South Dooley Retirement Center sits in Hawkinsville, Georgia, in a mostly middle class neighborhood where the median income is about $36,260, and you'll find it right at 105 South Dooley Street, sometimes listed as 133-105 South Dooley Street. The center's small, close-knit setting lets it support up to 6 residents at a time, even though the facility itself has a total of 10 beds, and it's set up as a senior care community focused on providing assisted living, memory care, hospice care, home care, respite care, and residential care home services under the umbrella of Mirador Living. Doris Ellis Kelley, M.S. is named as the authorized official, and all the needed licenses and specialty codes are in place, including its NPI number 1114181161 and specialty as Agencies / Hospice Care, Community Based, 251G00000X.
Residents get semi-private rooms with one-bedroom layouts and en-suite bathrooms, each equipped with emergency call buttons, and there's a 24-hour emergency alert system for safety, plus individually decorated rooms give a bit of privacy and make it feel a bit more homey. The building tries to keep things calm, supportive, and resident-focused, mixing independence with a helping hand for daily things like bathing, dressing, incontinence care, bathroom needs, grooming, medicine support, and even mobile hairdresser visits, and nursing or staff help with transfers if someone needs it. The staff serve three homemade meals a day in a restaurant-style, all-day dining format, and residents can get special diets for conditions like diabetes or allergies. Folks can join in daily activities like crafts, planned outings, fitness classes, movie nights, music, and art programs, and sometimes enjoy animal therapy and outdoor relaxation spaces if that's more their style.
There's a great room with a TV for gathering with friends, a library for reading or writing in peace, and an on-site salon and barbershop for haircuts or a bit of pampering, plus walking paths outside, well-tended gardens, and sometimes a hot tub, steam room, or recreation areas depending on the current program. In addition to housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, and move-in coordination assistance, the center provides help getting to appointments, errands, or local faith-based programs when needed, and arranges regular transportation for medical or social outings. Each room might come furnished and with a telephone amenity, and there's always 24-hour supervision to look out for each resident. The community runs activities, but residents can propose and run their own as well, helping keep everyone active and engaged.
Memory care stands out as a specific feature, because the facility offers secure, specially designed environments for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, so families can have more peace of mind. Costs start at $3,000 per month for assisted living, but vary by care needs, bedroom type, amenities, and other factors like neighborhood details or building age, and South Dooley Retirement Center accepts private pay, long-term care insurance, and some veterans benefits to help cover expenses. As a Continuing Care Retirement Community, or CCRC, the facility covers a range from independent living to assisted living, memory care, board and care, and even skilled nursing for later stages of aging. The goal at South Dooley Retirement Center leans on mixing comfort and care, keeping a strong resident-first approach, and supporting both health and daily living in a safe, familiar environment.
