DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER — Nursing Home in GULFPORT, MS

1500 BROAD AVENUE, GULFPORT, MS, 39501 | 2288226900

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★☆☆☆ 2/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds151
Average Residents/Day116.5
CMS Certification Number255290

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing N/A HPRD
RN Staffing N/A HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection January 29, 2026
Total Deficiencies 3

DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER had 3 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (January 29, 2026).

Inspection Findings — January 29, 2026

  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 26, 2026
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 26, 2026
  • Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. (Level E)
    Corrected — February 26, 2026
CareQED Analysis

Driftwood Nursing Center is a 151-bed nursing home in Gulfport, Mississippi. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Its most recent inspection, in January 2026, cited 3 deficiencies, none of them severe.

The inspection shows several areas where the facility needs to improve but nothing in the report was marked as severe, and it is not on a special oversight list nor flagged for abuse. Ask how the nursing home is strengthening its infection-prevention program and what specific steps it is taking to improve continence care and prevent urinary tract infections.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER Medicare and Medicaid certified?

DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER's CMS star rating?

DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.

Has DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER had 3 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.

How many beds does DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER have?

DRIFTWOOD NURSING CENTER has 151 certified beds.

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Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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