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.

Our Staff

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're well respected for our quality of care by both agencies, as well as our industry peers.

Award-Winning We have an active and award-winning volunteer staff, whose members have received Volunteer of the Year for 2002, and the President's Award for 2003 by the Mississippi Health Care Association.
Low Turnover Our nursing staff has low turnover and our Director of Nurses has been with us 30+ years. A number of our C.N.A.s have been here 15+ years and many staff members have been with us from 5-20 years.
Fully Equipped Our staff includes a Medical Director, a Licensed Administrator, a Director of Nursing, a Certified Food Service Manager with a Registered Dietician Consultant, a Director of Social Services, an Activity Director, In-House Therapy Consultants (OT, PT, 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:

Laundry, Housekeeping and Maintenance
Beauty and Barber Shop (including shampoos, cuts, styles, perms, manicures, etc)
Underpads and Incontinence Briefs
Over the Counter Drugs
Toiletries
Flat Screen TVs in All Bedrooms
Email Receiver

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 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 style meals are served in our spacious dining room overlooking our beautiful grounds.

Garden Therapy: 3 garden areas are cared for by our elders.
Pet Therapy: Fish tanks and birds named "Polly" and "Jackson".
Child Therapy: Day-care and school visits spread joy and laughter throughout our home.
Devotionals: Many church and youth groups hold services, devotionals, and prayer times.
Salon Services: For over 30 years a group of volunteers has washed, cut, permed, and styled our elders' hair weekly.
Bedbound Activities: Special programs are offered.
Exercise Program: A weekly activity that makes "Range of Motion" techniques FUN!
Library: Each elder is enrolled in the MS State Library Commission's Books on Tape Program.
Holidays: We celebrate at every occasion from holidays to a week long celebration during National Nursing Home Week!
Family Counseling: We provide families with counseling free of charge during the life changes of loved ones.