Nursing home
Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
1436 East Central Avenue, Wiggins, MS 39577 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 59 certified beds
Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wiggins, Mississippi. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.88 hours per resident per day, above the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on May 29, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,190In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 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) | 4.88 | 4.21 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.75 | 2.48 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.5% | 47.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the May 29, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 15, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,190, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Inform each resident of his or her visitation rights and ensure that all visitors enjoy equal visitation privileges.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 8, 2023
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 8, 2023 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 8, 2023 - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 5, 2021 - Actual 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 · Aug 5, 2021
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
- 1436 East Central Avenue
Wiggins, MS 39577 - CMS certification #
- 255308
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 59
- Avg residents/day
- 45.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-04-16
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Yes, we do provide respite care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Stone County Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is staffed with registered nurses 24/7 working with a team of respiratory therapists to provide around-the-clock comprehensive services for Tracheostomy and Respiratory patients.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation for Dialysis Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Semi-private rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Pearl River County Hospital, Poplarville. 25.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, Wiggins. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Biloxi. 25.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Greer's Cash Saver. 25.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39577 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Wiggins Dialysis, Wiggins, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39577.
Vitalcaring Group, office in Wiggins, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Exceed Physical Therapy, LLC, Gulfport. 25.8 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Wiggins, MS, risk to homes is greater than 94% of communities in Mississippi and 92% 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 high. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively high, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 4.88 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 59 beds.