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Bathing, dressing and grooming
On each resident's own schedule, with privacy and patience.
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Residential care · Granbury, Texas
Sixteen suites, four blocks from the square, and supper at six.
A licensed residential care home in a red-brick house off Bridge Street, where the cook knows your mother's recipes and the caregivers know her stories.
- 16private suites, each with its own bath
- 2008the year the Brazos House opened
- 6caregivers on duty every day shift
Chapter one
A big old house that chose to stay small.
The Brazos House was built in 1924 for a cotton broker and his nine children, which may explain the size of the dining room. Lorena Whitcomb, a nurse who grew up in Hood County, bought it in 2007 and spent a year turning it into sixteen private suites without losing the pocket doors, the pine floors or the porch that wraps two sides of the house.
We could have built more rooms. We decided not to. Sixteen residents is enough for a good dinner conversation and few enough that every caregiver knows every story. Families tell us the house feels like a grandparent's home on a holiday, minus the dishes.
— Lorena Whitcomb, RN, owner and administrator
- 16private suites, each with its own bath
- 2008the year the Brazos House opened
- 6caregivers on duty every day shift
- 4blocks to the courthouse square
What sets us apart
Where we put our effort
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Three meals, cooked here
Chicken-fried steak on Thursdays, peach cobbler in June, a choice at every meal.
Included
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Porch hour
Lemonade or coffee on the wraparound porch every afternoon at four.
DailyPhoto tour
Life in the Brazos House
Rooms & suites
Three ways to live here
Every suite has a private bath with a walk-in shower, a window that opens and room for a favorite chair.
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Private suite
Our most common room: a sunny bedroom with a private bath and space for a bed, a dresser and two chairs.
- Private bath, walk-in shower
- Window that opens
- Bring your own furniture
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Porch-side suite
Four suites open onto the wraparound porch, so morning coffee is one step outside the door.
- French door to the porch
- Ceiling fan
- Room for a sitting area
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Companion suite
Two bedrooms sharing a sitting room and bath, for spouses, sisters or friends who want to stay close.
- Two bedrooms
- Shared sitting room
- Private bath
Our team
The people who keep the lamps lit
Lorena Whitcomb, RN
Owner and administrator
Marisol Ybarra, CMA
Lead caregiver
Dwayne Carter
Cook
Becky Hollis
Activities and outings
Sample family reviews
Notes from our families
Mama grew up in a house like this in Lipan. She walked in, put her hand on the porch rail and said, well, this will do. That was four years ago.
Lorena is a nurse first. When Dad's medications were fighting each other, she caught it before his doctor did.
Sunday dinner at the Brazos House is the best meal my family eats all week. I am not exaggerating.
My parents share the companion suite. Fifty-eight years married, and they still argue about the thermostat. The staff just laughs.
They took Mom to the matinee at the opera house. She talked about it for a month.
When Dad went on hospice, Marisol came in on her day off to sit with him. That is who works here.
For families
For families
The practical things, plainly answered.
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Visiting
Come any time. The front door is unlocked from seven to nine; after that, ring and a caregiver will let you in.
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Sunday dinner
Families are welcome at every meal, and Sunday dinner at one o'clock is the main event.
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Updates
Lorena or Marisol calls after every doctor visit and any time something changes.
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Laundry and labels
Label clothing with a name. We wash everything here and return it folded.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Hood County Readers' Choice · Best Senior Residence (sample)
- Granbury Chamber · Small Business of the Year (sample)
- Family survey · 98% would recommend (sample)
- Licensed assisted living · Texas HHSC
Now hiring
Kind people for a house with a long table. Paid training and steady shifts.
Visit
Four blocks from the square
- 415 W Bridge Street
Granbury, TX
Guest parking is along the side drive on Bridge Street. The front walk is level from the curb to the door. - (817) 555-0185
- Text us
- hello@brazoshouse.example
- The Brazos House Granbury
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 5:30p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 4:30p
- Families visitAny time
Supper is at six. Families are always welcome; just let the kitchen know by noon.
Come for supper. Stay for the porch.
Tours end at the dining table whenever we can manage it. Call Lorena or book a time below.