Guides to Texas rules
Texas Type A vs Type B Assisted Living
The evacuation-based distinction that decides which Austin communities can legally accept your parent.
Read →Alzheimer's Certification in Texas
Memory care is not a license type in Texas. It is a certification, and it is inspected.
Read →How to Verify an Austin Facility's License
Two free state tools, what each one shows, and why a clean review page means nothing about the regulatory record.
Read →The Austin-Area Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Free, confidential advocacy for nursing home and assisted living residents in Travis, Williamson and Hays counties.
Read →Reporting Elder Abuse or Neglect in Texas
Which number to call, when, and the jurisdictional split that costs families time.
Read →Resident Rights in Texas Facilities
What residents are entitled to, and who enforces it when a community falls short.
Read →How Texas Inspects Senior Care Facilities
What HHSC surveys, how often, and how to read a deficiency report without panicking.
Read →Hospital Discharge Planning in Austin
Twenty-four to seventy-two hours of notice, and the questions that protect you inside that window.
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