Orchard Park of Kyle is a Type B memory care community licensed by Texas HHSC under license number 313024, with 141 licensed places (141 Alzheimer's-certified), at 4701 Ratcliffe Drive, Kyle, Texas 78640.
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 | ORCHARD PARK OF KYLE |
| License number | 313024 |
| HHSC facility ID | 105695 |
| License type | Type B assisted living |
| Licensed capacity | 141 residents |
| Alzheimer's certification | Certified, 141 residents (certificate 105173) |
| First licensed | November 15, 2013 |
| Current license period | December 1, 2025 to December 1, 2028 |
| Status | Licensed (active) |
| Licensee | 4701 Ratcliffe Drive Opco, LLC |
| Management company | Sh1 Southern Bay TX Mgmt LLC |
| Most recent inspection exit | February 19, 2026 |
| Enforcement record | None reported in TULIP |
| State record | Open the TULIP record |
Phone: (512) 920-6400
Who operates Orchard Park of Kyle, and how large is it?
Orchard Park of Kyle is licensed to 4701 Ratcliffe Drive Opco, LLC and managed by Sh1 Southern Bay TX Mgmt LLC, with 141 licensed places in total, the 11th-largest of the 162 active assisted living licenses in the five-county Austin metro.
HHSC first licensed it on November 15, 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 Orchard Park of Kyle's Type B license mean for a resident?
Orchard Park of Kyle 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.
All or nearly all of its 141 licensed places (141) are Alzheimer's-certified, so this is a dedicated memory care building rather than an assisted living community with a memory care wing.
What do Texas HHSC inspections show for Orchard Park of Kyle?
The TULIP record lists 5 cited state violations for Orchard Park of Kyle: 0 from health inspections and 5 from life safety code (fire and building) inspections, with the most recent inspection exiting on February 19, 2026. Each citation carries the date the facility corrected it.
| Inspection exit | Visit type | Finding (as written by HHSC) | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 12, 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. | February 3, 2020 |
| December 12, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to provide exit signs with emergency power. | January 2, 2020 |
| December 12, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to provide lighting levels in compliance with licensing standards for assisted living facilities. | December 27, 2019 |
| December 12, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to provide a site and/or building free of fire, health, or physical hazards. | January 5, 2020 |
| December 12, 2019 | Life Safety Code | The facility failed to implement procedures that assure safe and sanitary use and storage of oxygen. | January 2, 2020 |
These citations span 2019 to 2019. A citation is a finding that a rule was not met on the day of the visit, not a measure of overall quality, and every one listed here shows a correction date. What matters on a tour is whether the same kind of finding repeats, and what changed afterwards.
Has Orchard Park of Kyle been fined or sanctioned by Texas HHSC?
No. The TULIP record lists no administrative penalties or other enforcement actions for Orchard Park of Kyle 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 Orchard Park of Kyle in Kyle, and what else is licensed nearby?
Orchard Park of Kyle is at 4701 Ratcliffe Drive, Kyle, Texas 78640, in Hays County. The nearest other licensed assisted living building is The Philomena Assisted Living and Memory Care, about 1.8 miles away.
Kyle sits on the I-35 corridor in fast-growing Hays County, with newer purpose-built assisted living and memory care. Hays County grew 26.3 percent between 2020 and 2025, and senior housing is still catching up to that, so availability can be better here than in Travis County.
| Licensed community | City | Type | Beds | Memory care | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Philomena Assisted Living and Memory Care | Kyle | Type B | 132 | Yes | 1.8 |
| New Haven Assisted Living and Memory Care of Kyle | Kyle | Type B | 16 | Yes | 3.3 |
| New Haven Assisted Living of Kyle | Kyle | Type B | 16 | No | 3.3 |
| Provident Assisted Living Buda | Buda | Type B | 48 | No | 4.9 |
| The Gardens of Buda Memory Care | Buda | Type B | 22 | Yes | 4.9 |
Straight-line distances from HHSC geocodes; drive times are longer.
How does Orchard Park of Kyle compare with other assisted living in Hays County?
At 141 licensed places, Orchard Park of Kyle is 3.9 times the size of the median Austin-metro assisted living license (36 places) and holds about 13% of the 1,108 licensed places in Hays County's 20 facilities.
| Measure (HHSC record) | Orchard Park of Kyle | Austin metro / county context |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed places | 141 | median 36 |
| Alzheimer's-certified places | 141 | 84 of 162 metro licenses are certified |
| Cited violations in published inspection history | 5 | median 2 per license |
| Administrative penalties listed | 0 | 8 of 20 Hays 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 Kyle?
Orchard Park of Kyle 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 Orchard Park of Kyle?
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 life safety code visit and your plan of correction?
- How many of your 141 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?
- Is the management company the same one that was here two years ago, and how long has the executive director been in post?
- 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 Orchard Park of Kyle's license yourself?
Search the TULIP LTC Provider Search by license number 313024; 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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