Aurora Health And Rehabilitation
310 Emerald Drive, Columbus, MS, 39702
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Vanguard Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 83 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 35.4% — lower than most Mississippi nursing homesMississippi avg: 46.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 18.8% — lower than most Mississippi nursing homesMississippi avg: 40.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Mississippi averageMississippi avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 255206
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 83 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Aurora Australis, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Vanguard Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Vanguard Healthcare chain — 6 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Capital One na
5% or Greater Mortgage Interest · since 2018
- Nicola Harrison
Other · since 2018
- John t Fick
Corporate Officer · since 2014
- Iraj Alipour
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2012
- Ervin General Partnership
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 40% · since 2007
- Jere Suzanne Ervin Irrv tr
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 16% · since 2007
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 11)
- D0677·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0656·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0842·Jan 22, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F0812·Jan 22, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Jan 22, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0688·Jan 22, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0584·Jan 22, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- G0689·Aug 26, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 22, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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