Parsons House Austin is a Type A assisted living community licensed by Texas HHSC under license number 148668, with 120 licensed places, at 1130 Camino La Costa, Austin, Texas 78752.
Last verified: October 2026 against the HHSC directory and TULIP record.
License + contact information
| Licensing agency | Texas HHSC, Long-Term Care Regulation |
|---|---|
| Name on the state record | PARSONS HOUSE RE AUSTIN, LLC |
| License number | 148668 |
| HHSC facility ID | 000785 |
| License type | Type A assisted living |
| Licensed capacity | 120 residents |
| Alzheimer's certification | Not certified |
| First licensed | Not shown in the HHSC directory |
| Current license period | November 5, 2025 to November 5, 2028 |
| Status | Licensed (active) |
| Licensee | Parsons House Re Austin, LLC |
| Management company | Parsons Group, LLC |
| Most recent inspection exit | October 23, 2025 |
| Enforcement record | None reported in TULIP |
| State record | Open the TULIP record |
Phone: (512) 454-0524 · Official site
Who operates Parsons House Austin, and how large is it?
Parsons House Austin is licensed to Parsons House Re Austin, LLC and managed by Parsons Group, LLC, with 120 licensed places in total, the 26th-largest of the 162 active assisted living licenses in the five-county Austin metro.
Located in north-central Austin near the Windsor Park, Mueller, and Hyde Park areas, close to I-35 and the University of Texas. The community's own site lists independent living and assisted living; memory care is not advertised at this location. Its footer publishes facility ID 000785.
Parsons House Austin is at 1130 Camino La Costa in the 78752 area of north-east Austin, minutes from the University of Texas, the Mueller district and nearby medical centres. The community says it has served Travis County families for over forty years and names the neighbourhoods it draws from, including Windsor Park, Brentwood, Allandale, St Johns, Crestview, Georgian Acres, Rosedale, Hyde Park, Cherrywood and Mueller. It remains identified with its founders, Bob and Alyce Parsons, who the site describes as personally involved in building the communities over four decades.
Two care levels are offered here: independent living and assisted living. There is no memory care advertised on this campus. Assisted living covers medication reminders, personal care, healthcare coordination and wellness checks, with support available around the clock; independent living is for residents who manage their own daily tasks and healthcare. The site publishes Facility ID # 000785 in its footer, and provides a lifestyle questionnaire and comparison matrix to help families work out which of the two options fits. Floor plans, an amenities list and an events calendar are published separately.
The most distinctive thing about this community is not its amenities but a partnership with Central Health, Travis County's healthcare district. Under Central Health's Residential Rooming Services programme, described by both parties as the first of its kind in Texas, Parsons House provides private rooms and meals to Travis County residents aged 55 and over who are experiencing homelessness, enrolled in MAP or MAP Basic, and meet the criteria for an assisted living level of care. Eligibility is handled by Central Health, not the community. The number is 512-454-0524.
What does Parsons House Austin's Type A license mean for a resident?
Parsons House Austin holds a Type A license, so every resident must be able to evacuate the building without physical help from staff, follow directions in an emergency and not need routine attendance at night.
That makes Type A a fit for a parent who is independent on their feet but needs help with medications, meals or bathing. It also means a decline in mobility or the onset of dementia can trigger a move. Ask the community where that line is in practice and whether it has a Type B building or partner it transfers to.
It holds no Alzheimer's certification, so it cannot market specialized dementia care. If memory loss is part of the picture, ask what happens when a resident needs a secured setting.
What do Texas HHSC inspections show for Parsons House Austin?
The TULIP record lists 13 cited state violations for Parsons House Austin: 1 from health inspections and 12 from life safety code (fire and building) inspections, with the most recent inspection exiting on October 23, 2025.
| Inspection exit | Visit type | Finding (as written by HHSC) | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to maintain outdoor areas in good condition and to keep outdoor areas free of fire or health hazards. | Not shown |
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to obtain an inspection by the fire marshal every year and to keep documentation showing the outcome of the last inspection. | Not shown |
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to conduct required fire drills and document fire drills on the required form. | Not shown |
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to have a program to inspect, test, and maintain the fire alarm system and keep records of inspection, testing, and maintenance of the fire alarm system. | Not shown |
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to ensure the sensitivity of smoke detectors was checked according to NFPA 72. | Not shown |
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to have a program to inspect, test, and maintain the fire sprinkler system and keep records of inspection, testing, and maintenance of the fire sprinkler system. | Not shown |
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to maintain electrical, heating, and cooling systems so they worked safely. | Not shown |
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to keep buildings clean and free of hazards. | Not shown |
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to ensure the building structure was sheathed to provide a 20-minute fire resistance rating or was constructed to meet the construction requirements for a nursing home. | Not shown |
| October 23, 2025 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to provide required emergency lighting. | Not shown |
Showing the 10 most recent of 13 citations. The full list is on the TULIP record linked above.
