Nursing home
Dunbar Village Terrace
725 Dunbar Ave, Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520 · Map
For profit - Partnership · 60 certified beds
Dunbar Village Terrace is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.91 hours per resident per day, below the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on Jul 31, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,021In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Dunbar Village Terrace compares
This facility vs. the Mississippi and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Mississippi avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.91 | 4.21 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.26 | 2.48 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.1% | 47.8% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,021, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Dunbar Village Terrace
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 725 Dunbar Ave
Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520 - CMS certification #
- 255322
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 57.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2007-09-05
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Dunbar Village Terrace using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Dunbar Village Terrace says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock, Bay Saint Louis. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Memorial Woodland Village Nursing Center, Diamondhead. 4.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Gulfport. 16.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39520 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bay St Louis S. Ms Kidney Ctr, Diamondhead, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc North Gulfport, Gulfport, 14.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39520.
Notre Dame Hospice Of Mississippi, office in Diamondhead, 4.2 miles away, straight line
Southern Care Inc Dba Gentiva, office in Biloxi, 24.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Exceed Physical Therapy, LLC, Gulfport. 15.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. Base flood elevation 19 Feet NAVD88. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Bay St. Louis, MS, risk to homes is greater than 99% of communities in Mississippi and 96% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dunbar Village Terrace a good nursing home?
CMS gives Dunbar Village Terrace an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Dunbar Village Terrace staffed?
Dunbar Village Terrace reports 3.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has Dunbar Village Terrace had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Dunbar Village Terrace have?
Dunbar Village Terrace is certified for 60 beds.