Vivian Ashford, LNHA
Executive Director
Opened Blackland in 2015 after a decade running hospital step-down units in Dallas.
Our people
Meet our team
Leaders who know every resident by name and keep their doors open.
Our team
The people at Blackland
Dr. Nathaniel Price, MD
Medical Director
Internist and geriatrician who rounds Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Danielle Okoro, RN, MSN
Director of Nursing
Designed our night-care protocol after years on hospital night shifts.
Gabe Castillo, PT, DPT
Therapy Director
Runs a seven-day gym and a joint-replacement program with two Dallas orthopedic groups.
Hannah Lee, RN, WCC
Wound Care Nurse
Wound-certified and meticulous. Rounds with our physician every Thursday.
Simone Baptiste, LMSW
Social Services Director
Guides families through Medicaid, VA benefits and every discharge plan.
Rosalind Avery
Life Enrichment Director
Runs the library, Sunday tea and a lecture series with Navarro College faculty.
Chef Lionel Grant
Dining Director
Twenty years in Dallas restaurants before he came to cook for people he gets to know.
Rev. Thomas Avila
Chaplain
Leads Sunday services and visits every hall each week. Available to families at any hour.
Sample family reviews
In their words
I slept through the night in rehab. I didn't know that was possible in a nursing home.
Gabe had me climbing stairs on day six after my knee. Home in fifteen days.
Mother has lived here three years. It's quiet, it's beautiful, and the nurses are always right there.
Chef Lionel learned Dad's favorite pie in the first week. He makes it every Sunday.
Simone walked us through Medicaid one form at a time. Patient, clear and kind.
The speech therapist got my husband swallowing safely again after his stroke.
We visited at nine at night and were greeted like it was noon.
My mother's last weeks were spent here with hospice. It was peaceful, and nobody ever made us feel rushed.
It doesn't feel like a nursing home. It feels like a very good hotel with very good nurses.
Come see it after dark.
The best tour is an evening one. Call or text Vivian and she'll meet you at the door.