Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Arabella Health & Wellness Of Meridian
1201 28th Avenue, Meridian, MS · (601) 483-1467
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 84
- Residents per day
- 72
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Arabella Healthcare Management
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 1, 1993
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Mississippi.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change (already 1)
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among Mississippi homes
Arabella Health & Wellness Of Meridian carries 128.25 inspection points. That is fewer than 8% of Mississippi's 199 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Mississippi: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–15 pts
- 4★ 15–30 pts
- 3★ 30–47 pts
- 2★ 47–78.5 pts
- 1★ over 78.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in Mississippi by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
27 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning7D
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Rights6D
- D
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Nursing and Physician Services3F
- F
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- B
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Pharmacy Service3E
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
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.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Infection Control3D
- D
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care2E
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Administration1D
- D
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspection history
2026-07-27
17 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nursing and Physician Services (3 deficiencies)
2025-04-17
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2023-12-07
5 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 7 min of nursing staff time a day, 21 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 7 min
Mississippi average
4 h 12 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 74% of nursing staff and 82% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$25,495 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Fine | $25,495 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts worse | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts better | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.1 pts better | 96.4% | 95.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1 pts better | 98.3% | 97.3% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.2 pts better | 0.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.6 pts better | 0.0% | 1.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.1 pts better | 5.2% | 6.3% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.9 pts better | 21.9% | 23.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.2 pts better | 20.6% | 21.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened10.5 pts better | 7.8% | 18.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased11.1 pts better | 9.2% | 20.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8 pts better | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.1 pts better | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence9.5 pts better | 10.4% | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.4 pts better | 2.8% | 6.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine22.5 pts worse | 66.5% | 89.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.1 pts better | 12.2% | 15.3% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.4 pts worse | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine26.3 pts worse | 58.7% | 85.0% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1.1 pts better | 26.0% | 27.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
20 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Laura | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Alexander, Laura | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Arabella Health And Wellness Of Meridian Holdco LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Arabella Health And Wellness Of Meridian Propco LLC | 5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Arabella Health And Wellness Of Meridian Propco LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Arabella Healthcare Management LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Arabella Healthcare Management LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Arco Kano Irrv Tr | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Arco Kano Irrv Tr | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Fein, Miriam | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Fein, Seth | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Gnh Irrv Tr | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Gnh Irrv Tr | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Hertzel, Chaim | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Hertzel, Chaim | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Hertzel, Chaim | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Hwood Partners LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Hwood Partners LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 12 facilities |
| Thomas, Ashley | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Thomas, Ashley | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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