Overview
Driftwood Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, above the Mississippi average of 2.7. It ranks 2nd of 4 nursing homes in Gulfport. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 81% of nursing homes in Mississippi (the state average is 4.2 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 29, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Mississippi average of 6.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 54% of Mississippi nursing homes have been fined.
Driftwood Nursing Center is a nonprofit facility with 151 certified beds, caring for about 93 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
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 50%
Top 54%
Top 47%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.78 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.69 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.39 hrs
- Nurse aides2.71 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 151
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 2002
- 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