Buckner Villas

A faith-based nonprofit senior living community in north Austin off Tom Adams Drive, near the Braker Lane and I-35 corridor. Operated by Buckner Retirement Services, it describes a continuum spanning independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

Buckner Villas is a faith-based nonprofit community in north Austin, at 11110 Tom Adams Drive (78753), part of Buckner International. The operator describes a 25-acre Tuscan-style campus that has been renovated and expanded, with accommodation ranging from private villas to one- and two-bedroom apartment homes. The organisation frames itself around a full continuum of living and care on one site, so that residents need not move away if their medical circumstances change.

Independent living is branded GreenRidge and includes sixteen private villas alongside a newly expanded apartment building. Assisted living is offered in two distinct settings with the same level of personal care: The Meadows, with one- and two-bedroom apartments that have accessible bathrooms and kitchenettes, and The Grove, with studio residences opening onto community living and dining areas and an outdoor courtyard. Memory care is provided at The Harbor, described as a certified Alzheimer's assisted living and memory care community with private suites and access to secure courtyards. Skilled and long-term nursing and rehabilitation are also on site. Chaplain and social work services run across the campus.

For families, the campus amenities are concrete: an indoor heated pool and spa, movie theatre, grand ballroom, woodworking shop, library, fitness centre, and an in-house beauty salon and barber shop. Scheduled weekday transportation to doctor's appointments is included, as are three chef-prepared meals daily in assisted living and memory care. The Harbor offers short-term respite stays, which suits families needing temporary cover. Enquiries go to 512.836.1515. Buckner Villas does not publish Texas licence numbers on its website.

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How Texas regulates this provider

As an assisted living community in Texas, this provider is licensed by HHSC as either Type A or Type B, based on whether residents can evacuate without physical staff assistance. If dementia care is being marketed, a separate Alzheimer's certification is required on a Type B license.

• Current license status: TULIP LTC Provider Search (current license status)
• Inspection and deficiency history: Legacy LTC Provider Search (survey and deficiency history)
• To report a concern: HHSC Complaint and Incident Intake, 1-800-458-9858, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central

Evaluating an assisted living community

• Ask which licence is held, Type A or Type B, and at what point of decline the community would no longer be able to keep your parent. This single answer predicts whether you are choosing once or twice.
• Ask for the care-level assessment in writing and where your parent scores today. Base rent is rarely the real number.
• Ask whether the community contracts with Medicaid STAR+PLUS and how many current residents use it.

Austin in context

Austin proper has the widest range of care levels in the metro and the widest range of prices with it. Central and west-side communities price toward the top of the market; north and northeast Austin is generally more moderate. Traffic is the practical constraint families underestimate — a community fifteen minutes away at 10 a.m. can be forty at six in the evening, and evening is when most visits actually happen.

Other assisted living options near Austin

• Querencia at Barton Creek — Austin
• Longhorn Village — Austin
• Westminster — Austin
• The Village at the Triangle — Austin
• Parsons House Austin — Austin
• Brookdale Gaines Ranch — Austin

Listing details verified 2026-07-20 against the provider's own published information. We are not affiliated with this community and do not represent it. Details change — confirm directly before making a decision.