Seniors living in the Lake Travis-Westlake area have a variety of living options to consider, from skilled nursing facilities to independent living. Here are 12 options local to the Lake Travis and Westlake areas.

Facility types include:
  • Independent-living communities cater to older adults with limited care needs. Most include amenities, such as fitness programs, housekeeping and communal meals.
  • Assisted-living communities specialize in providing care and supervision. These facilities frequently offer a full range of amenities as well as limited medical assistance.
  • Memory care facilities specialize in providing care to seniors with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive issues. Staff members are trained to help residents manage these diseases.
  • Hospice care is intended to relieve symptoms and suffering associated with a terminal illness in those who have been given six months or less to live. The patient must choose to forgo further curative treatment.
  • Nursing home/skilled nursing facilities provide care to those with illnesses or mental conditions requiring full-time monitoring and medical care.
This list is not comprehensive.

Austin

Brookdale Westlake Hills

Type: assisted-living, independent-living, skilled nursing


Cost: starting at $6,005

Total units: 269

Insurance accepted: accepts Medicare for skilled nursing

Amenities: pool, theater, library, fitness center, general store, salonLonghorn Village


Type: independent-living, assisted-living, memory care, hospice care, skilled nursing

Cost: starting at $4,586 monthly

Total units: 262

Insurance accepted: yes


Amenities: fitness center, indoor pool, theater, salon, hiking trails, dog parkQuerencia at Barton Creek

Type: assisted-living, memory care, independent-living, skilled nursing

Cost: starting at $5,281 monthly

Total units: 167 independent living units, 103 assisted-living or specialty care units


Insurance accepted: accepts Medicare for short-term rehab stays, long-term care insurance for memory care and assisted living

Amenities: dining venues, library, fitness center, pool, salon, walking trails, underground parkingThe Reserve at Lake Austin

Type: assisted-living, memory care, independent-living

Cost: starting at $6,000 monthly


Total units: 120

Insurance accepted: accepts long term care insurance

Amenities: theater, pool, salon, lobby bar, art center, fireside loungeSilverleaf Eldercare at Bee Cave

Type: assisted-living, memory care

Cost: $7,000-$7,900 monthly, plus levels of care

Total units: 32

Insurance accepted: no

Amenities: three homemade, chef-cooked meals; housekeeping; laundry; medication managementBee Cave

Auberge at Bee Cave

Type: memory care

Cost: starting at $6,500 monthly

Total units: 82

Insurance accepted: yes

Amenities: courtyard, movie theater, four bistros, remodeled roomsLongleaf Bee Cave

Type: assisted-living, memory care

Cost: starting at $5,900 monthly

Total units: 89

Insurance accepted: yes

Amenities: common areas, hair salon, library, art studio, game lounge, movie theater, walking club, full service restaurant-style dining, nearby mall and park, exterior courtyardsPark Manor Bee Cave

Type: nursing home/skilled nursing

Cost: Medicaid accepted, private pay starts at $215 daily

Total units: 140

Insurance accepted: yes

Amenities: speech therapy, outpatient therapy, activities, advance wound careLakeway

Arbor Terrace Lakeway

Type: assisted-living, memory care

Cost: starting at $5,850 monthly

Total units: 136

Insurance accepted: long-term care insurance

Amenities: outdoor spaces, dog park, gym, chapel, beauty salon, movie theatre, live entertainmentBelmont Village Lakeway

Type: independent-living, assisted-living, memory care

Cost: call for details

Total units: 161

Insurance accepted: long-term care insurance

Amenities: salon, on-site fitness center and therapy services, pet-friendly, pool, 24/7 nursing, medication managementLakeway Copperleaf Homestead

Type: assisted-living

Cost: contact directly

Total units: 7

Insurance accepted: long-term care

Amenities: licensed clinical social worker, certified personal trainer and nursing assistant, four-course dining, 3-1 resident-staff ratio, daily massage therapy, home-like environment, in-house dog companion, open concept bar and kitchenWest Lake Hills

Belmont Village West Lake Hills

Type: assisted-living, memory care

Cost: call for details

Total units: 139

Insurance accepted: long-term care insurance

Amenities: salon, on-site fitness center and therapy services, pet-friendly, pool, 24/7 nursing, medication management