No. Independent living is generally unlicensed housing in Texas because no personal care is provided -- residents are fully able to manage their own daily activities. Assisted living requires an HHSC Type A or Type B license because personal care services are part of what's provided.
The distinction that matters
This distinction matters when a Fort Worth family is comparing a 55-plus apartment complex or independent living campus against a licensed assisted living community, since the two can look similar from the outside but operate under completely different regulatory frameworks. Several larger campuses in this metro, including some continuum communities in the Alliance area, offer independent living and assisted living on the same site, which lets a resident move between levels of service without changing addresses if their needs increase over time. If personal care assistance is already needed, independent living is the wrong category regardless of how a community's marketing frames its available support services.
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