Villa Feliciana Medical Complex , a part of the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Aging and Adult Services, is located in the rolling hills of East Feliciana Parish at 5002 Highway 10 in Jackson, Louisiana. Although the facility was originally established in 1964 to care for the elderly, its mission has evolved over time to include the provision of medical care and rehabilitative services to medically complex patients diagnosed with chronic diseases, disabilities and terminal illnesses. Higher acuity patients with specialized needs, including those who are ventilator-dependent or who have been diagnosed with infectious diseases such as HIV/Aids or tuberculosis, are often referred for admission from acute care hospitals in the state. The facility’s goal is to ensure each patient is provided with high quality, compassionate health care that meets their individualized medical or rehabilitation needs in a homelike, safe environment and which affords the patient the opportunity to obtain the highest possible quality of life. In addition to long-term and acute hospital care and inpatient tuberculosis treatment, the facility operates Gateway House, a 44 bed residential shelter care program. The program is designed to assist former patients at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System to develop the learning skills required to function more independently and to help them transition into a community-based setting.