Southern Living Assisted Living

    511 Gray Dr, Waynesboro, MS 39367
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living

    Caring staff, clean community, recommended

    I placed my loved one here and I'm very grateful - the staff are kind, attentive, and went above and beyond to address his special needs. The clean, spacious community with beautiful grounds, good therapy and healthy meals made a real difference. Owners and management are engaged and caring; this hidden gem provides high-quality elder care and I highly recommend it.

    Loved one of resident
    Sep 2026

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    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.7
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving staff
    • Skilled support for residents with special needs
    • Clean, well-maintained interior spaces
    • On-site therapy and rehabilitation services
    • Nutritious, well-prepared meals
    • Individualized, above-and-beyond assistance
    • Engaged owners and proactive management
    • Spacious accommodations
    • Attractive, well-kept grounds
    • Reputation for high-quality elder care

    Cons

    • Limited visibility of scheduled activities and social programming
    • Unclear availability of dedicated memory-care programming
    • Unspecified medication-management and clinical oversight practices
    • Limited information on pricing and contract transparency
    • Unclear evening and weekend clinical staffing levels

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews convey a consistently positive assessment of Southern Living Assisted Living. Families and visitors emphasize compassionate, hands-on caregiving, cleanliness, and a well-maintained physical environment. The presence of on-site therapy and healthy meal offerings are noted as contributors to residents’ wellbeing. Ownership and management engagement are described as visible, with staff willing to provide individualized assistance beyond basic expectations.

    Care and staff: The most prominent pattern is praise for staff demeanor and caregiving quality. Caregivers are described as kind, attentive, and responsive to special-needs residents; reviewers highlight individualized support and occasional examples of staff going "above and beyond." On-site therapy and rehabilitation services are mentioned, suggesting integrated clinical supports for recovery and mobility. While the tone is uniformly favorable regarding staff conduct, reviews do not provide detailed information about medication-management workflows or clinical oversight, leaving a gap in assessment of those operational areas.

    Dining and activities: Dining is framed positively—meals are described as healthy and well prepared, contributing to perceived quality of care. Activity programming receives little explicit attention in the summaries provided; this creates limited visibility into the regular schedule, range, and intensity of social or therapeutic activities available to residents. Prospective families seeking robust daily programming or memory-specific engagement should request specific schedules and activity rosters during a tour.

    Facilities and management: The facility is portrayed as clean, spacious, and set on attractive grounds, which supports a pleasant residential environment. Management and owners are described as engaged and accessible, which reviewers associate with responsive service and individualized attention. However, reviews do not clarify administrative details such as pricing, contract terms, or staffing patterns during evenings and weekends. These operational elements are important for prospective residents to confirm directly.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The dominant themes are strong interpersonal care, a tidy and comfortable facility, and visible management involvement. Areas that remain less documented in the available summaries include memory-care specialization, formal clinical oversight details (including medication management), activity programming breadth, and administrative transparency on costs and after-hours staffing. Prospective residents and families should verify those specific operational aspects during a visit or in pre-admission discussions to ensure alignment with medical needs and lifestyle expectations.

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    Location

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    Southern Living Assisted Living is located at 511 Gray Dr, Waynesboro, MS, 39367.

    About Southern Living Assisted Living

    Southern Living Assisted Living sits right in Waynesboro, Mississippi, about 29 miles outside Laurel, on a big twelve-acre property across from Wayne General Hospital, which comes in handy for medical needs, and it's managed by Purple Door, LLC. The place is licensed as a Personal Care Home, and has room for up to 24 or 25 residents at a time, with studio room layouts and shared living spaces, and offers both assisted living and memory care services for seniors. Folks who live here get help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, medication, and even two-person transfers, and there's staff including CNAs, LPNs, RNs, plus experienced caregivers, offering care around the clock depending on each resident's needs. You'll find a simple, kind environment, meant to feel home-like, with air conditioning in the rooms and plenty of indoor and outdoor shared areas, including a TV lounge, barber shop, beauty salon, jacuzzis, wellness rooms, reading rooms, and even a mobile stylist. Southern Living focuses on keeping life active and interesting, so they plan all sorts of regular programs, like music and art, tabletop games, outdoor trips, music therapy, animal therapy, movie nights, social events, and fitness routines matched to every person's abilities, as well as transportation for doctor visits, shopping, church, and other outings. They allow both cats and dogs, and offer restaurant-style dining with options for low-sodium and no-sugar diets, and can make diet adjustments for diabetes or high blood pressure. Seniors here can use laundry and housekeeping services, get devotional activities, and have access to both indoor and outdoor common areas plus parking. Southern Living employs a senior living counselor to help with questions, and offers support for account management, and there's even a profile page for updates by community managers. The place also provides respite (or short-term) stays, and there are job openings for caregivers and nurses. They don't take Medicare unless certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and their main goal is to offer individualized care in a calm and professional setting, focusing on each resident's quality of life and helping families feel more at ease. The estate is kept clean and welcoming, so residents can feel supported and safe every day.

    People often ask...

    Southern Living Assisted Living offers independent living and assisted living.

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    The full address for this community is 511 Gray Dr, Waynesboro, MS 39367.

    No, Southern Living Assisted Living 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 numbersouthern-living-specialty-care-waynesboro-39367
    Facility typePersonal Care Home (residential)
    Capacity25 residents
    LicenseeRobert Stan Trigg

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