Meridian Comm Living Center sits in Meridian, Mississippi, right in Lauderdale County, and offers different types of care for seniors, including skilled nursing, short-term rehab, memory care, and assisted living, while independent living options are there too, and you'll find 58 beds, all in private rooms, so everyone's got their own space, though there are semi-private rooms for those who want to share. This community connects to many nearby facilities like Meridian Living, The Preserve at Meridian, Brookdale Meridian, and the Meridian Convalescent Home, and the place often gets positive reviews from both residents and their families, with many people saying staff are caring and the place has a welcoming, homey feel, and reviews average a high rating, about 4.5 out of 5.
Meridian Comm Living Center gives lots of help for different medical conditions, including specialized Parkinson's disease and dementia care, and the nurses and caregivers can help with things like moving around, feeding, diabetes, incontinence, and wound care, and there's help for folks who need behavioral management, pain management, IV therapy, and dialysis, with registered dieticians covering dietary needs and dietitian-supervised meals. The building's got an emergency response system in every room, call buttons, ADA-compliant bathrooms, and safety checks, with the grounds being secure, and there are regular health checks and medicine help, plus physician and monthly pharmacist visits, in-house therapy teams, and a Director of Nursing with a Nursing Home Administrator in training.
You'll see that studio suites and one-bedroom apartments have safe, easy designs, while smaller assisted living apartments give choices for privacy or shared living, and the rooms come with housekeeping, laundry, linen service, free DIRECTV, and access to on-site beauty and barber services. Meridian Comm Living Center serves pureed food for those who need it, and snacks between meals, and chef-prepared menus, plus special attention for those with dementia, and if someone needs feeding support, dining assistance is offered along with special meal plans. For hobbies and fun, there's an arts and crafts studio, reading area, entertainment and game rooms, class activities, and social events every day, and pets are welcome too.
The center has transportation for outings and groceries, concierge help, a private dining area, and even dialysis care on site, and when a resident needs rehab, there are full physical, speech, and occupational therapies with treatments for stroke recovery, balance, and walking (gait) training, community transition planning, and restorative care. The management, Community Eldercare Services, LLC, focuses on dignity, comfort, health, and safety with simple service plans to support people with disabilities or long-term needs. Staff work with people needing wound vacs, catheters, ostomy and diabetes care, continence programs, behavioral management, hospice and palliative services, and podiatry and dental care, as well as short-term and post-acute care. Overall, Meridian Comm Living Center mixes medical care and daily living help with a calm, friendly atmosphere, and the grounds encourage safety and wellness.
