Arrington Living Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2011-04-08. 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) 765-6711 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Arrington Living Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (1★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 61.8/100, placing it #11468 of 14703 facilities nationally and #121 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 Arrington Living Center receives a reported average of 4 hours 56 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 59 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 57 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 56 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 46.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Arrington Living Center with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $17,727. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $17,727, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 28.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Arrington Living Center ranks 11468th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 61.8/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within MS, it ranks 121st out of 202 nursing homes. In Collins, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #1,327 nationally and RN hours rank #2,071 nationally (#11 in MS). Our composite quality score of 61.8/100 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 Collins, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/mississippi/collins/