Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments. In Texas it is a licensed residential setting, not a medical one. Staff are caregivers and med aides, not nurses on every shift.
We list 8 verified assisted living options in Austin, Texas. Assisted living and memory care in Texas are licensed by HHSC as Type A or Type B based on residents' evacuation ability, and memory care additionally requires an Alzheimer's certification.
What to watch for with assisted living in Austin
- Ask which license the community holds. Type A cannot keep a resident who needs staff help to evacuate or needs attendance overnight.
- Get the care-level assessment in writing. Base rent is rarely the real number; care levels can add several hundred to well over a thousand dollars a month.
- Ask what happens when private funds run out. Many Austin-area communities do not contract with Medicaid managed care at all.
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Verified assisted living in Austin
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Querencia at Barton Creek | Independent Living | 2500 Barton Creek Blvd Austin, TX 78735 | Travis |
| Longhorn Village | Independent Living | 12501 Longhorn Parkway Austin, TX 78732 | Travis |
| Westminster | Independent Living | 4100 Jackson Avenue Austin, TX 78731 | Travis |
| Buckner Villas | Assisted Living | 11110 Tom Adams Dr Austin, TX 78753 | Travis |
| The Village at the Triangle | Assisted Living | 4517 Triangle Ave Austin, TX 78751 | Travis |
| Parsons House Austin | Assisted Living | 1130 Camino La Costa Austin, TX 78752 | Travis |
| Brookdale Gaines Ranch | Assisted Living | 4409 Gaines Ranch Loop Austin, TX 78735 | Travis |
| Brookdale Westlake Hills | Assisted Living | 1034 Liberty Park Dr Austin, TX 78746 | Travis |
Assisted Living elsewhere in the metro
The Austin metro is compact. Families in Austin regularly place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Lakeway | Memory Care | 1915 Lohmans Crossing Rd Lakeway, TX 78734 | Travis |
| Arbor Terrace Lakeway | Memory Care | 300 Medical Parkway Lakeway, TX 78738 | Travis |
| The Delaney at Georgetown Village | Assisted Living | 359 Village Commons Boulevard Georgetown, TX 78633 | Williamson |
| The Wesleyan | Independent Living | 139 Estrella Crossing Georgetown, TX 78628 | Williamson |
| The Waterford at Round Rock | Assisted Living | 7230 Wyoming Springs Drive Round Rock, TX 78681 | Williamson |
| Double Creek Assisted Living and Memory Care | Assisted Living | 2300 Louis Henna Blvd Round Rock, TX 78664 | Williamson |
The Austin market specifically
Austin proper has the widest range of care levels in the metro and the widest range of prices with it. Central and west-side communities price toward the top of the market; north and northeast Austin is generally more moderate. Traffic is the practical constraint families underestimate — a community fifteen minutes away at 10 a.m. can be forty at six in the evening, and evening is when most visits actually happen.
Because Austin proper holds most of the metro's licensed capacity, it is also where you will find the widest spread in quality within a single price band. Two communities charging similar rates a few miles apart can differ sharply on staffing and turnover, so comparison matters more here than anywhere else in the metro.
Before you sign anything
Get the all-in monthly cost in writing at your parent's current assessed care level, ask what triggers the next care level and what it costs, and ask for the rate increase history across the last three years. Communities that will not put these in writing are telling you something.
Ask what happens if private funds run out, and whether the community contracts with Medicaid managed care. A meaningful share of Austin-area communities do not, which means a second move at the worst possible time.