Assisted Living and Memory Care
Kingfisher Senior Living
16700 Ella Blvd., Houston, TX 77090 · Map
Licensed for 102 residents · SPIRITUS REAL ESTATE GROUP, LLC
Kingfisher Senior Living is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Houston, Texas. It is licensed for 102 residents. It is operated by SPIRITUS REAL ESTATE GROUP, LLC. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Kingfisher Senior Living says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
For those loved ones and family members that need assistance with short term respite stay accommodations, we provide that as well, with fully furnished units with all utilities included.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers behavioral support.
The caring professionals who work in our memory care community also know how to help people living with dementia manage dementia-related behaviors such as aggression and wandering.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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: Sep 23, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 102 residents
Assisted Living Facility TYPE B 148102, current license dated Aug 17, 2017. Licensee KINGFISHER SENIOR LIVING LLC.
Nearest emergency room
0.5 miles
Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingfisher Senior Living this community | 102 | Not published | Active | 13 violations, 1 penalties | |
| Advanced Personal Care at Hamlin Valley | 0.7 mi | 10 | Not published | Active | 12 violations, 0 penalties |
| Vibrant Assisted Living Community | 1.2 mi | 90 | Not published | Active | 7 violations, 0 penalties |
| Northgate Forest Senior Living | 1.7 mi | 8 | Not published | Active | 6 violations, 0 penalties |
| Loving Care Cottages Two | 2.2 mi | 16 | Not published | Active | 2 violations, 0 penalties |
State inspection record13 violations, 1 penalties
- Most recent comprehensive inspection
- September 23, 2026
- Health violations cited
- 0
- Life Safety Code violations cited
- 13
- Administrative penalties
- 1, $3,000 in all
Enforcement actions
- January 22, 2024: Administrative Penalty of $3,000. The facility failed to ensure each resident was free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Rule: Resident rights (26 TAC 553.267(a)(3)(E)(ii))
Violations cited, most recent first
- October 7, 2021, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to maintain outdoor areas in good condition and to keep outdoor areas free of fire or health hazards. Corrected November 1, 2021.
- October 7, 2021, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to provide water drainage away from structures to prevent ponding or standing water at or near a building. Corrected October 8, 2021.
- October 7, 2021, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to have and enforce a smoking policy. Corrected December 22, 2021.
- October 7, 2021, 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. Corrected October 8, 2021.
- October 7, 2021, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to train staff in the use of fire extinguishers, failed to inspect and maintain fire extinguishers, and failed to keep records of inspection and maintenance of fire extinguishers. Corrected October 8, 2021.
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- October 7, 2021, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to have an ongoing and effective pest control program and to provide insect screens on operable windows. Corrected October 8, 2021.
- October 7, 2021, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to ensure doors in the facility met the referenced codes and standards. Corrected October 28, 2021.
- October 7, 2021, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to provide required exit signs. Corrected October 8, 2021.
- and 5 more on the state’s site
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 102 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 KINGFISHER SENIOR LIVING LLC
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility TYPE B
- License number
- 148102
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2017-08-17
- Licensed capacity
- 102
- Licensee
- KINGFISHER SENIOR LIVING LLC
- Operator
- SPIRITUS REAL ESTATE GROUP, LLC
- County
- Harris County
- Executive Director
- Brenda Hobson
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.
Executive Director name from public records we reviewed, as of Oct 12, 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 0.5 mi, nursing home 0.9 mi, pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest, Houston. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Paradigm Northwest, Houston. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Extracare Home Health Services, Houston. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 77090 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Romano Woods Dialysis, Houston, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Houston Kidney Center Cypress Station, Houston, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Spring Dialysis, Houston, 0.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 78 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 77090.
Choice Health At Home, office in Houston, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Horizons Hospice, office in Houston, 1.7 miles away, straight line
Adom Hospice Company, LLC, office in Houston, 1.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cs Pacs 3 Southwest, LLC, Houston. 6.4 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 low; 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively 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.
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- 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?
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 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 5 questions families ask
What type of care does Kingfisher Senior Living provide?
Kingfisher Senior Living is licensed by the state of Texas for assisted living, memory care in Houston, Texas. Its licensed capacity is 102 residents.
Who operates Kingfisher Senior Living?
Kingfisher Senior Living is operated by SPIRITUS REAL ESTATE GROUP, LLC.
Does Lilisity rate Kingfisher Senior Living?
No. We publish state licensing details for Kingfisher Senior Living 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 Kingfisher Senior Living cost?
Assisted Living in Harris County typically starts at $3,000 to $4,500 a month. Based on 29 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Kingfisher Senior Living does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Kingfisher Senior Living?
Use Kingfisher Senior Living's website, ellasprings.com, or visit at 16700 Ella Blvd., Houston, TX 77090.
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