These citations span 2025 to 2025. A citation is a finding that a rule was not met on the day of the visit, not a measure of overall quality; where no correction date is shown, ask the community for its plan of correction. What matters on a tour is whether the same kind of finding repeats, and what changed afterwards.
Has Parsons House Austin been fined or sanctioned by Texas HHSC?
No. The TULIP record lists no administrative penalties or other enforcement actions for Parsons House Austin as of October 24, 2026.
Enforcement in Texas assisted living usually takes the form of an administrative penalty: a fine tied to a specific rule. A blank enforcement record means none is published for this license; it does not mean the community has never been cited, so read it alongside the inspection history above.
Where is Parsons House Austin in Austin, and what else is licensed nearby?
Parsons House Austin is at 1130 Camino La Costa, Austin, Texas 78752, in Travis County. The nearest other licensed assisted living building is NeuroRestorative Texas, about 1.6 miles away.
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.
| Licensed community | City | Type | Beds | Memory care | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeuroRestorative Texas | Austin | Type B | 12 | No | 1.6 |
| The Village at the Triangle | Austin | Type B | 98 | Yes | 2.4 |
| The Collinfield House | Austin | Type B | 8 | No | 2.8 |
| Home of Southern Hospitality | Austin | Type B | 15 | No | 2.8 |
| Grand Living at The Grove | Austin | Type B | 271 | Yes | 3.5 |
Straight-line distances from HHSC geocodes; drive times are longer.
How does Parsons House Austin compare with other assisted living in Travis County?
At 120 licensed places, Parsons House Austin is 3.3 times the size of the median Austin-metro assisted living license (36 places) and holds about 2% of the 4,994 licensed places in Travis County's 74 facilities.
| Measure (HHSC record) | Parsons House Austin | Austin metro / county context |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed places | 120 | median 36 |
| Alzheimer's-certified places | 0 | 84 of 162 metro licenses are certified |
| Cited violations in published inspection history | 13 | median 2 per license |
| Administrative penalties listed | 0 | 27 of 74 Travis County facilities have one or more |
Size cuts both ways. A large campus usually means more amenities, a deeper staff bench and an on-site move from assisted living to memory care; it can also mean more residents per caregiver on a given shift and more inspection findings simply because there is more to inspect. Ask for the staffing ratio on the floor your parent would live on, not the building average.
What does assisted living cost near Austin?
Parsons House Austin does not publish its rates in the state record, and we do not estimate them. The best published benchmark is the 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey Texas median of $5,666 a month ($184 per day) for a private one-bedroom in assisted living, which is a statewide figure, not an Austin one.
Austin's rapid growth, competitive labor market, and newer inventory generally push local pricing above the Texas median. We do not publish an Austin-specific dollar figure because no primary source publishes one. Ask each community directly for a current all-in monthly quote.
Ask for the base rent, the care-level fee your parent would be assessed at today, and what moves them to the next level, all in writing. See what senior care costs in the Austin area and how STAR+PLUS can cover assisted living services.
What should you ask on a tour of Parsons House Austin?
Bring questions built from the state record rather than the brochure: the record tells you where to push, and a good community answers them without hesitation.
- Can I see the report from your most recent life safety code visit and your plan of correction?
- At what point would my parent no longer meet Type A evacuation rules, and where do residents usually move?
- Is the management company the same one that was here two years ago, and how long has the executive director been in post?
- Who administers medications, and are they a licensed nurse or a trained attendant?
- What does the care-level assessment cost and how often is it repeated?
- Do you contract with STAR+PLUS for assisted living services, and how many residents use it today?
How do you verify Parsons House Austin's license yourself?
Search the TULIP LTC Provider Search by license number 148668; the record shows license status, capacity, inspection citations and any penalties, and it is free and public.
To report a concern about care, call HHSC Complaint and Incident Intake at 1-800-458-9858. For free, confidential advocacy for a resident, call the Capital Area long-term care ombudsman at 512-916-6054.
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