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Dementia-trained caregivers
Consistent assignments, so the same faces greet residents every week.
24/7
Memory care · Rockport, Texas
Fifty-one years married, and still holding hands on the seawall.
Aransas Bay is a 40-resident memory care home on the water in Rockport, where couples can stay together, the pier is fenced and the sunset is part of the care plan.
Why couples
When one of you forgets, the other shouldn't have to leave.
Too often, a diagnosis splits a marriage in two. One spouse moves to memory care across town, the other stays home alone, and the visits get harder for both. My parents went through it. After fifty years together, they spent their last two apart.
At Aransas Bay, couples live together. Our companion suites have two bedrooms, one sitting room and a door onto the porch, so the spouse who doesn't need memory care can come and go while the one who does is safe and looked after. Twelve couples live with us now. Some days they walk the seawall at six, the way they did on their honeymoon in Port Aransas.
— Claire Moreau-Benavides, founder
What sets us apart
Where we shine
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Companion suites
Two bedrooms, a shared sitting room and a door to the porch.
Couples
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Date night
Thursday supper for two on the porch, tablecloth and candle included.
WeeklyPhoto tour
Life on the bay
Sample family reviews
Letters from our families
When Bill was diagnosed, I thought I'd lose him to a building across town. Instead we moved in together. I still sleep next door to my husband.
My parents walk the seawall every evening at six, holding hands. Mom doesn't always know Dad's name, but she always takes his hand.
Dad was a shrimper for forty years. Noah takes him fishing every Wednesday. He came back last week with a redfish and a sunburn and the biggest grin.
Anita checks on me as much as on my wife. I didn't realize how tired I was until someone asked.
They threw my parents a sixtieth anniversary party on the porch. Mom wore her corsage all week.
When Hurricane season came, they had a written plan and called every family before the first storm. I've never felt so prepared.
Thursday date night is my favorite part of the week. My husband pulls out my chair every time.
Jasmine noticed Mom's new medicine was making her unsteady and called the doctor that morning.
My grandparents dance every Saturday. Some weeks it's the only time Grandpa hums.
Our team
The people who look after you both
Claire Moreau-Benavides
Founder & Executive Director
Jasmine Tran, RN
Director of Nursing
Dr. Robert Nash
Medical Director
Luis Garza, LPN
Night Nurse Supervisor
Rooms & suites
Rooms with a view of the water
Every room is private. Companion suites let couples live side by side.
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Private room
A full window, a private bath and space for favorite furniture.
- Private
- Private bath
- Bring your own furniture
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Bay-view room
Faces the water and the evening sun.
- Water view
- Sunset light
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Garden room
Opens toward the courtyard and the live oaks.
- Courtyard view
- Quiet side
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Companion suite
Two bedrooms and a shared sitting room, for couples who want to stay together.
- Two bedrooms
- Sitting room
- Porch door
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Porch suite
Our largest suite, with a private porch onto the seawall path.
- Private porch
- Bay view
- Suits couples
- 40residents, couples welcome
- 600 ftof fenced, private seawall
- 2009first sunset on the porch
- 12couples living here together today
We believe love doesn't end with a diagnosis. Couples belong together, evenings belong on the porch, and every person here deserves to be known by the people who love them.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Readers’ Choice · Best Memory Care
- Chamber of Commerce · Small Business of the Year
- Regional Medical Center · Preferred Partner
- Statewide Aging Network · Innovation in Couples’ Care
- Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
- Coastal Bend Caregivers · Partner
- Emergency Management · Preparedness Recognition
Now hiring
Caregivers who like sunsets and don't mind a little sand.
Visit
Find us in Rockport
- 1820 Fulton Beach Road
Rockport, TX
Guest parking is on the bay side, past the live oaks. Look for the blue shutters. - (361) 555-0148
- Text us
- welcome@aransasbaymemory.example
- Aransas Bay Memory Care
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 5p
- Sunset tours, Friday6p – 8p
- Families visitAny time
Families visit any time. The seawall gate closes at dusk for safety.
Come watch the sun go down with us.
Call or text Claire. She'll show you the suites, the seawall and the best chair on the porch.