-11)
• Maplewood Health Care Center (44.75)
  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. (2026-04-22)
  • Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. (2026-04-22)
• Hubble Creek (43)
  • Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. (2026-03-28)
  • Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector. (2026-03-28)

Worst Nursing Homes in Gulfport

• Gulfport Care Center (236.75)
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (2025-07-07)
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (2025-07-07)
• Coastal Health and Rehabilitation Center (127)
  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (2025-09-10)
  • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. (2025-09-10)
• Boca Ciega Center (89)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-04-25)
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (2024-09-08)
• Lakeview Nursing Center (31)
  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (2025-10-15)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-10-15)
• Driftwood Nursing Center (20)
  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (2026-02-26)
  • Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (2026-02-26)

Worst Nursing Homes in Hattiesburg

• Bedford Alzheimer's Care Center (22.75)
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (2024-04-11)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2024-01-24)
• Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg (21)
  • Honor 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. (2026-04-13)
  • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (2026-04-13)
• Hattiesburg Health and Rehab Center (20)
  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (2026-01-30)
  • Honor 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. (2026-01-30)
• Windham House of Hattiesburg (11)
  • Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. (2024-12-18)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2024-12-18)
• Bedford Care Ctr-Monroe Hall (11)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2025-09-22)
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (2025-09-22)
• Merit Health Wesley (8)
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (2026-03-27)
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (2024-10-16)
• Forrest General Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit (1)
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (2025-05-27)
  • Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (2023-12-19)

Worst Nursing Homes in Southaven

• Diversicare of Southaven (166.25)
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (2026-05-19)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2026-03-06)
• Desoto Healthcare Center (34)
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (2025-10-20)
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (2025-10-20)

Worst Nursing Homes in Pascagoula

• Plaza Community Living Center (59.75)
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (2026-05-04)
  • Honor 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. (2025-02-13)
• Singing River Skilled Nursing Facility (27)
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2025-03-27)
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (2024-12-19)

Related Lists and Resources

While it's important to be aware of the lowest-rated facilities, we also provide resources to help you find the best care available. Check out our other lists to find top-rated nursing homes and facilities that excel in specific areas.

• Best Nursing Homes in Mississippi
• Analysis of Nursing Homes in Mississippi

Making Informed Decisions

Understanding our rankings and how they are derived can empower you to make better choices for your loved ones. Remember, a low rating in one area doesn't necessarily mean a facility is entirely unsuitable; it's a starting point for further investigation.

Tips for Evaluating Nursing Homes in Mississippi:

• Schedule visits to potential facilities
• Speak with staff and residents
• Review recent inspection reports
• Consider the specific needs of your loved one

Disclaimer: NursingHomeDatabase.com does not have a relationship, either commercial or otherwise, with any of the skilled nursing facilities referred to on this site. This is an independent resource that tries to make more and better information available to the public.

More Resources for Families

Navigating the world of nursing home care can be overwhelming. Here are some resources to help you make the best decisions for your family:

• The Role of Family in Nursing Home Care
• Navigating Medicaid for Nursing Home Care
• How to Handle a Nursing Home Discharge
• Understanding Nursing Home Ratings and What They Mean
• Questions to Ask During a Nursing Home Visit