Assisted Living Communities in Flowood, MS

"The Quarters Assisted Living was a very nice facility, but they couldn't meet my mother's needs. My mother needed more intense care and an actual nursing home. The rooms were very clean and very well organized. The staff was very knowledgeable, very friendly, very accommodating, and helped me make my decision on what I needed to do. It was very clean."

"Brookdale Ridgeland seems like a good place, and everybody there seems to like everybody. The studio rooms are small but nice. I ate there once, and the food was good. They have a lot of activities for the residents and seem to be doing a good job with that."

"My mom is at Castlewoods Place. The staff has been excellent. They've taken care of her. We have no worries about her being there at all. We are perfectly at ease with her being there. We thought maybe she was going to be in the assisted living and they did an assessment and decided that she would actually benefit better from the memory care with helping with her meds and things, and so we put her in the memory care for those reasons. They do a very good job of taking care of her medication, transporting her to any and all doctors' appointments, helping her with bathing if she needs to, going and getting her, and telling her it's time to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When my father passed away, they just surrounded her with hugs. They sat and prayed with her and stuff. I really couldn't ask for anything better than where she is right now. When they didn't know I was there, I observed them interacting with other people that live there as well, and they're just a very caring and attentive staff. The food is fantastic. My mom loves it. We can eat with her. We just have to give them an eight-hour notice, and it's $5 for any family member to go and sit down and eat. I've tasted their food, and it is really good. The place is always clean. They're always wiping things down. It looks more like senior apartment living than it does assisted living. It is really kept up. There are no blemishes on the walls. They are always doing activities like Mardi Gras night, casino night, and karaoke night. They go on outings. The bus they take them on is a small bus, but it's very well maintained. My mom loves their activities, whether it is decorating valentines for the little kids at the local church or it's just making cupcakes. They have always got something for them to do. The value for the money is comparable. Hers is one of the more expensive ones, but it's still worth the money."

"The very first time I went to this facility to visit my grandmother, I thought it was a fairly good place to be, given the fact that it was a retirement home. Little did I know that the elderly aren't too keen on being in such places. The staff was always around, but didn't seem to be around. Perhaps they were giving all visitors time with their loved one. My grandmother didn't seem to enjoy being there, despite the various activities they held on daily basis. The food menu was exemplary. I would say that besides the hospital like smell that permeated throughout the facility, it was a pretty decent place. My grandmother did after a year however, decide to leave the facility and return home. Home being Hawaii. "

"Madison Home Place seemed like a very nice facility, and the lady there was very nice and very helpful and gave me some good things to look for in a place that could take you. The facility seemed open and very clean. We didn't get to check the rooms. We had just seen a little of the dining area, the front lobby, and the hallways. The dining area was very open, very clean, and very nice looking."

"My parents are in an assisted living facility called The Blake. My mom lives in the memory care unit, and my dad lives on the other side in assisted living. I also have an aunt who has lived in assisted living there for about five years. We have been happy with the care for all three. They get excellent care. The place is a very nice community. They not only keep it clean, but they keep it well decorated. On the assisted living side, they have all kinds of activities. They have a big art room, a theater, and a physical therapy room with two occupational therapists and two physical therapists that work there full-time. They have regularly scheduled activities and special outings. They have a bus and they take people shopping and occasionally to museums or to restaurants. We have been very happy with their care there, and we're hoping to be able to keep them all there. They have had a lot of turnover in the last couple of years, but they have hired an awful lot of extra people. They have more staff now than they ever had before. For my parents and for my aunt, they are able to afford it on their current income."

"My sister is in St. Catherine's Village. It is great, and I wish I could go there. She started in a one-bedroom apartment. It is terrific, and she enjoys it. Then she became sick, and she had to go to the assisted living. Her room is nice, and she likes that. I ate there and the food is delicious. When she was able, she went to the pool for aerobics every day. Now that she is really not able to do that, she goes to their get-togethers and plays cards. They also have a library. She is taken good care of. There is not one thing that I do not like about it. "

"We visited Plain View Assisted Living. The director was a super nice lady. The place was clean and well-kept. It seemed like a nice place. They don't have a kitchenette or anything, just a bedroom and a bathroom. It's a big room so there's room for chairs and TV and stuff like that. They had a nice courtyard and porch area. Of course, they hadn't used them a lot since the weather has been so crazy, but they have a nice area. The staff who gave me the tour was great. She was very upbeat. She was a nurse, which was a plus. She knew the area because she was from there, so therefore she knew some of the people who walk in and out. She was just a very pleasant person. She's a Christian-oriented person. I didn't have any problems at all with her."

"Villa South was smaller, and the people seemed to be really caring. It was not big; it was like a small town community. The staff were excellent. My dad was in a shared room, but they had private rooms that would open. The rooms were fine; there was nothing wrong with them. The semi-private rooms were not that spacious, but the private ones were. It was more than adequate for them. I loved the dining room because it was big and spacious. And they left it open for 24 hours, so the residents could go in, have coffee or juice, and just sit and talk. He loved the food and did not complain, so it must be pretty good. They had trips to grocery stores and nearby churches, games, bingo, singing, and other activities. I was very pleased with the activities. My dad loved it, and I highly recommend the facility. "

"My in-laws moved into Riggs Manor Retirement Community, and it's been good so far. They just hired a new chef, changed their food service, they're getting testimonials, and it's pretty good. The nurses are good, and the staff is attentive. They're in a 2-bedroom apartment, it's large, and it's like a normal apartment. They have a full list of activities like bingo, dancing, singing, dance lessons, and art lessons. It's a good location, and I like it."

"My mother-in-law will be moving into Strong River Villa Assisted Living. It's almost like staying at a private hotel. It's got large rooms, it's clean, and it's got a big seating area. They take care of them, and they provide three meals a day. I'm very impressed. I also know people that have been there, so I was already aware of it. It's self-pay and it is a reasonable rate. It's like $3250 a month and you just supply their personal needs and they supply everything else and you can come and visit any time. I have friends whose loved ones have been there, and they've always been happy. It's better than any Holiday Inn or anything. The rooms were huge and clean. Nothing smelled of odor. They had a big open bay room or a place where they can see outside. I would live there. I wouldn't have to cut grass or anything. They have lots of walking space. They said that my mother-in-law could bring a dog to her room, and they also had a place where they could walk the dog outside. They said they have a place where they feed the birds, and they could sit in the bay window and watch the birds. They do bingo days, and on Wednesdays, they have a man that comes in and sings with them, and they have different TVs according to what they like. If you need somebody to take them to an appointment, they will schedule that, but it's an extra fee. They will give you the names of people that will do that for you. There's some type of activity every day and they can choose to participate or not participate. There are people there that are not able to get around, but their mind is clear. A lot of them just want to stay in their room, but the staff said the ones that have dementia or Alzheimer's want to get out and socialize more, so it's up to them. Every room has its own private large shower. It has a place for your TV, but you have to bring your own television, and your bed, and you can bring in a chest of drawers. Some people rent furniture for $40 a month, but most people want their own things."