Memory Care | What It Costs and How Your State Licenses It

Memory Care in your area

Secured, dementia-specific care. Texas requires a filed Alzheimer's/dementia disclosure statement rather than a separate license -- ask to see it by name.

Quick answer

Texas HHSC regulates memory care under Health and Safety Code Chapter 247 (assisted living) or Chapter 242 (nursing homes).

Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living. Texas requires any facility marketing memory care to file an Alzheimer's/dementia Disclosure Statement with HHSC under 26 TAC Section 553.264, rather than issuing a separate memory-care license.

Short answer

We list 10 verified memory care providers across your metro. Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living.

Three things worth knowing first

Ask to see the current Alzheimer's/dementia disclosure statement, by name.
Ask specifically about wandering and exit-seeking. Secured courtyards, door alarms and staffing patterns vary far more than brochures suggest.
There is usually no published median price for memory care. Get quotes in writing from each community.

Memory care regulation in your state. Texas requires a filed Alzheimer's/dementia Disclosure Statement (26 TAC §553.264) rather than a separate memory-care license -- ask to see it by name. Read the full explanation →

Verified memory care across the region

We list 10 verified memory care providers across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

Brookdale Tanglewood Oaks — Fort Worth
Sunrise of Fort Worth — Fort Worth
Legend at Fort Worth — Fort Worth
Bethesda Gardens Fort Worth — Fort Worth
Discovery Village at Alliance Town Center — Fort Worth
Whitley Place — Keller

0 verified · Johnson County

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Questions families ask

Can I report a concern anonymously in Texas?

Yes. Texas Adult Protective Services accepts anonymous reports through the statewide hotline at 1-800-252-5400 or online at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services' reporting portal.

What happens after I report suspected abuse to APS?

An APS caseworker reviews the report and, for situations that meet the threshold for investigation, typically responds within a set timeframe based on the severity described, ranging from immediate response for emergencies to several days for lower-risk reports.

My parent is being discharged from a Fort Worth hospital in 72 hours. What do I do first?

Get the discharge plan in writing from the hospital's case manager or social worker, confirm whether your parent was formally admitted as an inpatient or held under observation status, and ask specifically which senior care facilities have already said yes to the referral -- not just which ones the hospital contacted.

What's the difference between inpatient admission and observation status for Medicare purposes?

Medicare's skilled nursing facility benefit requires a qualifying inpatient hospital admission. Time spent under 'observation status' does not count toward that requirement, even if your parent physically stayed overnight in a hospital bed for multiple nights.

Memory Care in your area

Three things worth knowing first

Verified memory care across the region

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