DIVERSICARE OF BIG SPRINGS

Diversicare of Big Springs holds an overall 4-star rating from CMS, which means it performs above average compared to nursing homes across the country. That overall score is a composite built from three separate ratings, each measuring something different about the facility. The health inspection rating, also 4 stars, is the strongest piece of the picture here. It reflects how the facility performed during state inspections, looking at how many citations it received and how serious those issues were. Fewer and less severe citations lead to a higher score, so 4 stars suggests inspectors found this to be a generally well-run facility with relatively few concerns. The staffing and quality measures ratings both land at 3 stars, which puts them right at average. Staffing reflects how many hours of nursing care residents receive relative to the number of people living there, so an average score means families should feel comfortable asking about staffing levels on specific shifts, particularly nights and weekends. The quality measures rating looks at 15 clinical outcomes, things like whether residents are experiencing falls, pressure sores, or declines in daily functioning. Average here means the facility is holding its own but not standing out in either direction on resident health outcomes. Taken together, the strong inspection record is what lifts the overall score above average, while the staffing and clinical outcomes are areas worth discussing with the facility directly.