Aurora Health And Rehabilitation
310 Emerald Drive, Columbus, MS 397026623278021Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 120Avg. daily residents: 86Chain: Vanguard Healthcare (6 facilities)County: Lowndes
The complete public record on Aurora Health And Rehabilitation, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Columbus, Mississippi, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.
CMS Star Ratings
Overall rating
★★★☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Mississippi average: 2.8 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Aurora Health And Rehabilitation holds a 3-star overall rating, CMS’s middle tier. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Federal regulators have fined this facility $13,520 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Staffing
4.09 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (4.17)
0.84 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.64)
3.40 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
34.1% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (45.7)
18.8% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period
Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.
Inspections & Penalties
January 22, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
11 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (6.7)
2 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$13,520 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($18,421)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed
Recent Inspection Citations
14 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.
| Inspection | Tag | What was cited | Severity |
|---|
| May 20, 2026 | 0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| May 20, 2026 | 0578 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental… Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| May 20, 2026 | 0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all… Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.