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Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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1500 Broad Avenue,
Gulfport MS 39501

(228) 822-6900

75.16% estimated occupancy 1

Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center is a facility located in Gulfport, Mississippi, a city with a population of 83,530 people. It looks like this is a quality nursing home. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable grade. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the country. If you scroll down, you will see this facility's category ratings, which are also strong.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - City/county
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To pair with its strong overall performance, we gave this place an A for our inspections rating. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Contributing to this facility's list of accomplishments, it also was awarded a very favorable long-term care grade. We awarded them a dominant strong of A in this category. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.232735 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia can be a life or death health condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Our nursing category analyzes quite a few components, many of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The final category we looked at was short-term care. In this area, we awarded this facility a favorable grade of B. Short-term care scores are meaningful for residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 10.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 3.39% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 2.89% of Patients had UTIs

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term patients who have had UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of poor nursing care. However, this datapoint may be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 21.33% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 21.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 1.78% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 93.49% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 18.69% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 17.05% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 2.16 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 17.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 15.26 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center, 67.34% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Memorial Hospital at GulfportAcute Care Hospitals 0.34 miles away4500 13th Street Gulfport Mississippi 39502Government - Local(228) 867-4000
  • Garden Park Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.23 miles away15200 Community Road Gulfport Mississippi 39503Proprietary(228) 575-7000
  • Merit Health BiloxiAcute Care Hospitals 13.89 miles away150 Reynoir Street Biloxi Mississippi 39530Proprietary(228) 436-1104
  • Ochsner Medical Center-HancockAcute Care Hospitals 14.77 miles away149 Drinkwater Blvd Bay Saint Louis Mississippi 39520Government - Local(228) 467-8600

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc Gulfport S. Ms Kidney Ctr0.59 miles away4300 a West Railroad Street Gulfport Mississippi 39501CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (228) 864-0009
  • Fmc North Gulfport2.08 miles away2525 33rd Street Gulfport Mississippi 39501Dialysis Stations: 20 (228) 864-1177
  • Fmc Orange Grove5.98 miles away11531 Old Highway 49 Gulfport Mississippi 39503Dialysis Stations: 18 (228) 832-9293
  • Fmc Biloxi14.01 miles away784 Vieux Marche Mall Biloxi Mississippi 39530Dialysis Stations: 22 (228) 436-9204
  • Fmc Diberville15 miles away10374 Lamey Bridge Road Diberville Mississippi 39540Dialysis Stations: 12 (228) 392-1300
  • Fmc Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr15.57 miles away5401 Gex Road Diamondhead Mississippi 39525Dialysis Stations: 20 (228) 255-5378
  • Ocean Springs Dialysis17.77 miles away13150 Ponce De Leon Rd Ocean Springs Mississippi 39564CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (228) 818-3201

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=255290