Pricing ranges from
    $3,576 – 4,291/month

    Shirley's Personal Care Home

    5813 Buxton Dr, Columbus, GA 31907
    • Assisted Living

    Professional, compassionate care in home

    I placed my mom here and was consistently impressed by the professional, well-trained, compassionate staff and the immaculate, cozy, family-like environment. She felt loved and well cared for, meds and meals were timely, communication was good - I'd choose them again and recommend them.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    5.00·(7)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, loving staff
    • Family-like / home-like atmosphere
    • Owner/founder personally involved and attentive
    • Consistently exceptional care
    • Immaculate, clean facility
    • Timely medication administration
    • Timely meals
    • Good communication with families
    • Attentive, well-trained staff
    • Trustworthy care (would choose again / recommend)

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment: The reviews for Shirley's Personal Care Home are uniformly positive, emphasizing a strong pattern of compassionate, family-style care and consistently high standards. Reviewers repeatedly use words like "family," "loving," "compassionate," and "exceptional" to describe both the staff and the general environment. Multiple reviewers explicitly state they would recommend the home or would choose it again, indicating high satisfaction and trust in the facility.

    Care quality: Reviewers consistently report high-quality care. Specific elements cited include attentive caregiving, timely administration of medications, and regular, timely meals — all indicators of reliable day-to-day clinical and personal care routines. Phrases such as "consistently exceptional care," "excellent care," and "mom well cared for" point to both reliability and positive outcomes from the perspective of families. There is a recurring sense that residents are treated with dignity and individual attention rather than in an impersonal, institutional manner.

    Staff and management: Staff are the most frequently praised aspect. Reviews highlight professionalism, strong training, compassion, and love in the caregiver-resident interactions. The owner/founder is singled out in several reviews for personally treating residents like family, which reinforces the perception of engaged, hands-on management. Comments like "homeowner treats dad like family" and "owner/founder praised" suggest that leadership presence is visible and valued. Good communication with families is also explicitly mentioned, which complements the hands-on management and helps explain the high trust levels reviewers express.

    Facility and atmosphere: The facility is described as beautiful, cozy, and immaculate. Terms such as "home-like environment," "loving, cozy home environment," and "immaculate cleanliness" indicate that the physical setting contributes meaningfully to the overall positive impression. The small, family-like atmosphere is a clear theme: reviewers feel the environment is intimate and welcoming rather than institutional, which likely supports the personal attention and emotional comfort residents receive.

    Meals, medication, and operations: Several reviews call out timely medication administration and timely meals, which are concrete operational strengths. These details indicate reliable routines and effective staff coordination. Combined with comments about professionalism and training, these operational notes support the broader impression of a well-run facility that attends to both medical and daily living needs consistently.

    Patterns, strengths, and any notable omissions: The dominant patterns are consistent: loving, family-oriented care delivered in a clean, home-like setting by professional and compassionate staff, with visible owner involvement and good communication with families. There are no negative aspects reported in the supplied summaries. One notable omission in the reviews is any detailed mention of recreational activities, specialized medical services, cost/financial considerations, or specifics about staffing ratios or accreditation — the feedback is heavily focused on interpersonal care, environment, and basic routines (meals/meds). If prospective families need information about activity programming, clinical specialization (e.g., dementia care specifics), or pricing, those topics do not appear in these summaries and would require direct inquiry.

    Conclusion: In sum, the reviews portray Shirley's Personal Care Home as a small, well-managed, and deeply caring facility where residents receive dependable day-to-day care in a warm, family-like atmosphere. Staff professionalism, cleanliness, timely meals and medications, strong communication, and hands-on owner involvement are the clearest strengths. The absence of negative comments in these summaries suggests high overall satisfaction, though prospective families should note the lack of commentary on certain operational details (activities, specialized clinical services, and costs) and ask the facility directly if those areas are important to them.

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    Location

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    Shirley's Personal Care Home is located at 5813 Buxton Dr, Columbus, GA, 31907.

    About Shirley's Personal Care Home

    Shirley's Personal Care Home sits in a quiet Columbus, Georgia neighborhood and only holds six residents at a time, which keeps things calm and lets people feel like they're right at home instead of in a big, noisy place, and the owner stays involved, putting care and kindness first, which helps everyone feel welcome and comfortable. The house gives different living choices, like private and shared rooms or a one-bedroom suite, and every room comes fully furnished with air-conditioning, a private bathroom, wheelchair-accessible showers, tubs, grab bars, and big closets, and because all the doors are locked and checked regularly, everyone stays as safe and secure as possible. The building has Wi-Fi, cable or satellite TV, phones in rooms, high-definition TVs, and places to go indoors or outdoors, such as a game room for cards or bingo, a movie room, outdoor patios, a well-lit dining hall, and gardens with walking paths and trees where you can sit and enjoy good weather. The place offers three chef-prepared meals every day, and staff meet special diets like vegetarian, vegan, kosher, gluten-free, or diabetes-friendly, so people with different tastes or doctor's orders can eat what's best for them, and there's a registered dietitian planning menus and healthy snacks on hand too, plus meals come either restaurant-style or even in rooms for people who want more privacy. Regular health checks come from a registered nurse and there are always trained caregivers awake at night and during the day, which gives help whenever someone needs help with things like bathing, dressing, getting to the bathroom, moving around, taking medicine, or managing diabetes. Residents can get specialized help with dementia and Alzheimer's, as well as care for Parkinson's and support from a doctor or nurse on call, and extra visits from therapists or a podiatrist round out the health offerings, plus the home makes all transportation arrangements to appointments and has its own parking area for family or guests. A caring team keeps things personal and residents get daily activity choices, such as art or cooking classes, karaoke, live shows, gardening, themed parties, exercise, devotional services, and outings into the community, along with beauty and barber shop services right on site. Laundry, cleaning, and emergency pull cords come standard too, and family can visit and even stay over if needed. Shirley's Personal Care Home provides a quieter, more personal place for seniors who like a home setting, with everyday help and care based on each person's needs, lots of small comforts, and extra attention to safety and well-being without any fuss or big crowds.

    People often ask...

    Shirley's Personal Care Home offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $3,576 per month.

    Shirley's Personal Care Home offers assisted living and board and care.

    There are 22 photos of Shirley's Personal Care Home on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 5813 Buxton Dr, Columbus, GA 31907.

    No, Shirley's Personal Care Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Georgia, the Department of Community Health's Healthcare Facility Regulation division licenses personal care homes and assisted living communities and posts their health and complaint surveys.

    License numberPCH008375
    StatusActive
    Facility typePersonal Care Home
    Capacity6 residents
    LicenseeLAURA GRIFFIN
    EffectiveJanuary 22nd, 2015

    Inspection Reports

    4

    Reports

    1

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    9

    Years

    03 Mar 2020Inspection
    Found no deficiencies during the follow-up visit; no rules violations were cited.
    18 Dec 2019Inspection
    Investigated a missing pre-admission physical examination and incomplete PE form for a resident.
    • 111-8-62-.15(3)Admission
    11 Dec 2017Inspection
    Found no deficiencies.
    11 Jan 2017Inspection
    Found no deficiencies.

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