Azalea Gardens Nursing Center
Nursing home in Wiggins, Mississippi, CMS certification number 255233
530 Hall St, Wiggins, MS 39577 · Stone County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 99
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 6, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Azalea Gardens Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Azalea Gardens Nursing Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Azalea Gardens Nursing Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.84
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.02
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.09
- Weekend total hours
- 3.40
- Nursing staff turnover
- 23.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 0%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 6, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 6, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Azalea Gardens Nursing Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 59.3 residents live here, about 60% of its 99 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 59.3
- Certified since
- May 7, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Azalea Gardens Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Azalea Gardens Nursing Center
- Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Ctr Inc1436 East Central Avenue, Wiggins 39577
- Lamar Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center6428 US Highway 11, Lumberton 39455
- Pearl River Co Nursing Home305 West Moody Street, Poplarville 39470
- Lakeview Nursing Center16411 Robinson Road, Gulfport 39503
- Gulfport Care Center11240 Canal Road, Gulfport 39503
Who inspects nursing homes in Mississippi
Mississippi's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Mississippi, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Azalea Gardens Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Azalea Gardens Nursing Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Azalea Gardens Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Azalea Gardens Nursing Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Azalea Gardens Nursing Center?
Azalea Gardens Nursing Center, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.