Vicksburg Convalescent Home

    1708 Cherry St, Vicksburg, MS 39180
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Friendly professional staff excellent care

    I'm very happy with the care my loved one receives - staff are friendly, caring, professional, and the facility is clean and welcoming. CNAs like Emma Walker and PTs Ebony, Lili and Veronica gave excellent, personal care and the food was very good; I'd recommend this place.

    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
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.44·(32)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      4.4
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Friendly, welcoming caregiving staff
    • Strong physical therapy services
    • Knowledgeable and attentive clinical staff
    • Good dining quality
    • Clean, well-maintained facility interior
    • Secure, efficient check-in and reception
    • Specific staff members praised for individualized care

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and conduct
    • Staffing shortages affecting response times
    • Incontinence-care and personal-care delays
    • Gaps in dementia-specific care and supervision
    • Inconsistent medication-management practices
    • Variable communication and administrative transparency
    • Inconsistent meal-service continuity and hydration monitoring
    • Limited outdoor access and engagement opportunities

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with a mix of strong, person-centered strengths and recurring operational weaknesses. Families and visitors commonly praise welcoming, warm staff and a clean environment, and several reviewers singled out the physical therapy program and specific caregivers for consistently positive interactions. At the same time, operational issues—most notably staffing and communication—appear repeatedly and affect the day-to-day experience for some residents.

    Care quality and clinical services: The facility’s therapy services receive consistent commendation; therapists were named for effective, professional work and rehabilitation support. Clinical competence is described as solid in many cases, with helpful nursing and custodial staff noted by families. However, there are also accounts indicating variability in nursing and caregiving performance. Staffing levels and shift coverage are cited as contributors to delayed responses to call signals and to delays in personal-care tasks. Several families raised concerns about medication management practices and the facility’s ability to meet the needs of residents with cognitive impairment, suggesting gaps in dementia-specific programming and supervision.

    Staff and teamwork: Staff are frequently described as warm, courteous, and easy to work with, and individual employees received specific praise for compassionate one-on-one care. That said, reviewers also describe inconsistent professionalism across employees—examples include inattentive behavior during shifts and phone use while on duty. Training and leadership appear inconsistent: office and administrative personnel were specifically noted as needing better training and clearer communication about billing and transitions. These mixed accounts point to strengths in frontline caregiving but uneven performance tied to workforce management and training.

    Dining and daily living: Several reviewers complimented food quality and meal service, while other accounts raise concerns about meal continuity and hydration monitoring for some residents. There are reports indicating that feeding and nutrition oversight can be inconsistent, which, coupled with staffing constraints, may affect residents who require assistance at mealtimes. Attention to menu quality is a positive point, but operational consistency in feeding and fluid intake monitoring is an area for improvement.

    Activities, engagement, and facilities: The physical environment is generally described as clean and welcoming, with a secure check-in process praised by families. However, some reviewers described limited outdoor time and feelings of isolation for certain residents, suggesting that activity programming and opportunities for outdoor engagement could be expanded or made more consistent, particularly for residents with cognitive or mobility limitations.

    Management and communication: Administrative transparency and communication are recurring themes. Families noted issues with billing clarity, rushed or unclear discharge/exit meetings, and uneven follow-up from office staff. These administrative gaps, combined with the operational staffing challenges, contribute to variability in family experience. Positive leadership behaviors were not absent—examples of courteous front-desk staff and effective coordination exist—but the pattern indicates room for stronger, consistent communication protocols and staff training.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The overall pattern is polarized experiences—strong rehabilitative care and several highly regarded caregivers coexist with operational weaknesses that chiefly cluster around staffing, training, dementia-care capability, and administrative transparency. Prospective families should weigh the facility’s demonstrated strengths in therapy and individualized caregiver relationships against the potential for inconsistent responsiveness and communication. Addressing staffing levels, targeted dementia-care training, clearer medication and nutrition oversight, and improved administrative transparency would likely reduce the variability described and improve overall family confidence.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Vicksburg Convalescent Home is located at 1708 Cherry St, Vicksburg, MS, 39180.

    About Vicksburg Convalescent Home

    Vicksburg Convalescent Home sits at 1708 Cherry Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi, with 100 beds and a simple, caring approach for seniors needing long-term or restorative care. The staff listens to residents and families, making sure each person gets an individualized care plan that fits physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, which helps folks feel valued and at ease. There are daily home-cooked meals in the dining area, and a registered dietitian checks the menus to keep them healthy. Residents enjoy planned activities every week, like exercise classes, music, crafts, movies, and games, and there's even a monthly outing for a change of scenery. Weekly religious services and a range of social events let everyone take part at their own pace.

    Families are welcome and encouraged to be part of the care planning, since the place knows that being together makes a difference. The staff includes nurses and other caregivers who provide 24-hour nursing care with a strong focus on treating people with respect and dignity. Vicksburg Convalescent Home also offers general medical services and some specialized care, such as cardiac care, diabetic care, dialysis support, pain management, and IV therapy. Folks can get dental and podiatry services right on site without having to leave the building, plus there's lab, X-ray, and comprehensive therapy programs, so visits to outside offices can be kept to a minimum. People who need short-term rehab or plan to stay for a while can both find what they need, since the facility uses modern rehabilitation and restorative nursing techniques to help everyone reach their best.

