Bethesda Gardens Fort Worth

A dedicated memory care community in southwest Fort Worth (Altamesa/Chisholm Trail area), confirmed on the operator's own site.

Bethesda Gardens markets itself specifically as a memory care community rather than a general assisted living building with a memory care wing -- ask to see its Texas Alzheimer's/dementia disclosure statement, which every Texas facility marketing memory care must file.

Located along the Altamesa Boulevard corridor in far southwest Fort Worth, near the newer Chisholm Trail growth area.

Short answer

Bethesda Gardens Fort Worth is a memory care provider at 5417 Altamesa Boulevard, Fort Worth, 76123, in Tarrant County.

Location and contact

Community	Bethesda Gardens Fort Worth
Care type	Memory Care
Address	5417 Altamesa Boulevard, Fort Worth, 76123
County	Tarrant County
Website	Official site

What we do not publish, and why. We list only details we confirmed against this provider's own published information. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source. Confirm licensing yourself using the state tools below, and get pricing in writing directly from the community.

How Texas regulates this provider

Texas HHSC licenses assisted living facilities under Health and Safety Code Chapter 247 as Type A or Type B, and licenses nursing homes separately under Chapter 242. Any facility marketing memory care must file an Alzheimer's/dementia Disclosure Statement under 26 TAC Section 553.264 rather than holding a separate certification. Families can pull a facility's complaint and inspection history free by calling HHSC's Complaint and Incident Intake line at 1-800-458-9858.

Evaluating a memory care community

Ask to see the current Texas Alzheimer's/dementia disclosure statement, required under 26 TAC Section 553.264 for any facility marketing memory care.
Ask how exits are secured, what happens when a resident tries a door, and when an elopement last occurred here.
Ask the overnight staffing ratio inside the secured unit specifically, not the building-wide daytime figure.

Fort Worth in context

As the metro's hub, Fort Worth has the widest range of senior housing stock of any city here, from decades-old communities near the medical district around Harris Methodist and JPS to brand-new construction in far north Alliance and far south Chisholm Trail.

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Legend at Fort Worth — Fort Worth
Discovery Village at Alliance Town Center — Fort Worth
Whitley Place — Keller
Avalon Memory Care - Keller — Keller

Listing details verified 2026-08-15 against the provider's own published information. We are not affiliated with this community and do not represent it. Details change — confirm directly before making a decision.

Questions families ask

How do I know it's time to look at assisted living instead of keeping Mom or Dad at home in Fort Worth?

This is rarely one dramatic moment -- it's usually an accumulation of smaller signs that becomes undeniable, often noticed by one family member well before others. Separate what's genuinely unsafe (missed medications, a fall nobody witnessed, a stove left on) from what's simply untidy or inconvenient.

What should I do after my parent has a fall in the Fort Worth area?

Treat a fall as a signal rather than an isolated accident -- a first fall is one of the strongest predictors of a second one. Get the cause properly investigated by a physician (medication, blood pressure, vision, inner-ear issues are all common culprits), and fix the immediate environment while you decide on next steps.

What should a Fort Worth family do in the first month after a dementia diagnosis?

Slow down -- very little needs to be decided immediately. Get the specific diagnosis clarified (Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, Lewy body and frontotemporal dementia all progress and respond to treatment differently), and complete legal paperwork like power of attorney while capacity is still clear.