Nursing home
The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
2850 Porter'S Chapel Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Nexion Health (52 facilities) · 107 certified beds
The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Vicksburg, Mississippi. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.59 hours per resident per day, below the Mississippi average of 4.21. Its most recent inspection on Jan 9, 2025 cited 13 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $8,000In CMS records: 3 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 The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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) | 3.59 | 4.21 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.37 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.19 | 2.48 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.7% | 47.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | above 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: 2 fines totaling $8,000, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 10, 2026 · 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 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2025 · 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 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 9, 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 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2025 · 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
- 2850 Porter'S Chapel Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180 - CMS certification #
- 255140
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 107
- Avg residents/day
- 93.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-08-29
- Chain
- Nexion Health (52 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Nexion Health
Nexion Health operates 52 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Nexion Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, no violations cited
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 10, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 14, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Nexion Health at Vicksburg, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Merit Health River Region, Vicksburg. 3.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Shady Lawn Health and Rehabilitation, Vicksburg. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Vicksburg. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 39180 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Vicksburg Home, LLC, Vicksburg, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - Delta, Delta, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Rcg Vicksburg, Vicksburg, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 39180.
Gentiva, office in Vicksburg, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Acg Hospice-Vicksburg, office in Vicksburg, 1.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Medical Foundation Of Central Mississippi Inc, Jackson. 39.3 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; inside the regulatory floodway. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively 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 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center staffed?
The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center reports 3.59 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Mississippi average of 4.21.
Has The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center have?
The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is certified for 107 beds.