Independent Living in Fort Worth

Compare licensed independent living in Fort Worth and the surrounding Tarrant County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

1 verified in Fort Worth

Tarrant County

Quick answer

There is 1 verified independent living option listed in Fort Worth. Texas HHSC licenses assisted living as Type A or Type B and inspects facilities under Health and Safety Code Chapter 247.

Independent living is housing, not care. Age-restricted apartments or cottages with dining, transportation, activities and maintenance handled — for adults who do not need help with daily activities.

Short answer

We list 1 verified independent living option in Fort Worth.

What to watch for with independent living in Fort Worth

Independent living is typically not licensed as a care facility, because no personal care is provided. Confirm for your state.
Several campuses combine independent living with assisted living or nursing on the same campus, so a resident can move between levels without leaving the community.
If help with daily activities is already needed, independent living is the wrong category, even when a community offers to arrange outside caregivers.

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Verified independent living in Fort Worth

Community	Care type	Address	County
Discovery Village at Alliance Town Center	Independent Living	9901 North Riverside Drive Fort Worth, TX 76244	Tarrant

Independent Living elsewhere in the region

Families in Fort Worth sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

Community	Care type	Address	County
Brookdale Eden Estates	Independent Living	1997 Forest Ridge Drive Bedford, TX 76021	Tarrant
Morada North Richland Hills	Assisted Living	7801 Northeast Loop 820 North Richland Hills, TX 76180	Tarrant

The Fort Worth market specifically

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.

Families comparing Fort Worth communities should decide early whether proximity to the medical district or proximity to a specific family member's home matters more, since the city's senior housing spans nearly 20 miles from near-west to far-north.

You can check any facility's record free. Call HHSC's Complaint and Incident Intake line at 1-800-458-9858 for any Texas facility's complaint and inspection history. Assisted living is not CMS star-rated -- only nursing homes are. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

What are Texas's nursing facility Medicaid income and asset limits in 2026?

For 2026, the special income limit for Texas nursing facility Medicaid is $2,901/month, with a $2,000 asset limit for a single applicant. Income above the limit generally requires a Miller Trust (Qualified Income Trust) to still qualify.

What is Medicaid Estate Recovery, and does it affect a Fort Worth family's home?

Texas's Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) can seek reimbursement from a deceased Medicaid recipient's probate estate for long-term-care costs paid by the state, including nursing facility care and some STAR+PLUS HCBS services -- but only after death, and with protections for a surviving spouse or dependent children.

What does assisted living cost in the Fort Worth area?

The 2024 CareScout Cost of Care Survey puts Texas's statewide median assisted living cost at $5,250 a month. No primary source publishes a Fort Worth- or Tarrant County-specific figure separate from that state median, so local pricing likely runs close to or somewhat above it given the metro's growth.

What does memory care cost in Fort Worth?

There is no published memory-care median anywhere in the country -- CareScout does not survey memory care as its own category, in Texas or any other state. Any specific memory-care dollar figure you see online is an estimate or an extrapolation, not a sourced statistic.