Elderly couple stands together near the ocean, enjoying a peaceful outing.

Our story

How we got here

The people, the place and the promise behind every day of care.

Our story

A promise kept, by the water

A husband and wife by the water in their spring coats
Chapter 01

Two buildings, one marriage

Claire's parents were married fifty-one years. Her father's Alzheimer's put them in two different buildings for the last two.

A couple embracing on the windy shore
Chapter 02

A house on Fulton Beach Road

In 2008 she bought a weathered bayfront inn with blue shutters and a seawall, and started drawing companion suites on napkins.

A couple with their arms around each other on a waterfront bench
Chapter 03

The first couple

Aransas Bay opened in 2009. The first couple to move in had been married since 1952 and danced at the opening.

Two deck chairs and a bottle of wine at sunset
Chapter 04

After the storm

Hurricane Harvey damaged the roof and the pier in 2017. Every resident evacuated safely inland, and every one came home.

A couple in striped beach chairs facing the surf
Chapter 05

Still by the water

Twelve couples live here today. Every evening, someone is holding hands on the seawall.

  • 40residents, couples welcome
  • 600 ftof fenced, private seawall
  • 2009first sunset on the porch
  • 12couples living here together today

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

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.