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Our editorial team analyzed 13 assisted living communities in Hattiesburg, MS using MS State Dept. of Health (MSDH) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank assisted living in MS
Compare Assisted Living around Hattiesburg (Metro Area)
Info below is compiled from the MS State Dept. of Health (MSDH), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.
Care Types in This TableAL (Assisted Living):
Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing.
NH (Nursing Home):
24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs.
SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility):
Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness.
MC (Memory Care):
Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
RC (Respite Care):
Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break.
IL (Independent Living):
Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care.
CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community):
A campus with multiple care levels so residents can age in place without moving.
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
Description of bed or unit types offered (e.g. assisted living, memory care), as reported in state or facility disclosures.
A named contact for the facility. Hover the name to see their role — Administrator (state administrator of record or facility-provided administrator), Nursing Director, Medical Director, or Staff. The most authoritative available is shown.
Rank badges are statewide and care-type specific: each assisted living community is ranked against every other MS assisted living community we track that reports that metric, not just the 13 analyzed for Hattiesburg. See how we rank facilities
Overview of Alden Pointe Assisted Living & Memory Care
Alden Pointe offers exceptional personal care for residents of residential assisted living and memory care. Expect nothing but elegance and luxury for seniors who want assisted living at its best. The spirited community performs nothing less than exceptional service offered by its professional and compassionate staff. Alden Pointe is the home for seniors looking to thrive in the community.
Life at Alden Pointe is all about satisfying the wellness of each senior; their personalized care is inclusive of daily health checks and medication management, housekeeping, ADLs, and scheduled activities.
Crescent Landing at Hattiesburg offers exceptional personal care for residents of assisted living and memory care residents. The community strongly promotes independence that allows a reinvention of oneself in a resident-centered community– especially as a community that strives for hope and renewal. The energetic senior living community performs nothing less than exceptional service offered by its professional and compassionate staff. Crescent Landing is a modest community that proudly encourages each senior to thrive in their new home.
Crescent Landing boasts its award-winning programs that boast friendly and results-driven activities such as their SPARK™ program which aims to enhance and enrich the experiences and lifestyle of their residents by designing specific care plans that match their interests, abilities, and needs– from baking to bingo, there’s always something available for everyone.
Delivering compassionate care in an encouraging environment, Brookdale Hattiesburg is a remarkable senior living community offering assisted living in the neighborhood of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Residents here can enjoy the luxury of having cooking, cleaning, and other household tasks managed for them, allowing more time to savor the activities they love. From enjoying a quiet morning coffee with a book to participating in invigorating fitness classes, this community ensures a peaceful and fulfilling lifestyle. With 24/7 assistance available, residents can embrace their days with confidence and security, focusing on what truly matters in their retirement years.
At Brookdale Hattiesburg, residents have an abundance of choices to make each day exciting and rewarding. The diverse range of activities includes live music performances, walking clubs, painting lessons, and friendly competitions in bingo, cards, or trivia. The community’s Personal Solutions program also adds convenience by delivering personal items directly to residents’ doors. Each resident’s experience is tailored to their needs, whether they require help with medications, daily tasks, or coordination with healthcare providers. The emphasis is on creating a supportive environment where every individual can thrive and enjoy a vibrant, active lifestyle.
Overview of The Claiborne at Hattiesburg Assisted Living
An 80-bed assisted living community on Whispering Pines Boulevard in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is The Claiborne at Hattiesburg Assisted Living. The three-story facility offers occupants a choice of suite, one-, and two-bedroom floor plans, giving families options suitable to different preferences for privacy and space.
As an assisted living home, it provides support with daily activities like bathing, dressing, medication management, and meals, while encouraging residents to stay as independent as their comfort permits. Many families find this model’s pairing of daily personal assistance with a residential setting more intimate and calming than larger facilities. Hattiesburg’s car-dependent setting bears a Walk Score of 6, so most errands and outings demand a vehicle. For visitors and occupants, this mirrors a more serene and residential area instead of a walkable urban neighborhood. That type of setting can fit families valuing a neighborhood feel and a lower activity level.
