Assisted Living and Memory Care
The Gardens at Brook Ridge
1201 W Ridge Rd, Pharr, TX 78577 · Map
Licensed for 65 residents · SUNSHINE RETIREMENT LIVING LLC
The Gardens at Brook Ridge is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Pharr, Texas. It is licensed for 65 residents. It is operated by SUNSHINE RETIREMENT LIVING LLC. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
Area costs
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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: Mar 5, 2025. See the record
License
Active, 65 residents
Assisted Living Facility TYPE B 147110, current license dated Apr 8, 2015. Licensee BROOK RIDGE GARDENS LP.
Nearest emergency room
1.4 miles
Rio Grande Regional Hospital, rated 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gardens at Brook Ridge this community | 65 | Not published | Active | 1 violations, 0 penalties | |
| Barcelona Assisted Living | 1.1 mi | 16 | Not published | Active | 1 violations, 1 penalties |
| Biltmore Assisted Living | 1.1 mi | 16 | Not published | Active | 1 violations, 1 penalties |
| Our Lady Residential Assisted Living | 2.2 mi | 20 | Not published | Active | 5 violations, 0 penalties |
| Assisted Living Partnership I | 5.1 mi | 16 | Not published | Active | 1 violations, 1 penalties |
State inspection record1 violations, 0 penalties
- Most recent comprehensive inspection
- March 5, 2025
- Health violations cited
- 1
- Life Safety Code violations cited
- 0
- Administrative penalties
- 0
Violations cited, most recent first
- March 5, 2025, Health Visit: The facility failed to review the plan at least annually to reflect changes in information, within 30 days following a disaster, within 30 days after a drill, and within 30 days after a change in rule or policy.
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 65 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 BROOK RIDGE GARDENS LP
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility TYPE B
- License number
- 147110
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2015-04-08
- Licensed capacity
- 65
- Licensee
- BROOK RIDGE GARDENS LP
- Operator
- SUNSHINE RETIREMENT LIVING LLC
- County
- Hidalgo County
- Administrator
- Santos Barrientos
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 1.4 mi, nursing home 0.5 mi, pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Mcallen. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Windsor Las Palmas Nursing and Rehabilitation Cent, Mcallen. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Superior Home Health Services LLC, Mcallen. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 78577 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Mcallen Dialysis, Mcallen, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Mcallen, Mcallen, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Driscoll Children'S Valley Dialysis Center, Mcallen, 0.6 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 48 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 78577.
Superior Hospice Of Mcallen LLC, office in Mcallen, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Caring Hearts Of Texas, office in Pharr, 0.8 miles away, straight line
St. Joseph'S Hospice Care, office in Pharr, 1.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Stephanie H Garcia Mdpa, Harlingen. 33.7 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective October 19, 1982), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, 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.
- The state recorded a finding in March 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- 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?
What we checked12 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 |
Common questionsAnswers to 5 questions families ask
What type of care does The Gardens at Brook Ridge provide?
The Gardens at Brook Ridge is licensed by the state of Texas for assisted living, memory care in Pharr, Texas. Its licensed capacity is 65 residents.
Who operates The Gardens at Brook Ridge?
The Gardens at Brook Ridge is operated by SUNSHINE RETIREMENT LIVING LLC.
Does Lilisity rate The Gardens at Brook Ridge?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Gardens at Brook Ridge 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 The Gardens at Brook Ridge 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 Gardens at Brook Ridge does not publish its prices.
How do I contact The Gardens at Brook Ridge?
Visit The Gardens at Brook Ridge at 1201 W Ridge Rd, Pharr, TX 78577.
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