Driftwood Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Driftwood Nursing Center is a 151-bed nonprofit nursing home in Gulfport, Mississippi. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 100.0% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Driftwood Nursing Center
1500 Broad AvenueGulfport, MS 39501
Harrison 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 Driftwood Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.35 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Mississippi average. With about 99 residents a day, that works out to roughly 233 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.35 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.37 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.40 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
100.0% of nursing staff at Driftwood 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 100.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. 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. Driftwood Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Driftwood Nursing Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Driftwood Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Coastal Health and Rehabilitation Center Gulfport | 0.1 | 180 | 1.82 | 3.18 | 63.2% | 1 | $76,258 |
| Gulfport Care Center Gulfport | 5.8 | 90 | 2.39 | 4.05 | 63.6% | 1 | $24,281 |
| Pass Christian Health and Rehabiliation Center Pass Christian | 6.2 | 60 | 1.81 | 3.45 | 71.2% | 2 | $8,224 |
| Lakeview Nursing Center Gulfport | 6.6 | 105 | 2.05 | 4.16 | 56.9% | 3 | $12,183 |
| The Pillars of Biloxi Biloxi | 9.3 | 180 | 2.12 | 3.46 | 57.0% | 1 | $47,692 |
| Dunbar Village Terrace Bay Saint Louis | 13.4 | 60 | 2.15 | 3.89 | 61.7% | 4 | $8,021 |
| Greenbriar Nursing Center Diberville | 13.7 | 103 | 2.29 | 3.78 | 49.5% | 2 | None |
| Memorial Woodland Village Nursing Center Diamondhead | 15.6 | 132 | 2.18 | 4.08 | 100.0% | 2 | 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.