Azalea Gardens Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Azalea Gardens Nursing Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Wiggins, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 22.6% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Azalea Gardens Nursing Center
530 Hall StWiggins, MS 39577
Stone County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.12 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Mississippi average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.12 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.39 | 3.51 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
22.6% of nursing staff at Azalea Gardens Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Mississippi average of 45.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Mississippi average 6.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Azalea Gardens Nursing Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Azalea Gardens Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Legal name: Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 7, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Azalea Gardens Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Ctr Inc Wiggins | 1.6 | 59 | 2.56 | 4.74 | 42.1% | 3 | $8,190 |
| Lamar Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Lumberton | 23.3 | 120 | 1.81 | 2.98 | 37.3% | 1 | $10,527 |
| Pearl River Co Nursing Home Poplarville | 24.0 | 105 | 3.38 | 5.95 | 39.3% | 5 | None |
| Lakeview Nursing Center Gulfport | 26.9 | 105 | 2.05 | 4.16 | 56.9% | 3 | $12,183 |
| Gulfport Care Center Gulfport | 27.8 | 90 | 2.39 | 4.05 | 63.6% | 1 | $24,281 |
| Greenbriar Nursing Center Diberville | 30.8 | 103 | 2.29 | 3.78 | 49.5% | 2 | None |
| The Pillars of Biloxi Biloxi | 32.3 | 180 | 2.12 | 3.46 | 57.0% | 1 | $47,692 |
| Glen Oaks Nursing Center Lucedale | 32.3 | 45 | 2.37 | 4.37 | 61.1% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.