Overview
Aurora Health and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, above the Mississippi average of 2.7. It ranks 3rd of 4 nursing homes in Columbus. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 56% of nursing homes in Mississippi (the state average is 4.2 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 22, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Mississippi average of 6.9. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,788 in the past three years.
Aurora Health and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 90 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 75%
Top 42%
Top 37%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 22, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,788
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.07 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.75 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.04 hrs
- Nurse aides2.29 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 90
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes