Texas Senior Living Communities

Assisted living facility is an establishment that furnishes, in one or more facilities, food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment; and provides personal care services.

Facilities for persons with Alzheimer's disease. Facilities that advertise, market, or otherwise promote their capacity to provide personal care services for people with Alzheimer's disease must be certified as a Type B facility.

Facilities for supervision of medication and general welfare is a separate category of assisted living that provides only medication supervision. The rules license the following types of assisted living facilities:

• Type A home residents are capable of evacuating the facility unassisted, do not require routine attendance during night-time hours, and are capable of following directions under emergency conditions.
   
• Type B facility residents may require staff assistance to evacuate, may not be able to follow directions, require attendance during the night, and while not permanently bedfast, may require assistance in transferring to and from a wheelchair.
   
• Type C facilities are four-bed adult foster care facilities.
   

Medicaid. Assisted living/residential care services provide a 24-hour living arrangement for persons who, because of a physical or mental limitation, are unable to continue independent functioning in their homes. Services are provided in assisted living facilities licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS). In effect, the rules recognize three types of units provided in licensed assisted living facilities. Community based alternatives waiver participants are responsible for their room and board costs and, if applicable, a co-payment for assisted living/residential care services.

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This directory of assisted living homes, independent living communities and senior retirement communities shows the locations of some of the best senior facilities throughout the country: