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Senior Living in Austin, TX: Verified Testimonials & 2026 Costs

Data updated November 2026·Testimonials verified by phone through Aug 2026·Ratings from CMS Care Compare

Senior living in Austin, Texas spans 1 verified communities and 59 Medicare-certified nursing homes across Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, and Caldwell counties in Texas. Featured communities publish pricing on request, 7 area nursing homes hold a 5-star CMS rating, and every community testimonial here comes from a verified phone interview, 18 in total. 152 state-licensed assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities are listed below by county.

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Every community below has testimonials from recorded phone interviews with its own residents and families. Prices shown are the operators’ published starting rates — not estimates, and not gated behind a form.

CommunityLocationCare typesStarting pricePhone-verified testimonialsCMS rating
Touchmark at GeorgetownGeorgetown, TXIndependent LivingAssisted LivingMemory CareNot published18 verifiedlatest Aug 2026—

Starting rates published by each operator, verified June 2026. Skilled nursing is typically billed by payer (Medicare/Medicaid/private) rather than a monthly rate. CMS ratings apply to Medicare-certified skilled nursing only — assisted living is state-licensed and has no federal rating.

Touchmark at Georgetown

Georgetown, TX · Independent Living · Assisted Living · Memory Care
“There's something going on all the time here, with all kinds of exercises and games. Housekeeping has gotten real good, and maintenance tries to stay on top of…”
— Arthur Haynes, Jun 2026 · phone-verified
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All senior living in Austin: 152 licensed communities by county

Every assisted living, memory care, and independent living community licensed by the state in Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, and Caldwell counties in Texas, from state licensing records. Listing here is not a rating: Lilisity publishes no score for any community that has not earned an award. Communities marked verified testimonials have phone-verified resident and family interviews on file.

Also listed from public records: 9 independent living, life plan or 55+ communities and 30 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. Independent living is not licensed by the state, so they are listed apart on each county page.

Travis County, TX 67 communities

Williamson County, TX 58 communities

Hays County, TX 18 communities

Caldwell County, TX 5 communities

Bastrop County, TX 3 communities

Travis Country County, TX 1 communities

How much does senior living cost in Austin?

Assisted living in the Austin area typically runs $4,500–$6,500 per month, with memory care $1,000–$1,500 above that and independent living below it; skilled nursing is billed through Medicare, Medicaid, or private pay rather than monthly rent. Rates vary widely by apartment size and care level, so ask for the community’s current rate sheet.

Care typeTypical Austin rangeWhat it covers
Independent living$3,000 – $4,500Private apartment or cottage, meals and services optional
Assisted living$4,500 – $6,500Daily personal care, meals, medication management
Memory care$5,500 – $8,000Secured neighborhood, dementia-trained staff
Skilled nursingPayer-based24/7 medical care; Medicare/Medicaid/private pay

Ranges reflect operator-published market rates for the region, November 2026. Texas’s Medicaid waiver programs and VA Aid & Attendance can offset costs — see the FAQ below.

What are the highest-rated nursing homes in Austin?

7 of the 59 Medicare-certified nursing homes in the Austin metro hold the highest possible 5-star overall rating from CMS — including Cedar Pointe Health and Wellness Center in Cedar Park. Every facility below links to its full inspection history, staffing hours, and deficiency record.

Facility ↕Location ↕CMS rating ↕Beds ↕Operator ↕
Cedar Pointe Health and Wellness CenterCedar Park, TX★★★★★ 5/5122The Ensign Group
The Springs Healthcare and RehabilitationCedar Park, TX★★★★★ 5/5120Ml Healthcare
Gracy Woods II Living CenterAustin, TX★★★★★ 5/5110Caring Healthcare Group
Marbridge VillaManchaca, TX★★★★★ 5/592Independent
The Arbour at Westminster ManorAustin, TX★★★★★ 5/590Independent
The Center at ParmerAustin, TX★★★★★ 5/580Veritas Management Group
Longhorn Village (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)Austin, TX★★★★★ 5/560Independent
Barton Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare CenterAustin, TX★★★★☆ 4/5126Nexion Health
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation-KyleKyle, TX★★★★☆ 4/5126The Ensign Group
Sagebrook Nursing and RehabilitationCedar Park, TX★★★★☆ 4/5124Caraday Healthcare
Sedona Trace Health and Wellness CenterAustin, TX★★★★☆ 4/5119The Ensign Group
New Hope ManorCedar Park, TX★★★★☆ 4/5114Caring Healthcare Group
Bel Air at TeravistaRound Rock, TX★★★★☆ 4/5112Cantex Continuing Care
Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of BastropBastrop, TX★★★★☆ 4/596Wellsential Health
Querencia at Barton Creek (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)Austin, TX★★★★☆ 4/542Lifespace Communities

