"For thousands of years, elders have been held in high esteem and involved in the community," says Steve McAlilly, CEO of Mississippi Methodist Senior Services. As the world shifted and the role of elders changed, Steve sought a way to bring them back to a place of reverence and respect. 15 years ago, Steve courageously led the Board of Directors o...

  In March of this year, I was invited out to share some information about our native Eastern Bluebird population with old and new friends residing at Seashore Highlands Retirement Community. The open landscape of the Seashore Highlands campus offers a wonderful habitat for bluebirds and several residents of the Villas already had bluebird box...

In June, Mary Thomas, Administrative Assistant at Traceway Retirement Community, came to me and she had just had a phone call from one of our new residents. The resident had gone to Nashville to visit her sister and she was coming home Sunday on the Greyhound bus. Her bus broke down in between Nashville and Memphis, and she spent several hours on t...

Just about every day family members, spouses and friends contact Wesley Meadows Retirement Community in Hernando, Mississippi, about care for a loved one who is living with forgetfulness or some form of dementia. Wesley Meadows does not provide the specialized Assisted Living environment needed for such care. But this will all be changing soon. Chu...

In 2008, when the Green Houses® were completed in Yazoo City, there was a very large lot between the Love House and the Luse House. This area was central to all of the Green Houses® and it just seemed like the perfect area for a gathering place for all of the elders, their families and staff. Over the years it has been a dream to build a pavilion o...

Holleran has recognized senior living communities for distinguished scores in employee and resident engagement studies conducted in 2017. Among those recognized for excellence in Employee Engagement were two Methodist Senior Services campuses: Aldersgate Retirement Community and Martha Coker Green House Homes. Holleran's national benchmark of Life ...

  Trinity Place Retirement Community is thrilled to announce the promotion of Craig Hill to Campus Executive Director as of February 2018. Craig joined the MSS family in June 2014 as the Administrator of Trinity Health Care where he has served until the time of his promotion. Craig has been serving as interim director for the last few months a...

  On Thursday, February 8, 2018, Wesley Meadows held a Tea Party to raise funds for the Wesley Meadows Green House® Capital Campaign. Jenny and Ginger Gartrell organized and hosted the party for Wesley Meadows. Both ladies were amazing and put on quite a show with a three course tea. Ginger prepared a variety of finger sandwiches for guests to...

Science has shown music has a way of invoking memory. It's been used to help people suffering from dementia reconnect to themselves and to their environment. The idea of using music in nursing homes took off after the debut in 2014 of Michael Rossato-Bennett's documentary, "Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory." The documentary showcased the w...

Each Executive Director has a dream of how they want to serve the elders at their location. For several years I have wanted to make the inside of the center into a true village. Finally, my dream for the center is finally coming true! The village concept is simple. Each apartment will be painted to represent a regular house. Just like in real neigh...