Mississippi State Veterans Homes

Five state-run skilled nursing homes, at Collins, Jackson, Kosciusko, Oxford, and the newest at Tradition in Biloxi. A spouse of a resident veteran may also live there, and the daily charge is waived entirely at 70%.

Also called: veterans home, nursing home, SVNH, Collins, Jackson, Kosciusko, Oxford, Tradition, Biloxi, long-term care, spouse.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

MississippiState

Mississippi Veterans Affairs calls its nursing home system the agency's hallmark, and it is the largest thing the state runs for veterans. There are five homes: Collins, Jackson, Kosciusko, Oxford, and the newest at Tradition in Biloxi. Count carefully when reading anything about this, because the fifth home is recent and the state's own publications have not caught up. The Mississippi Veterans Affairs benefit guidebook says four homes of 150 beds each, the agency's license plate page says four homes, and the agency's own homes page says four in the running prose while listing five with addresses and administrators. Tradition is the one that makes it five, and it has its own separate residency application rather than the common admission packet. A sixth home in Rankin County is authorized under Chapter 389, Laws of 2023. Locations and phones: Collins, 3261 Highway 49, (601) 765-0403. Jackson, 4607 Lindbergh Drive, (601) 353-6142. Kosciusko, 310 Autumn Ridge Drive, (662) 289-7044. Oxford, 120 Veterans Drive, (662) 236-7641. Tradition, 11721 Tradition Parkway, Biloxi, (228) 295-7444. Eligibility has four parts. Active duty service in the U.S. Armed Forces with a discharge not under dishonorable conditions, proven by a DD-214 or equivalent. Mississippi residency, present or past, with nonresidents admitted when no Mississippi resident is waiting. A physician's examination within 30 days of admission showing no communicable disease, no need for care the home is not equipped or staffed to provide, and no traits dangerous to the resident, other residents, or staff. And the ability to pay the applicable daily charge, unless an exemption applies. The spouse route is worth naming on its own. A spouse of a veteran who is currently a resident may live in the home. The spouse does not need to be a veteran. This is how a couple avoids being separated by a nursing home admission, and it is not available in every state. The daily charge is set and revised by the State Veterans Affairs Board rather than fixed in statute, so ask the home for the current figure. It is due in advance at admission and by the tenth of each month after. Physician services, podiatry, specialized rehabilitation, and specialty beds are billed separately to the resident. Two financial provisions cut the cost to zero or near it. Residents with a service-connected rating of 70 percent or more, or a total rating based on individual unemployability, pay no daily charge at all; that is written up as its own entry. And an indigent veteran can be admitted with the state's indigent fund covering the gap between income and the veteran's share of care, with any funds remaining at death applied to burial or cremation. Indigence is assessed from documented income after care charges and Medicare Part B premiums, and the applicant must be a Mississippi resident when applying. Quality signal, for what it is worth: the homes have taken Pinnacle Quality Insight's Customer Experience Award and report scoring in the top 15 percent nationally on a twelve-month average.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Mississippi State Veterans Homes
Gate	Rule
Discharge not under dishonorable conditions, with a DD-214	Active duty service in the U.S. Armed Forces and a discharge that was not under dishonorable conditions, documented by a DD-214 or equivalent report of separation. No disability rating is required for admission, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.
Mississippi residency, present or past	The applicant must be or have been a Mississippi resident. A nonresident may be admitted when no Mississippi resident is waiting for a bed.
Spouse of a current resident veteran	A spouse of a veteran who is currently a resident of a Mississippi State Veterans Nursing Home is eligible to live there. The spouse does not have to be a veteran.
Physician examination within 30 days of admission	The examination must show no communicable disease, no need for medical or hospital care the home is not equipped or staffed to provide, and no traits that may prove dangerous to the resident, other residents, or employees.
Ability to pay the daily charge, or an indigent determination	A resident must be able to pay the applicable daily charge unless exempt. An indigent veteran may be admitted with the state indigent fund covering the difference between income and the veteran's share of the cost of care, assessed from documented income after care charges and Medicare Part B premiums, with Mississippi residency required at application.

Documents the source lists

What the official source lists for an application, and where to get each document. It is a reference read from the source, not a full list of what the office may ask for; check with the office or an accredited representative before you apply. Needed means the source asks for it; Helps means the source calls it optional or says it speeds things up.

Needed DD214 or an equivalent report of separation
Where to get it Download it from milConnect if your branch has it there, or request it from the National Archives. A VA application can ask VA to request it for you.
Listed by Mississippi Veterans Affairs, veterans homes read 2026-10-10

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Last updated 2026-09-28.

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