Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Picayune, Mississippi, part of Nexion Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Mississippi average of 2.43, and 30.0% nursing staff turnover (Mississippi average 45.7%).
Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
1620 Read RoadPicayune, MS 39466
Pearl River County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Mississippi average. With about 101 residents a day, that works out to roughly 219 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Mississippi avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 1.11 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.86 | 4.18 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
30.0% of nursing staff at Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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 9.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Mississippi average 6.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $34,411 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | Fine | $26,130 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Mississippi average is 2.8.
About Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Nexion Health, 51 homes
- Legal name: Nexion Health at Picayune Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Picayune Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bedford Care Center of Picayune Picayune · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.5 | 120 | 2.45 | 3.95 | 49.6% | 1 | $39,392 |
| Greenbriar Community Care Center Slidell | 17.7 | 174 | 2.72 | 4.39 | 35.6% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Manor of Slidell Slidell | 18.2 | 120 | 2.27 | 3.72 | 45.6% | 4 | $11,333 |
| Lakeshore Manor Nursing & Rehab Slidell · SFF candidate | 18.6 | 110 | 1.43 | 2.90 | 56.6% | 1 | $249,106 |
| Memorial Woodland Village Nursing Center Diamondhead | 20.4 | 132 | 2.18 | 4.08 | 100.0% | 2 | None |
| Resthaven Living Center Bogalusa | 21.6 | 145 | 1.82 | 3.34 | 48.9% | 2 | None |
| Lacombe Nursing Centre Lacombe | 22.8 | 98 | 1.99 | 3.39 | 43.2% | 2 | None |
| Pearl River Co Nursing Home Poplarville | 23.1 | 105 | 3.38 | 5.95 | 39.3% | 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.