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Diversicare of Meridian

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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4728 Highway 39 North,
Meridian MS 39301

(601) 482-8151

79.25% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Meridian, Mississippi, Diversicare of Meridian is one of seven available nursing homes there. This nursing home turns out to be a grade A facility, which is a very elite rating. Indeed, we were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it as one of the top five nursing homes in Meridian. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive. It's hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

We also want to alert you to the fact that this nursing home received an impressive score of A in our long-term care category. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also received a favorable short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it an above average score of B+ in this area. Short-term care grades are generally used to assess a nursing home's rehabilitation services To have high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must have better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Turning to the fourth category, this nursing home received a highly favorable nursing rating. Although this was not as impressive as a few of its other category grades, this is nevertheless one of the more impressive grades we offer. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as predictive measures of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Diversicare of Meridian Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Diversicare of Meridian, 7.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Diversicare of Meridian, 6.52% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Diversicare of Meridian, 4.17% of Patients had UTIs

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who have had urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Diversicare of Meridian, 9.97% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many medical conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Diversicare of Meridian, 25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Diversicare of Meridian, 0% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Diversicare of Meridian, 100% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Diversicare of Meridian, 10.75% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Diversicare of Meridian, 17.2% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Diversicare of Meridian, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Diversicare of Meridian, 17.2% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Diversicare of Meridian, 16.94% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-plus

In Diversicare of Meridian, 94.36% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Scores for Meridian, MS

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus

Looking for more options? Meridian, Mississippi has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Rush Foundation HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.87 miles away1314 19th Ave Meridian Mississippi 39301Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 483-0011
  • Anderson Regional Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 2.91 miles away2124 14 St Meridian Mississippi 39301Voluntary non-profit - Private(601) 553-6000
  • Anderson Rmc SouthAcute Care Hospitals 3.08 miles away1102 Constitution Avenue Meridian Mississippi 39301Proprietary(601) 484-3590

Nearby Dialysis

  • Rcg Meridian1.9 miles away2205 Hwy 39 North Meridian Mississippi 39301CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 61 (601) 483-0606
  • Rcg Mississippi, Inc3.43 miles away1300 38th Avenue East Meridian Mississippi 39301Dialysis Stations: 14 (601) 482-4808