Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center in Pontotoc, MS

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Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center in Pontotoc, MS

Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center is a nursing home community in Pontotoc, MS.

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278 West Eighth Street, Pontotoc, MS 38863

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

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Overall Review of Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center

common 26 reviews mention this

Friendly, caring staff is consistent

Residents and families repeatedly describe the staff as friendly, helpful, and caring.

Across many reviews, people highlight staff members who are courteous, welcoming, and responsive during visits or stays. Several reviewers also mention that residents seem well looked after and that staff treated people with kindness and respect. A few comments specifically call out staff going above and beyond when problems come up or when help is requested.

common 8 reviews mention this

Facility cleanliness stands out

Cleanliness is a recurring positive theme in resident and family feedback.

Multiple reviews describe the facility as clean and well kept, including comments about no unpleasant odors. Others add that the environment is maintained and that the overall visit felt orderly. When reviewers compare experiences, cleanliness is often part of what leads them to feel comfortable recommending the place.

differentiator 4 reviews mention this

Nursing support and follow-through

Nursing care is both praised and scrutinized in residents' and families' stories.

Several reviews mention nurses being attentive, including a wound care nurse who was helpful. Others describe leadership helping when family members request something for the resident. At the same time, one reviewer reported a serious lapse related to oxygen being off when they arrived, and said no one seemed to know how it happened.

common 2 reviews mention this

Therapy and short-term rehab

Rehab experiences and therapy are highlighted by reviewers who stayed briefly.

For short-term rehab, one reviewer says the team did an excellent job taking care of their loved one. Another review specifically calls out the therapy team as amazing, pairing that praise with comments about the facility being clean and well presented. Together, these reviews suggest therapy is a meaningful part of the rehab experience.

How we summarize

Counts show how many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes become a section.

Features

Housing

  • 60 resident community capacity 60 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Tupelo Municipal (14 miles away) Tupelo Municipal (14 miles away)
  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

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Nearby Places of Interest

Parks

  • Howard Stafford Park (0.4 miles)

Hospitals

  • North Mississippi Medical Center Pontotoc Home Health (1.1 miles)
  • RedMed Urgent Clinic of Pontotoc (1.6 miles)
  • Millcreek of Pontotoc (2.9 miles)

Physicians

  • Flavia H West (1.1 miles)
  • Shannon & Graham Eye Clinic (1.3 miles)
  • Toccopola Family Medical Clinic (12.7 miles)
  • Access Family Health Services (13.5 miles)
  • Wound Healing Group (13.7 miles)
  • West Tupelo Medical Clinic (14.3 miles)
  • Hooks Di & Medicine (15.1 miles)

Transportation

  • U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (1.1 miles)
  • U-Haul International (3.3 miles)
  • Tupelo Aviation Unlimited (14.2 miles)
  • U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (15.3 miles)
  • Bnsf Railway (16.9 miles)

Places of Worship

  • By Faith Baptist Church (1.1 miles)
  • Palestine United Methodist Church (1.2 miles)
  • Southern Baptist Convention (1.3 miles)
  • Liberty Baptist Church (8.3 miles)
  • Ecru Second Baptist Church (8.5 miles)
  • Southern Baptist Convention (9 miles)
  • Global Outreach International (9.4 miles)

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy (1.3 miles)
  • Fred's Pharmacy (1.6 miles)
  • Montgomery Drugs (2.4 miles)
  • Jada Bec North (4.4 miles)
  • Walmart Pharmacy (12.3 miles)
  • Ltc Pharmacy Solutions (14.9 miles)
  • Elderscript Services (15.3 miles)

Restaurants

  • McDonald's (1.4 miles)
  • Mi Pueblo (1.5 miles)
  • Mi Pueblo (2.3 miles)
  • Kirk's Grill (2.5 miles)
  • Fiesta Grill (3.7 miles)
  • Cravin Catfish (13 miles)
  • Costa Oaxaquena (13.5 miles)

Cafes

  • Kermits Outlaw Kitchen (16.7 miles)

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