Assisted Living
Brookdale Lakeshore
1700 Lakeshore Drive, Waco, TX 76708 · Map
Licensed for 50 residents · BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC
Brookdale Lakeshore is a state-licensed assisted living community in Waco, Texas. It is licensed for 50 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $4,390 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brookdale Lakeshore says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Most recent comprehensive inspection: Aug 26, 2025. See the record
License
Active, 50 residents
Assisted Living Facility TYPE B 149791, current license dated Feb 9, 2004. Licensee BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC.
Nearest emergency room
5.5 miles
Ascension Providence, rated 2 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Lakeshore this community | 50 | $4,390/mo | Active | 3 violations, 0 penalties | |
| Mercy House | 0.6 mi | 16 | $4,000/mo | Active | 4 violations, 0 penalties |
| Brookdale Lake Brazos | 1.7 mi | 101 | $3,200/mo | Active | 2 violations, 0 penalties |
| Residency at Ridgewood | 4.5 mi | 39 | $4,200/mo | Active | 0 violations, 0 penalties |
| The Delaney at Lake Waco | 5.3 mi | 106 | $4,900/mo | Active | 9 violations, 0 penalties |
State inspection record3 violations, 0 penalties
- Most recent comprehensive inspection
- August 26, 2025
- Health violations cited
- 0
- Life Safety Code violations cited
- 3
- Administrative penalties
- 0
Violations cited, most recent first
- September 4, 2019, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to provide lighting levels in compliance with licensing standards for assisted living facilities. Corrected September 30, 2019.
- September 4, 2019, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to provide a site and/or building free of fire, health, or physical hazards. Corrected October 17, 2019.
- September 4, 2019, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to provide an initial gas pressure test of the gas lines from the meter; and/or failed to ensure additional gas pressure tests were performed when gas service was interrupted; and/or that all gas heating systems were documented Corrected October 17, 2019.
Read the full record on the state’s site →
HHSC lists each state violation cited at the provider's inspections and investigations, with the date the visit ended and the date HHSC recorded it as corrected. HHSC notes the list “may include findings from previous inspections.” Health visits check care and services; Life Safety Code visits check fire safety and the building. Enforcement actions are administrative penalties HHSC imposed under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 247, with the rule cited and HHSC's description of the violation. HHSC: “Data is subject to change through normal business processes such as the state IDR process.” This community is licensed for 50 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Long-term Care Regulation, Long Term Care Provider Search, data as of October 15, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility TYPE B
- License number
- 149791
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2004-02-09
- Licensed capacity
- 50
- Licensee
- BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC
- County
- McLennan County
- Administrator
- Heather Gillaspie
Source: Texas state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Texas licensing record, as of Sep 8, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Texas, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Texas
- STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (STAR+PLUS HCBS) Waiver Program. Texas Medicaid can help pay for assisted living for people enrolled in the STAR+PLUS HCBS waiver, which helps people who would otherwise need to be in a nursing home. HHSC checks whether you need this program when you apply for Medicaid. (state page)
- Waitlist. STAR+PLUS HCBS uses an interest list. People already on Medicaid with a STAR+PLUS plan may bypass it, and nursing facility residents can use Money Follows the Person. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 5.5 mi, nursing home 0.3 mi, pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ascension Providence, Waco. 5.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lakeshore Village Nursing and Rehabilitation, Waco. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Waco. 4.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- H-E-B Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 76708 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Waco Lakeshore, Waco, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Brazos, Waco, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Bellmead, Bellmead, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 76708.
Baylor Scott & White Hospice-Waco, office in Waco, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Alamo Hospice Of Waco, office in Waco, 3.8 miles away, straight line
Gentiva, office in Waco, 4.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Vesper Medical Care PLLC, Woodway. 6.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Waco, TX, risk to homes is greater than 42% of communities in Texas and 74% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Long-term Care Regulation inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Brookdale Lakeshore provide?
Brookdale Lakeshore is licensed by the state of Texas for assisted living in Waco, Texas. Its licensed capacity is 50 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Brookdale Lakeshore?
No. We publish state licensing details for Brookdale Lakeshore but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Brookdale Lakeshore cost?
Assisted Living in Texas typically starts at $3,400 to $4,850 a month. Based on 260 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Brookdale Lakeshore?
Use Brookdale Lakeshore's website, brookdale.com/en/communities/brookdale-lakeshore.html, or visit at 1700 Lakeshore Drive, Waco, TX 76708.
How Lilisity works. The only scores or rankings Lilisity publishes are the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified resident and family interviews. 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. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid