Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown is a Type B assisted living community licensed by Texas HHSC under license number 308282, with 156 licensed places (42 Alzheimer's-certified), at 4907 Williams Drive, Georgetown, Texas 78633.
Last verified: October 2026 against the HHSC directory and TULIP record.
License + contact information
| Licensing agency | Texas HHSC, Long-Term Care Regulation |
|---|---|
| Name on the state record | TRUEWOOD BY MERRILL, GEORGETOWN |
| License number | 308282 |
| HHSC facility ID | 105556 |
| License type | Type B assisted living |
| Licensed capacity | 156 residents |
| Alzheimer's certification | Certified, 42 residents (certificate 104814) |
| First licensed | August 21, 2013 |
| Current license period | February 10, 2026 to February 10, 2029 |
| Status | Licensed (active) |
| Licensee | Merrill Gardens LLC |
| Management company | None listed |
| Most recent inspection exit | February 11, 2025 |
| Enforcement record | None reported in TULIP |
| State record | Open the TULIP record |
Phone: (512) 686-1694
Who operates Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown, and how large is it?
Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown is licensed to Merrill Gardens LLC, with 156 licensed places in total, the 9th-largest of the 162 active assisted living licenses in the five-county Austin metro.
HHSC first licensed it on August 21, 2013, about 13 years ago. Ask what has been renovated and whether ownership or management has changed in that time, since the licensee and management company above are the current ones.
What does Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown's Type B license mean for a resident?
Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown holds a Type B license, which allows residents who need staff help to evacuate, need attendance at night or need help transferring, as long as they are not permanently bedfast.
Type B is the license most Austin-area communities hold, and it is the only one that can carry an Alzheimer's certification.
42 of its 156 licensed places (27%) are Alzheimer's-certified. That certified number is the cap on memory care residents, so ask how many of those places are open today and whether assisted living residents get priority when one opens.
What do Texas HHSC inspections show for Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown?
The TULIP record lists 8 cited state violations for Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown: 1 from health inspections and 7 from life safety code (fire and building) inspections, with the most recent inspection exiting on February 11, 2025.
| Inspection exit | Visit type | Finding (as written by HHSC) | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2025 | Health Visit | The facility failed to ensure each resident was free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | Not shown |
| October 1, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to ensure the building and structure complied with Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies, of the Life Safety Code, NFPA 101. | October 24, 2019 |
| October 1, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to provide a written contract with a fire alarm firm to perform inspections, testing, and system maintenance at least every six months. | October 24, 2019 |
| October 1, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to ensure the smoke detectors were to be tested for sensitivity as required. The facility failed to provide all required fire alarm documentation, including as-built installation drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, and a written sequence of operation, must be available for examination by DADS. | October 24, 2019 |
| October 1, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to ensure interior walls and/or ceilings were constructed with a material having at least a 20-minute fire rating, or at least 3/8 gypsum board. | October 24, 2019 |
| October 1, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to ensure the fire alarm and smoke detection system was in compliance with licensing standards for assisted living facilities. | October 24, 2019 |
| October 1, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to provide exit signs with emergency power. | October 24, 2019 |
| October 1, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to provide the required sprinkler system to meet NFPA 13. | October 24, 2019 |
These citations span 2019 to 2025. A citation is a finding that a rule was not met on the day of the visit, not a measure of overall quality; where no correction date is shown, ask the community for its plan of correction. What matters on a tour is whether the same kind of finding repeats, and what changed afterwards.
Has Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown been fined or sanctioned by Texas HHSC?
No. The TULIP record lists no administrative penalties or other enforcement actions for Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown as of October 24, 2026.
Enforcement in Texas assisted living usually takes the form of an administrative penalty: a fine tied to a specific rule. A blank enforcement record means none is published for this license; it does not mean the community has never been cited, so read it alongside the inspection history above.
Where is Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown in Georgetown, and what else is licensed nearby?
Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown is at 4907 Williams Drive, Georgetown, Texas 78633, in Williamson County. The nearest other licensed assisted living building is Sedro Trail Assisted Living and Memory Care, about 0.5 miles away.
Georgetown's senior care market exists at the scale it does largely because of Sun City Texas, a Del Webb 55-plus development of roughly 7,500 to 8,500 homes. A concentration of active retirees eventually produces demand for care as residents age in place, and Georgetown has more purpose-built senior housing per capita than its size would predict.
| Licensed community | City | Type | Beds | Memory care | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedro Trail Assisted Living and Memory Care | Georgetown | Type B | 12 | Yes | 0.5 |
| Touchmark at Georgetown | Georgetown | Type B | 117 | Yes | 0.7 |
| The Delaney at Georgetown Village | Georgetown | Type B | 97 | Yes | 1.3 |
| The Wesleyan at Estrella Assisted Living | Georgetown | Type B | 104 | Yes | 1.9 |
| Platinum Resort Assisted Living & Memory Care | Georgetown | Type B | 16 | No | 2.1 |
Straight-line distances from HHSC geocodes; drive times are longer.
How does Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown compare with other assisted living in Williamson County?
At 156 licensed places, Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown is 4.3 times the size of the median Austin-metro assisted living license (36 places) and holds about 5% of the 3,251 licensed places in Williamson County's 60 facilities.
| Measure (HHSC record) | Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown | Austin metro / county context |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed places | 156 | median 36 |
| Alzheimer's-certified places | 42 | 84 of 162 metro licenses are certified |
| Cited violations in published inspection history | 8 | median 2 per license |
| Administrative penalties listed | 0 | 18 of 60 Williamson County facilities have one or more |
Size cuts both ways. A large campus usually means more amenities, a deeper staff bench and an on-site move from assisted living to memory care; it can also mean more residents per caregiver on a given shift and more inspection findings simply because there is more to inspect. Ask for the staffing ratio on the floor your parent would live on, not the building average.
What does assisted living cost near Georgetown?
Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown does not publish its rates in the state record, and we do not estimate them. The best published benchmark is the 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey Texas median of $5,666 a month ($184 per day) for a private one-bedroom in assisted living, which is a statewide figure, not an Austin one.
Austin's rapid growth, competitive labor market, and newer inventory generally push local pricing above the Texas median. We do not publish an Austin-specific dollar figure because no primary source publishes one. Ask each community directly for a current all-in monthly quote.
CareScout does not survey memory care as a separate category, so no authoritative memory care median exists for Texas or for Austin. Any memory care price you see quoted online is an estimate, not survey data. Expect a certified memory care place to cost more than assisted living in the same building.
Ask for the base rent, the care-level fee your parent would be assessed at today, and what moves them to the next level, all in writing. See what senior care costs in the Austin area and how STAR+PLUS can cover assisted living services.
What should you ask on a tour of Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown?
Bring questions built from the state record rather than the brochure: the record tells you where to push, and a good community answers them without hesitation.
- Can I see the report from your most recent health visit visit and your plan of correction?
- How many of your 42 Alzheimer's-certified places are open, and what is the overnight staff ratio inside the secured unit?
- Which care needs would mean my parent has to leave, and how much notice do families get?
- Who administers medications, and are they a licensed nurse or a trained attendant?
- What does the care-level assessment cost and how often is it repeated?
- Do you contract with STAR+PLUS for assisted living services, and how many residents use it today?
How do you verify Truewood by Merrill, Georgetown's license yourself?
Search the TULIP LTC Provider Search by license number 308282; the record shows license status, capacity, inspection citations and any penalties, and it is free and public.
To report a concern about care, call HHSC Complaint and Incident Intake at 1-800-458-9858. For free, confidential advocacy for a resident, call the Capital Area long-term care ombudsman at 512-916-6054.
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