Jackson Nursing Homes

Our site aims to give seniors and their families information on the confusing issues relating to nursing care so they can ultimately find the best skilled nursing facility possible.Jackson nursing homes deliver advanced medical treatment to patients and seniors with the need for long-term health management and rehabilitative services. Area nursing homes tend to a vast range of health problems. Some nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, have special care units for illnesses and diagnoses like dementia, kidney disease and spinal injuries. However, the most general types of skilled nursing care are short-term care and long-term care.

Each nursing facility has an interdisciplinary team of professionals that work together to manage, observe, evaluate and treat the specific health needs of each patient. Nursing personnel include physicians, specialists, nurses, nursing aids, social workers, dietitians, therapists and non-medical caregivers.

Short-term care concentrates on helping patients recover from acute medical events, the most common being aneurisms, falls and strokes. A majority of short-term nursing patients are funneled from hospitals. Rehabilitation efforts are designed to help give patients an optimal path to recovery. This often includes physical, respiratory, occupational, speech or other types of specialty therapy. Short-term care aims to bridge the gap between hospital care and lower levels of care, rather than patients seeking a full recovery under nursing care. After being discharged, some patients are able to resume normal living, while others must seek assisted living or in home care.

Hospital care is the vital first leg of a short-term patient’s recuperation. In Jackson, top notch health care, based on patients’ previous hospital experiences, can be found at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center and University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Long-term nursing care focuses on complex medical and social treatment for patients with serious or chronic physical and mental disabilities. The extensive care necessary to manage or improve the health of these patients requires a collective effort from many nursing personnel. Physicians and nurses are present to execute complex medical procedures like colostomies, medicine dosage, wound care, catheters and intravenous therapy. Non-medical caregivers assist patients with activities of daily living, which include washing, eating, dressing, toileting and walking. They also care for the basic hygiene needs of bedridden patients. Social workers keep residents engaged with each other through events, games and trips.

Jackson’s nursing care costs fall more than $300 below the Mississippi state median. For semi-private SNF rooms you can expect to pay $5,627 per month. Private SNF rooms will run a monthly cost of $5,779.

The bulk of nursing care costs must often come out of pocket or through privately funded means. Insurance plans, particularly Medicare, only pay for a fraction of the cost. Some limitations to Medicare include its inability to pay for solely custodial care and its 100 day nursing stay coverage maximum during a benefit period.