Independent Living | What It Costs and How Your State Licenses It

Independent Living in your area

Age-restricted apartments and campuses with dining, activities and light services, for adults who do not need daily hands-on care.

Quick answer

Texas HHSC regulates independent living under Health and Safety Code Chapter 247 (assisted living) or Chapter 242 (nursing homes).

Independent living is housing, not care. Age-restricted apartments or cottages with dining, transportation, activities and maintenance handled — for adults who do not need help with daily activities.

Short answer

We list 3 verified independent living providers across your metro. Independent living is housing, not care.

Three things worth knowing first

Independent living is typically not licensed as a care facility, because no personal care is provided. Confirm for your state.
Several campuses combine independent living with assisted living or nursing on the same campus, so a resident can move between levels without leaving the community.
If help with daily activities is already needed, independent living is the wrong category, even when a community offers to arrange outside caregivers.

You can check any facility's record free. Call HHSC's Complaint and Incident Intake line at 1-800-458-9858 for any Texas facility's complaint and inspection history. Assisted living is not CMS star-rated -- only nursing homes are. Read the full explanation →

Verified independent living across the region

We list 3 verified independent living providers across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives on the verified facilities page.

Discovery Village at Alliance Town Center — Fort Worth
Brookdale Eden Estates — Bedford
Morada North Richland Hills — North Richland Hills

0 verified · Johnson County

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Questions families ask

Does Denton County's senior population differ from Tarrant County's?

Yes -- Denton County's population skews younger overall (roughly 10% age 65+, versus roughly 12% in Tarrant County), reflecting Denton's faster growth from younger families, though its absolute number of seniors is still substantial given its overall size.

Is independent living licensed the same way as assisted living in Texas?

No. Independent living is generally unlicensed housing in Texas because no personal care is provided -- residents are fully able to manage their own daily activities. Assisted living requires an HHSC Type A or Type B license because personal care services are part of what's provided.

How is memory care different from standard assisted living in Fort Worth?

Texas requires any facility marketing memory care to file a specific Alzheimer's/dementia disclosure statement covering staffing, training and physical design -- standard assisted living carries no such requirement. Physically, memory care units typically add secured egress, and there's no published cost median for memory care the way there is for standard assisted living.

When does in-home care make more financial sense than assisted living in the Fort Worth area?

Using Texas's CareScout median home health aide rate of roughly $28/hour, in-home care tends to cost less than assisted living's $5,250 statewide median up to roughly 40 hours a week of care -- beyond that, a licensed community frequently becomes the less expensive option.

Independent Living in your area

Three things worth knowing first

Verified independent living across the region

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