    Barber and beauty shop services are available at the facility, which can be a little thing that helps people feel more like themselves. Residents get support for their social, intellectual, and spiritual sides, too, since the staff puts effort into creating a warm, people-focused environment. The team values dignity and encourages involvement, making this a place where families feel included and residents stay connected. Vicksburg Convalescent Home is part of Vanguard Healthcare, and believes that health care is really about people and relationships, not just the services offered.

    People often ask...

    Vicksburg Convalescent Home offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 1708 Cherry St, Vicksburg, MS 39180.

    No, Vicksburg Convalescent 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 Mississippi, the State Department of Health licenses care facilities and publishes the survey, complaint, and infection-control reports from its inspections.

    License numbernh-255253
    Facility typeNursing Home
    Special certificationMedicaid/Medicare – Dually certified

    Inspection Reports

    33

    Reports

    12

    Citations

    8

    Complaints

    7

    Years

    01 Apr 2026Inspection
    Found no deficiencies in emergency preparedness.
    01 Apr 2026Inspection
    Found no deficiencies. The agency determined compliance with Medicare and Medicaid participation requirements.
    01 Apr 2026Inspection
    Found no deficiencies during the survey.
    01 May 2024Inspection
    Found that a resident needing assistance with ADLs did not have facial hair removed during grooming.
    • 45.21.2Activities of daily living
    01 May 2024Inspection
    Found that a resident needing assistance with ADLs did not have facial hair removed during grooming, despite policy; staff education and focused grooming rounds were implemented.
    • §483.24(a)(2)ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents
    01 May 2024Revisit
    Confirmed no deficiencies and placed back in compliance.
    01 May 2024Revisit
    Concluded that compliance with Medicare/Medicaid participation requirements was restored following a desk review.
    01 Apr 2024Inspection
    Found no deficiencies related to emergency preparedness. Compliance with applicable requirements was confirmed.
    01 Apr 2024Inspection
    Found no deficiencies. No Life Safety Code deficiencies cited.
    01 Jan 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies after investigating the complaint and reviewing service areas.
    01 Jan 2024Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found no deficiencies related to participation in Medicare and Medicaid.
    01 Feb 2023Inspection
    Found no deficiencies.
    01 Feb 2023Inspection
    Verified emergency preparedness compliance; no deficiencies were cited.
    01 Feb 2023Inspection
    Found no deficiencies. The survey determined compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
    01 Feb 2023Inspection
    Found no deficiencies cited during the survey.
    01 Jul 2022Revisit
    Determined no deficiencies were cited; the facility was found in compliance.
    01 Jul 2022Revisit
    Determined compliance after reviewing corrective actions and recommended return to full compliance.
    01 Jun 2022Complaint
    Investigated a complaint about grievances and daily care; found grievances unresolved and inadequate denture care and personal hygiene for a resident.
    • 483.10(j)Grievances
    • 483.24(a)-(b)Activities Daily Living (ADLs)/Mntn Abilities
    01 Jun 2022Complaint
    Investigated a complaint about inadequate personal care and residents' rights; found deficiencies in denture care/storage and in grievance handling.
    • 45.2.27Personal Care
    • 45.17.2Residents' Rights
    01 Jun 2021Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found no deficiencies.
    01 Jun 2021Complaint
    Investigated a complaint alleging neglect, physician notification delays, and dietary therapy issues. No violations were substantiated.
    01 Dec 2020Infection Control
    Found no deficiencies in COVID-19 infection control practices. Compliance with CMS and CDC recommendations was demonstrated.
    01 Dec 2020Infection Control
    Found no deficiencies related to emergency preparedness.
    01 Sept 2020Infection Control
    Verified compliance with emergency preparedness requirements during a focused COVID-19 survey.
    01 Sept 2020Infection Control
    Found substantial compliance with infection control requirements after a COVID-19 focused review.
    01 Aug 2020Infection Control
    Found no deficiencies in infection control during a Covid-19 focused infection control survey.
    01 Aug 2020Infection Control
    Found no deficiencies.
    01 May 2020Infection Control
    Verified compliance with infection control requirements and found no deficiencies.
    01 May 2020Infection Control
    Found no deficiencies related to COVID-19 infection control practices.
    01 Dec 2019Inspection
    Identified deficiencies in care planning, catheter care, staff posting, and food safety, including an absent catheter care plan for a resident, improper catheter cleaning, non-accessible staffing data, and expired foods with sanitation issues.
    • CFR 483.21(b)Comprehensive Care Plans
    • CFR 483.25(e)Bowel/Bladder Incontinence, Catheter. UTI
    • CFR 483.35(g)Nurse Staffing Information
    • CFR 483.60(i)Food Procurement and Safety
    01 Dec 2019Inspection
    Identified deficiencies in catheter care that could lead to a urinary tract infection and lapses in food handling, including expired foods and sanitation issues in the kitchen.
    • 45.21.4 Urinary incontinenceUrinary incontinence
    • 45.29.1 Safe Food Handling ProceduresSafe Food Handling Procedures
    01 Mar 2019Inspection
    Found no deficiencies cited during the survey.
    01 Mar 2019Inspection
    Verified compliance with applicable requirements and found no deficiencies.

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