About | Community Place

Highlights:

Chartered with the Mississippi Secretary of State in 1934 as a Nonprofit Organization
Donation of the House on Langley Street in 1938 by the Junior League of Jackson, housing 20 elders
Built Current Home in 1970, housing 43 elders
Built Stricker Annex in 1984 (offices and a few rooms/bathrooms), housing 47 elders
Began to receive Medicaid for services in 1980s
Built Woolley Annex in 1989 (semi-private rooms to house 16 more elders, enlarged the dining room, added chapel, beauty shop and visitation room)
Junior League of Jackson deeded land to Community Nursing Home in 1996
Began to receive Medicare for therapy services in 2002
Placed on the Eden Alternative Registry in December of 2008 (For efforts of deinstitutionalizing Long-Term Care, one of only 14 nursing homes and assisted living centers in the state of Mississippi)
Received Certificate of Need through the Mississippi State Health Department
April of 2009 approving relocation project

About Us

At Community Place in Jackson, Mississippi we approach Eldercare holistically, aiming to meet the physical, mental, spiritual and social needs of our Elders. Originally founded as Community Hospital in 1932, today Community Place serves Elders in the Metro Jackson area as a single-standing, Nonprofit, skilled nursing home. We are uniquely managed in-house, with guidance of a volunteer board, rather than by an owner or management company. We operate on funds provided by Medicare, Medicaid, private funds and donations.

We're proud to be a member of the Eden Alternative Registry, an organization dedicated to changing the culture within today's health care institutions so that the process of aging can be a continued stage of development and growth, rather than a period of decline. Learn more about Eden Alternative at www.edenalt.org.

Award Winning Team

Our team meets all requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and the MS Department of Health and adheres to our own extremely high expectations. We are well respected for our quality of care by both agencies, as well as our industry peers.

5 Star Honor- We were awarded the 5 Star overall rating in January 2010. The only 5 star in Jackson, MS.
Award-Winning. We have an active and award-wining volunteer staff, whose member has received Volunteer of the Year for 2002, and the President’s Award for 2004 by the Mississippi Health Care Association. In 2003, we received a grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Jackson for pet therapy and our parrot, Jackson, is quite the entertainer. In 2009, we had two elders win an art contest, placing their work in the Mississippi Health Care Association Foundation’s 2010 Calendar! In 2009, we received a grant from the Mississippi Health Care Association Foundation for an elder to utilize horse therapy to combat his Multiple Sclerosis. He has grown in many ways through his therapy. In 2009, we had a family leader (C.N.A.) win a state-wide competition for CNA of the year through the Mississippi Health Care Association
We were placed on the Eden Alternative Registry in 2008. We are only one of 14 nursing homes and assisted living centers with this honor in our state. See www.edenalt.org.
Low Turnover. Our team members have low turnover and we believe in team building and peer accountability.
Fully Equipped. Our staff includes a Certified Medical Director, a Licensed Administrator, a Director of Nursing, and a Certified Food Service Manager with a Registered Dietician Consultant, a Director of Social Services, a Certified Activity Director, In-House Therapy Consultants (OT, PT, and ST), Environmental Services Director, a Pharmacy Consultant and an RN Consultant.

Additional Support

Unlike many homes, we provide services FREE of CHARGE to families, including:

Elder Phone Line
Salon Services (which includes shampoos, cuts styles, perms, manicures, etc.)
Under pads and Incontinent Briefs
Over the Counter Drugs
Toiletries
Flat Screen TVs in ALL Bedrooms
Presto E-mail Receiver
Wireless Internet throughout home

Our office staff assists families with financial management of their loved one’s assets:

Medicaid Applications
Social Security Check Payments
Medicaid Rates
VA Eligibility Applications and Payments
Medicaid Re-Determination Forms
Pre-need Funeral Payments
Insurance Payments
“Spend Down” Towards Medicaid Eligibility

Services, Highlights and Activities

We provide a home-like atmosphere including an air conditioned/ enclosed porch, a living room with a big screen television, a visitation room, a large dining/activity room. Our southern buffet-style meals honor elders’ choices. These meals are served in our spacious dining room overlooking our beautiful grounds.

Other areas of interest include:

Garden Therapy- 3 garden areas are cared for by our elders
Pets - Elders have pets, as decided by elder/staff pet committee
Child Therapy- Daycare and school visits spread joy and laughter in our home.
Activities are held throughout the day with group and one-on-one events which include spontaneous activities that offer a fun atmosphere to eliminate boredom.
Wide variety of group and individualized activities: Wii, Senior T.V., Motorized Model Cars, Inspirational Videos, IN2L© computer program, Books-on-Tape, E-mail, Video Reading Machine and much more!
Committees of Staff and Elders- Gardening, Grant Writing, Neighborhood Development, Pet, and Welcoming Committee provide opportunities for team building and self-esteem.
In-Room Activities- Spinoza Bear, Devotional, IN2L© computer programs, Current Events, Reality Orientation, Books-on-Tape, Sensory Motor Activities, Aromatherapy, and much more.
Elders are enrolled in the MS State Library Commission’s Books on Tape Program.
Art Classes- In house and off-site at Galloway UMC.
Devotional- Many churches and youth groups hold services, devotionals, and prayer times. We also have an in-house Chaplin.
Family Counseling- We provide families with counseling during the life changes of loved ones free of charge.
Provide opportunity for elders to serve in their community through missions and ministry such as: Haiti Relief Health Kits Assembly, Adoption of Angel Tree children, Operation Christmas Child, Food Drives, and fundraiser for those in needs.
IN2L- It’s Never Too Late© – interactive touch-screen computer, which provides therapeutic activities, cognition exercises, and much entertainment with games, jukebox, classic television shows and much more!