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Overview of SummerHouse Bay Cove

SummerHouse Bay Cove offers assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Biloxi, MS. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps an apartment. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. The mix of care levels may be a good fit for a resident whose needs may grow over time, since care can change without leaving the community.

The community has 142 beds and offers studio and one bedroom apartments. A studio provides one private living space, while a one bedroom apartment separates the sleeping and living areas. Respite care supports a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover, and pets are allowed for residents who want to keep a pet with them.

SummerHouse Bay Cove has a waterfront setting, walking paths, and a wellness center. Walking paths provide an on site route for walks, while the wellness center supports exercise classes and other fitness activities. Residents can also take part in card games, crafts, movie nights, mah jongg, poker nights, artwork and creative activities, special events, and outings, with Connections Transportation available as a community transportation option. Discovery Management Group is the owner, and Biloxi Opco operates SummerHouse Bay Cove.

Overview of Madison Home Place

Madison Home Place offers assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Madison, MS. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while the resident keeps a private living space. Independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for a resident who may wander.

In the Traceland North neighborhood, Madison Home Place has 82 beds and offers private and semi-private rooms in townhomes. A private room gives one resident a single private space, while a semi-private room is shared with a companion. Rehabilitation services help residents recover function after illness or injury, and the combination of care levels may suit someone whose needs could grow over time without requiring a move to a different community.

Located at 2321 Atkinson Road in Biloxi, Mississippi, Gabriel Manor Retirement Apartments is a community that comprises 52 residences in a mid-rise building. It offers studio and one-bedroom floor plans. The Biloxi location has a Walk Score of 49. Some nearby services may be within walking distance, but most errands and appointments will likely require a car.

Families exploring senior living options in the Biloxi area should take a tour of Gabriel Manor. It’s the best way to learn about the community’s daily life, activities, dining, and the full range of services and support for residents.

Overview of Holiday Chateau Ridgeland

Holiday Chateau Ridgeland is an independent living community in Ridgeland, MS, where residents have private homes and community services rather than daily care. Studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom homes give someone living alone a smaller option, provide more room for one resident, or allow two people to move together. The community may be a good fit for someone seeking independent living with several home-size options.

Residents receive three freshly prepared meals each day in a dining room with table service. Meals are served at the table, so residents do not need to prepare them. Pets are allowed, which means a resident can bring a pet when moving into the community. A Walk Score of 54 means the area is somewhat walkable, and some errands can be completed on foot. A resident who no longer drives may be able to reach certain nearby destinations independently.

Overview of Silvercreek Retirement Communities

Silvercreek Retirement Communities offers independent living and assisted living in Olive Branch, MS. Independent living gives residents private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing and medication. Having both levels in one community may suit someone whose needs could grow over time without requiring a move elsewhere.

The community has 118 beds. Residents can use an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, fitness center, game room, movie theater and beauty salon, with places on site for exercise, recreation and personal grooming. Chef prepared, restaurant style meals are served in a dining room, and the cafe adds afternoon tea, drinks and snacks.

Transportation is available for doctor appointments and shopping, so residents can reach those destinations without arranging their own ride. A monthly calendar of activities, events and outings provides scheduled opportunities for recreation, while multiple religious services are offered each week. With a Walk Score of 55, the area is somewhat walkable, and a resident who no longer drives may be able to complete certain nearby errands independently. Leslie Sawyer serves as the director.

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.

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Starting Price $3,100/Month Pricing updated on October 8th, 2026

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.

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Starting Price $3,100/Month Pricing updated on October 7th, 2026

Magnolia Village Assisted Living names five care types in Natchez, MS. Those are adult day care, assisted living, independent living, memory care, and respite care.

Somebody sees to a resident’s dressing, bathing, and medication once they come under assisted living. Once wandering turns into a real danger, memory care can supply the secure setting and the supervision needed. Independent living hands over the community’s services without any of the care.

The Daytime option, for somebody who does not need a bed, is adult day care. A family whose caregiver is going to be away can book respite for that period. Five levels of care at one address mean a growing need for care finds the answers it needs here, where a resident already is.

Forty-six beds, with the starting price at $,2000 a month. Pets are allowed, and Meals are on the amenity list along with Scheduled Transportation.

Some errands can be handled without a car, since the Walk Score of 64 means the surrounding area is somewhat walkable. MV Natchez, Inc. operates Magnolia Village Assisted Living.

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Starting Price $3,300/Month Pricing updated on October 7th, 2026

Overview of Aldersgate Retirement Community

Aldersgate Retirement Community offers independent living and assisted living in Meridian, MS. Independent living provides a private living arrangement with community services but no daily care, while assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing and medication management. Having both care levels in one community may suit someone who wants to remain in the same setting if daily support becomes necessary.

The community has 89 beds. Independent living starts at $1,680 per month, and assisted living starts at $3,775 per month, with the difference reflecting the daily support provided at the assisted living level. Medicaid and Medicare are accepted as payment options.

Residents can choose between studio and cottage housing. Pets are allowed, so a resident may be able to bring a pet when moving in. A beauty and barber shop provides on site grooming, while the community garden offers a place to take part in gardening. Scheduled transportation and local outings create organized opportunities to leave the community.

Respite care provides short term stays when a usual caregiver is traveling or recovering. Rehabilitation services and exercise classes offer structured options for therapy and physical activity, while arts and crafts, spiritual programs, intergenerational events and worship opportunities support participation in different parts of community life. Shelley Hale operates the community, and Robyn Stephens is the director.

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$3,775/Month Pricing updated on October 12th, 2026

Overview of Wesley Manor

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.

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Starting Price $3,709/Month Pricing updated on May 15th, 2026