An in-person visit by families considering The Claiborne at Hattiesburg Assisted Living will give you a clear sense of the home, the floor plans offered, and the daily life there. Conversing directly with staff and seeing the spaces where occupants spend their time is a valuable step in making a care decision.
Overview of The Claiborne at Hattiesburg Independent Living
The Claiborne at Hattiesburg Independent Living is a senior living community at 300 Whispering Pines Boulevard in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, within Forrest County and roughly four miles from the city center. It offers a continuum of care that spans assisted living, independent living, and memory care, so residents can find the right level of support and stay in a familiar place if their needs change over time. The community is operated by Sabra Southern Operations VI, LLC. With 80 beds across a three-story building, it sits among the larger communities in this part of the state.
Housing runs from one-bedroom to three-bedroom units, with floor plans ranging from about 350 to just over 1,568 square feet. That spread gives residents and their families real flexibility, whether the priority is a compact, easy-to-manage space or more room for a couple or for visiting family. Pets are welcome, which matters to many older adults for whom a companion animal is part of feeling at home.
Daily life here leans toward on-site recreation rather than a bare list of features. Residents have access to a pool, walking trails on the grounds, a bistro that offers an alternative to the main dining room, and a theater for entertainment without leaving the property. Transportation services help cover trips that do require going off-site, which is useful given the surrounding area.
That surrounding area is best suited to residents who expect to rely on the community’s own amenities. With a Walk Score of 6, the neighborhood is car-dependent, and most errands beyond the campus will mean a drive or a scheduled ride. For families weighing the setting, the trade-off is a self-contained community with its own recreation and dining rather than a walkable commercial district just outside the door.
Bellevue Assisted Living provides assisted living in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with help available for daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while residents continue to make their own choices and maintain their independence. With 50 beds, the community may be a good fit for someone who prefers a smaller setting where staff and residents can get to know each other. Medication administration, diabetic care, on site nurses, and individualized service plans support each resident’s daily care routine.
In house therapy and rehabilitation services allow residents to receive therapy without leaving the community. Staff are present around the clock through 24 hour staffing. Restaurant style dining gives residents meals in a dedicated dining room, creating a regular place for them to eat. A Walk Score of 67 places the area in the somewhat walkable category, meaning some errands can be done on foot, so a resident who no longer drives may be able to complete some errands independently.
Thirty-six beds is a genuinely small footprint, and Covington Ridge Retirement keeps it that way in a single-story building at 100 Covington Ridge Place in Collins, Mississippi. Hank Lott operates the community, which sits in Covington County and offers residents private or semi-private rooms depending on preference.
Getting around outside the building isn’t easy here. Walk Score lands at 15, deep in car-dependent territory, so residents and visiting family should plan on driving for essentially everything off-property.
What’s confirmed on the care side is a graduate nurse, either on duty or reachable on call, which gives the community a consistent clinical touchpoint even at this smaller scale. Transportation services and fitness and recreation programming round out what’s available to residents.
For a family in or around Collins considering assisted living, Covington Ridge Retirement offers a small, single-story setting with dependable nursing access, in a location where the building itself, not the neighborhood, does most of the work.
The Bellevue Assisted Living is a luxurious retirement home that offers a resort-like lifestyle in a vibrant environment. Staff and management believe that residents deserve only the best which is why they also ensure that residents only get the top-level of service and care needed for their healthy recovery. The resident-focused home maintains a nurturing environment for seniors so that they can have an enhanced life.
Bellevue offers some essential services including transportation, religious services, educational programs, and activities to keep them active. Other community amenities include a dining room, a fitness center, a meeting room, a game room, a library, and a full-service beauty salon.