Source: CMS Care Compare, federal five-star quality rating system, retrieved November 2026. Lilisity republishes this government data unmodified; no facility can pay to change its rating.

Which Austin areas have senior living?

Senior living in the Austin metro is spread across Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, and Caldwell counties in Texas. The cities with the most licensed communities and nursing homes are listed below; most sit within a short drive of the region’s hospital systems, which matters for families coordinating specialist care or hospital discharge.

Texas

  • Austin (75)
  • Round Rock (23)
  • Georgetown (23)
  • Cedar Park (13)
  • Pflugerville (10)
  • San Marcos (9)
  • Leander (7)
  • Bastrop (6)
  • Lakeway (6)

How these testimonials were collected and how we’re paid

  1. We interview residents and family members by phone, voice to voice — never web forms, never scraped from other sites.
  2. Every testimonial is named and dated, and verified against the community’s current resident or family list before publishing.
  3. Testimonials are published as given, including critical ones. Of the 18 on this page, 8 are five-star and 10 are four-star. None were removed.

How Lilisity is paid: Communities can pay Lilisity a flat monthly fee to manage their own listing: photos, prices, contact details, and receiving the inquiries families choose to send them. The fee is the same no matter how many families contact them or move in. Senior Living Alliance, which runs Lilisity, offers the same listing to its member communities as part of their membership; members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. No community pays Lilisity per inquiry, per referral or per move-in. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating, or the order of search results. The "Nearby Senior Living Alliance communities" box shows member communities only. CMS ratings come from the federal government, and testimonials come from residents. Read the full methodology → · How we are paid →

Recent verified testimonials from Austin families

★★★★

“The management team is pretty great and very responsive, and their interest and response time are very good. They have really upped the game with activities. My housekeeper is super; she works very hard, is very detail-oriented and does a really good job with the dusting, which I hate doing. The…”

Nancy Harger · Aug 2026 · Touchmark at Georgetownphone-verified

Assisted living and memory care by city

Assisted Living in Austin 50Assisted Living in Georgetown 21Assisted Living in Round Rock 18Assisted Living in Cedar Park 9Assisted Living in Pflugerville 8Memory Care in Austin 27Memory Care in Georgetown 17Memory Care in Round Rock 9

Austin senior living questions, answered

Most states, including Texas, offer a Medicaid waiver that covers care costs (not room and board) at participating assisted living communities for people who qualify financially and medically. Not every community accepts the waiver, so ask early. Veterans and surviving spouses may also qualify for VA Aid & Attendance, worth up to roughly $2,300 per month toward care.

Assisted living provides housing, meals, and help with daily tasks like bathing and medications in an apartment setting, state-licensed and mostly private pay. Nursing homes (skilled nursing) provide 24/7 medical care, are federally certified and CMS-rated, and are typically paid through Medicare, Medicaid, or long-term-care insurance.

Every facility in the table above links to its full record — CMS star ratings, health-inspection findings, staffing hours per resident, and any fines or penalties, sourced from Medicare's Care Compare data. 7 Austin-area facilities currently hold a 5-star overall rating.

Assisted living moves can happen in days when a community has availability — after a nurse assessment and paperwork. Memory care placements after a crisis often complete within one to two weeks. Ask each community about openings when you call.

Yes. All 18 testimonials on this page come from recorded, voice-to-voice phone interviews with named residents and family members, conducted and verified by Senior Living Alliance. Nothing is scraped, anonymous, or edited, including the four-star testimonials.

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