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64/100

Average

Reginald P White Nursing Facility

1451 North Lakeland Drive, Meridian, MS 39307

CMS 2/5 stars #6 of 9 in Lauderdale County (601) 581-8500
Certified beds
70
Occupancy
90%
Ownership
Government
Accepts
Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Abuse icon on record

    CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.

  • $10,364 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

Our read on Reginald P White Nursing Facility

Reginald P White Nursing Facility in Meridian runs on unusually heavy staffing for a 70-bed home, 7.04 nurse hours per resident day, roughly double the national figure, though weekends drop about 22% below its own weekday coverage. The tradeoff shows up elsewhere: a 2/5 health inspection rating with 15 deficiencies on record, four of them at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, plus a 51.4% turnover rate that runs above the national average. State-owned and last inspected in May 2025, it carries $10,364 in fines. Strong hands-on coverage, but the record raises real questions.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing27.5/30Stability7/15Outcomes5/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

27.5/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →10.15 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.83 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 22% against weekdays

Staff stability

7/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →51% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

5/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$10,364 in federal fines across 2 action(s)

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day7.04 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.83 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours5.49 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover51.40%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: May 29, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Reginald P White Nursing Facility

What is the ElderGrade for Reginald P White Nursing Facility? +

Reginald P White Nursing Facility holds an ElderGrade of C (64 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Reginald P White Nursing Facility? +

Residents receive an average of 7.04 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Reginald P White Nursing Facility been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Reginald P White Nursing Facility accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Reginald P White Nursing Facility is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.