Southern Care & Comfort is at “the heart of a city,” with its downtown Poplar Bluff location, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
It’s a location, SCC Managing Partner Leann Jones-Thompkins believes, that puts the company near those who need their services.
“For us personally, it just puts us close to a lot of our clients that live in some of the area housing and apartment complexes,” she said.
SCC celebrated its fifth year in downtown Poplar Bluff with a block party Aug 12.
The celebration featured a hot dog grill-out, raffles and ice cream at Haffy’s Courtyard, plus live music by artist Jess Emery.
The event was hugely successful, said Jones-Thompkins. She estimated 150 people were in attendance.
The business first moved into its office at 120 N. Broadway St. in August of 2017. They soon expanded into four other suites of their office building, and invested in the beautification of downtown with new awnings and lighting.
The changes have gone beyond Broadway Street. In the past five years, Jones-Thompkins has seen business owners bond and observed a marked improvement in downtown’s aesthetic.
She is particularly excited about the recent demolition of a condemned parking garage one block away from SCC. The space is now a parking lot with areas slated for green space.
“Probably the biggest change would be the parking lot being opened. I think that is going to be much more inviting for all businesses,” she noted.
SCC recently renovated one of their office’s suites into an event center, which was open during the anniversary party in case guests needed to cool down. The business is communicating with Morgan McIntosh of Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc. about using the event center as a meeting space for local businesses.
Southern Care & Comfort In Home Agency provides services such as personal care, housework and respite care for the disabled, elderly and veterans. More information can be found at southerncareandcomfort.com or by calling 573-686-2273.