Overview
Arabella Health & Wellness of Meridian has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Mississippi average of 2.7. It ranks 7th of 8 nursing homes in Meridian. Its strongest area is quality of care (2 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Mississippi (the state average is 4.2 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 27, 2026, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Mississippi average of 6.9. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $25,495 in the past three years.
Arabella Health & Wellness of Meridian is a for-profit facility with 84 certified beds, caring for about 72 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
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 88%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 27, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $25,495
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.12 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.35 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides2.04 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 72
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 1993
- 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