Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living. In Texas it is not a separate license — it is an Alzheimer's certification layered on a Type B license, and it carries physical plant requirements that are inspected on site.
We list 2 verified memory care options in San Marcos, 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 memory care in San Marcos
- Ask to see the Alzheimer's certification, not the license. Any community can market to dementia families; only a certified one has been inspected against the standard.
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Verified memory care in San Marcos
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus Landing of San Marcos | Assisted Living | 1720 Old Ranch Road 12 San Marcos, TX 78666 | Hays |
| Mariella of Sage Spring | Memory Care | 802 Leah Ave San Marcos, TX 78666 | Hays |
Memory Care elsewhere in the metro
The Austin metro is compact. Families in San Marcos regularly place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.
| 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 |
| Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center | Nursing Home | 2806 Real Street Austin, TX 78722 | Travis |
The San Marcos market specifically
San Marcos anchors the southern end of the metro and has a defined medical district along Medical Parkway where several providers sit close together. County-wide home values in Hays run below Travis, and senior care price points tend to follow.
The Wonder World Drive and Medical Parkway corridor concentrates hospice, home health and skilled nursing near the hospital campus, which makes coordination between a hospital stay and post-acute care simpler here than in most of the metro.
What the contract does that the tour does not
The residency agreement decides what happens when things change: how care levels are reassessed and repriced, how much notice is required on either side, what the deposit covers and whether it is refundable, and whether disputes go to arbitration.
Ask for a blank copy to take home before you are asked to sign anything. A community that will not provide one has told you something useful.