Highland Home
HIGHLAND HOME in RIDGELAND, MS — inspection on March 30, 2026.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Regional Director, Licensed Practical Nurse #1, Certified Nursing Assistant #2, Certified Nursing
jeopardy to resident health or Administrator changed the door code on main entry door. On March 24, 2026, at approximately 8:00 PM safety the Administrator checked all entry doors to ensure signage remained in place to not allow residents to exit facility unaccompanied.
All entrance door signage was confirmed to be in place.
The Director
were functional and the doors were locking appropriately. No areas of concern were noted during bracelet, transmitter and doors checks.
All were functioning appropriately.
The Director of Nursing reviewed care plans of 7 of 101 residents at risk. No areas of concern were noted with the care plan audit.
Body audits were performed on Resident #1 and Resident #2 by the Registered Nurse Supervisor and Licensed Practical Nurse #2. On March 24, 2026, audits were conducted including not limited to resident location, risk for elopement, Secure Care wander guard bracelet and function all verified by the Director of Nursing.
Additionally, Medical Records conducted an audit on 3/25/2026 updating all care profiles of residents at risk for wandering. On 3/25/2026, the Assistant Administrator began audits of all doors for function and security.On March 24, 2026, In- services were initiated by the Director of Nurses and Staff Development Coordinator with all staff.
Inservice topics included the Elopement policy and procedure, Resident Rights, and Incident / Accident Reporting. On March 25, 2026, Elopement Drills (Code W) were conducted on each shift by the Administrator, Director of Nursing and the Staff Development Coordinator. On March 25, 2026, monitoring systems were put in place to sustain compliance.
The facility Administrator will have a follow-up QA meeting monthly for two months then quarterly afterwards to ensure sustained compliance. On March 25, 2026, the facility entry screening was updated to include an additional reminder to ensure resident safety.
Administration spoke directly with Visitor #1 to confirm visitor policies and procedures.
The facility alleges all corrective actions were completed on 3/25/2026 and the Immediate Jeopardy was removed on 3/26/2026. On 03/30/26, the SA validated during the onsite complaint investigation through interviews, observations and record reviews that all corrective actions had been taken by the facility to remove the Immediate Jeopardy and the Immediate Jeopardy was removed on 03/26/26 prior to the SA entrance on 03/30/26.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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