Diversicare Of Quitman is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2002-08-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (601) 776-2141 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Diversicare Of Quitman holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 69.5/100, placing it #8515 of 14703 facilities nationally and #67 of 202 in Mississippi. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Diversicare Of Quitman receives a reported average of 3 hours 18 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 41 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 43 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 55 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 46 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 43.9%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $8,018. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $8,018, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 39.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Diversicare Of Quitman ranks 8515th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 69.5/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within MS, it ranks 67th out of 202 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #11,020 nationally and RN hours rank #5,348 nationally (#62 in MS). Our composite quality score of 69.5/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Quitman, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/mississippi/quitman/