Senior Living Choices

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With live music entertainment and cultural art centers, Austin has become an attractive retirement location for active adults. Lake Travis retirement communities offer innovative health and social activities in a comfortable, private environment. Lakeway Activity Center, Lake Travis Community Library and the Bee Cave Public Library offer programs geared towards this pre-senior age group. Dedicated to customized and individualized care, assisted living communities in Lake Travis present a comfortable ambiance for the active adult.

Tuscan Village is setting a new standard for the 55+ and up community. The resort-inspired living is second-to-none complete with nature walking paths, a fabulous clubhouse, fitness classes, on-site bistro café, a scenic pond, and even a library.

The idyllic setting also provides residents with access to the Rough Hollow Yacht Club and Marina. The low maintenance community offers townhomes, one-story and two-story villas with enviable features geared for the active adult. The 9,000 square foot grand clubhouse alone is worth the visit to this community.

With an indoor/outdoor heated lap pool, a social room, fitness center, and yoga classes, the clubhouse serves as the heart of the community offering plenty of opportunities to meet neighbors and friends.

The former Summit at Lakeway is now part of the Brookdale family and is known as Brookdale Westlake Hills.  Mature trees, the Colorado River, and beautiful views of the Austin skyline are some of the features this lovely site has to offer.  The senior living solutions available to residents are independent living, assisted living, a healthcare center, and skilled nursing care.  The community is primarily a luxury residential complex with a “safety net” of services and support should thehttp://www.laketravistxguide.com/top-lake-travis-neighborhoods/y be needed.

Brookdale Lohmans Crossing, formerly known as The Emeritus at Vista Oaks, is also part of the Brookdale community. It is the same beautiful setting with a similar mission of the original plan.  The community offers activities and excursions with easy access to the nearby Seton and Westlake Medical Centers should the need arise.  The homes are all one-story for easy navigation and each room has a private small kitchen area.  All meals, cable, television, utilities and maid service are included.

Silverado Bee Cave Alzheimer and Dementia Center is a newly built memory care community designed from the ground up to provide for the needs of residents with memory care needs.  Specially trained staff deal with the needs of memory impairment throughout the diseases progression and strive to get the highest quality of life for its residents.  A wonderful and unique feature of this community is the ability for some residents to live with their beloved pets when entering the community.  Community pets also provide companionship and love for the people at Silverado.

Park Manor is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Bee Cave, Texas.  Individuals who need intravenous, physical, speech, occupational therapy as well as wound care and many other treatments will find top-notch services at Park Manor. This center strives to challenge seniors to rise above today’s limitations and to work toward wellness and a high quality of life and independence. Park Manor offers long term care for patients who can no longer live alone and they are available and will serve their patients 24 hours a day.

With a variety of lifestyle choices in the Lake Travis area from waterfront estates to hillside condos, from golf communities to suburban centered neighborhoods and active adult communities, it’s not hard to see why this area continues to grow in popularity year after year.

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