A theater named Tom Thumb tells you something about a place before you even walk in, and Wesley Manor has one, tucked into its amenity list alongside a chapel, a salon and spa, and a garden with walking paths. The nursing home itself sits at 246 Westover Drive in Hattiesburg, three stories, one- and two-bedroom units, starting at $3,709 a month.
Getting around outside the building takes a car. Walk Score comes in at 23, firmly car-dependent, so residents and visiting family will lean on transportation more than sidewalks here.
Clinically, the staffing breakdown covers the standard tiers: registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse aides, all contributing to daily resident care. Beyond nursing itself, the service list includes rehabilitation, respite care, short-term rehab, and round-the-clock staffing, with a specific skilled nursing and rehab track and spiritual care available for residents who want it.
There’s a connection to the wider community too, one that goes past the property line: residents can take part in educational and entertainment programs through nearby University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey University, a detail that separates Wesley Manor from a purely self-contained facility.
Wesley Manor ultimately offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation care wrapped in genuine on-site amenities and a real link to local academic life, in a stretch of Hattiesburg where a car matters more than a sidewalk.
Just a stone’s throw away from Hattiesburg, BeeHive Homes is one of Petal’s premier assisted living homes. With an emphasis on its memory care and assisted living lifestyle, the dedicated team of care staff is deeply inclusive and compassionate when attending to any need a resident may have; there is no doubt that seniors will immediately feel a sense of belonging the moment they step into community grounds. BeeHive Homes provides the city with the highest quality of care because of its resident-centered approach to holistic wellness for seniors.
The BeeHive lifestyle is catered to by a personal approach that the dedicated staff practices with the residents by genuinely getting to know them and understanding their unique needs. Seniors receive 24/7 support, respite care, individualized care, medication management, and assistance after illness or medical procedure.
Every community above is evaluated across six weighted categories using public data including state inspection records, review platforms, BBB profiles, and operator-published materials. Rank badges compare each community against other assisted living communities in the same state — never against a different care type.
The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.
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Review Sentiment
Review Volume
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Regulatory & Safety Record 25%
State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.
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State Inspections
Citations/Inspection
% Inspections w/ Citations
Complaint Visits
Accreditations
BBB Rating
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Visual Media & Transparency 15%
Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.
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Video Tours
Virtual Walkthroughs
Photo Quantity
Photo Quality
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Website & Operator Transparency 10%
Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.
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Website Content
Mobile Usability
Staff Info Available
Owner Info Available
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Community Stability 10%
Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.
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Occupancy Rate
Bed Options
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Environment & Pricing 5%
Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.
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Walk Score
Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Assisted Living in Hattiesburg, MS
What is the average cost of assisted living in Hattiesburg, MS?
The average monthly cost of assisted living in Hattiesburg, MS is approximately $4,000. Actual rates vary by community, level of care, and floorplan.
What is the price range for assisted living in Hattiesburg, MS?
Assisted living in Hattiesburg, MS typically ranges from $3,500–$6,100 per month, depending on the community, room type, and care needs.
What is the typical staff-to-resident ratio at assisted living facilities in Hattiesburg, MS?
Assisted living facilities in Hattiesburg, MS typically operate with a staff-to-resident ratio in the range of 1:6 to 1:12.
What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Mississippi?
Assisted living in Mississippi supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.
What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in Mississippi?
Assisted living in Mississippi is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.
Does Mississippi Medicaid cover assisted living?
Mississippi Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for assisted living, but most states (including Mississippi) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.
What is assisted living?
Assisted living combines private or semi-private apartments with help on activities of daily living (meals, bathing, dressing, medication management) and a social calendar — for residents who need some support but do not need 24/7 medical care.
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Assisted Living in Hattiesburg at a glance
Avg Monthly Cost:$6,077The average monthly cost across facilities in Hattiesburg, MS. Reflects published or estimated base rates and can vary with care level, room type, and amenities. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average:$5,600
Avg Walk Score:28/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Hattiesburg, MS. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average:50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds:59The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Hattiesburg, MS. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average:90
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