Diversicare Of Shelby is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2003-01-01. 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 (662) 398-5117 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Diversicare Of Shelby 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 (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 74.5/100, placing it #6148 of 14703 facilities nationally and #46 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 Shelby receives a reported average of 3 hours 16 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 40 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 44 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 52 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 59 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 44.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

Diversicare Of Shelby has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 31.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Diversicare Of Shelby ranks 6148th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 74.5/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within MS, it ranks 46th out of 202 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #11,438 nationally and RN hours rank #5,523 nationally (#68 in MS). Our composite quality score of 74.5/100 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 Shelby, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/mississippi/shelby/