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Help with bathing, dressing and grooming
At the times you choose, by the same few caregivers, with the door closed and your say in every step.
Care planAssisted living · Canyon, Texas
Big sky out the window. Help with the hard parts.
Fifty-eight apartments on the south edge of Canyon, twelve miles from Palo Duro. Caregivers around the clock, a kitchen that fries a respectable steak, and a van that heads for the canyon every Thursday.
Howdy
Independence, with backup.
Most folks who move to Canyon Rim are still running their own show. They want somebody to keep the pills straight, a hand in the shower, and no more driving to Amarillo after dark. They do not want to be fussed over, and we take that seriously.
So you keep your recliner, your pickup if you still drive it, and your seat at First Baptist or the Thursday domino table. We bring three hot meals, clean the bathroom, and check in as often as your care plan says. When the wind takes the patio umbrella again, we fetch that too.
Darnell Whitaker, executive director
- 58apartments, every one with its own front door
- 24/7caregivers awake and on site
- 12miles to the Palo Duro rim
- 2012the year we opened on Rim Rock Road
Photo tour
Life on the rim
Sample family reviews
What families tell us
Daddy farmed wheat outside Happy for sixty years. He told me he'd never live anywhere he couldn't see the horizon. His window looks straight west, and he watches every sunset.
The Thursday canyon trip is the highlight of Mom's week. She calls me from the van to tell me what color the walls are that day.
They gave us the monthly price, the care-level price and the deposit, in writing, before we even sat down. No surprises since.
I came for a two-week respite while my daughter had surgery. I stayed. The dominoes crowd is too good to leave.
Keisha caught Dad's infection early because she noticed he skipped his coffee. That's how well they know him.
I live in Denver and worry constantly. Joanna sends me a photo of Mom at least once a week, usually holding a tomato.
My wife has some memory trouble and I don't. They found us a two-bedroom where we can still be together. That's all I wanted.
The chicken-fried steak is better than the café downtown. I've told the café that.
When Mom's money got tight, Gary sat down with us and walked through her husband's VA benefit. We hadn't known it existed.
Rosa was there the day Mom moved in and the day Mom passed. She came to the funeral. I won't forget that.
Dad was a mechanic. Rick lets him 'supervise' when the van needs work. Dad thinks he's on staff.
What sets us apart
The three things people move here for
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Three hot meals a day
Cooked here by Chef Marco's crew, with two choices at every meal and the menu posted by the elevator.
Included
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The Thursday canyon van
Twelve miles east to the Palo Duro rim, a slow drive along the overlooks and lunch on the way home.
IncludedOur team
The folks who run the place
Darnell Whitaker
Executive Director
Keisha Morrow, RN
Director of Nursing
Lupe Cárdenas, LVN
Wellness Nurse
Dr. Arjun Mehta, MD
Visiting Physician
Rooms & suites
Apartments with a view of a lot of sky
Every apartment has a kitchenette, a walk-in shower with a seat, a pull cord in the bath and a window that faces something worth looking at.
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Studio
One open room with a kitchenette and a big west window. Right-sized for people who would rather be at the domino table anyway.
- Kitchenette
- Walk-in shower with seat
- Emergency pull cords
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Alcove studio
A tucked-away sleeping nook keeps the bed out of sight when company comes.
- Sleeping alcove
- Walk-in closet
- Kitchenette
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One-bedroom apartment
A real bedroom with a door, a living room for your recliner and a kitchenette for coffee the way you like it.
- Separate bedroom
- Full-size refrigerator
- Patio or balcony
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Two-bedroom apartment
For couples who want their own rooms, or one room for sleeping and one for the sewing machine.
- Two bedrooms
- Two closets
- Corner windows
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Respite apartment
Fully furnished, linens and all, for a week or a month while the family caregiver takes a break.
- Furnished
- Week-to-week
- All meals included
Out here we judge a place by whether the coffee is hot, the help shows up, and somebody remembers how you take your eggs. We aim to pass all three every morning.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Panhandle Readers’ Choice · Best Assisted Living
- Regional Senior Living Awards · Dining
- Area Chamber · Small Business of the Year
- Local Hospital System · Preferred Partner
- Family Satisfaction Survey · 96% would recommend
- State Assisted Living Association · Member
- Regional Business Journal · Top Workplaces
- Dementia-Friendly Community · Partner
- County Fair · Blue Ribbon Peach Cobbler
Now hiring
Caregivers, med aides and cooks: come work somewhere people stay.
Admissions
Moving day, handled
Joanna is your one contact from the first phone call through the first month.
- A free nursing assessment at home or in the hospital
- A written price with every fee listed, before you sign
- A floor plan to measure furniture against
- Movers we trust, and Rick to hang the pictures
- A welcome supper with your new neighbors the first night
- A check-in call to the family after week one
Visit
South on Fourth, left at the water tower
- 1800 Rim Rock Road
Canyon, TX
Park anywhere in the front lot off Rim Rock Road. The covered drop-off by the front door is out of the wind, which in Canyon is saying something. - (806) 555-0137
- Text us
- howdy@canyonrimliving.example
- Canyon Rim Assisted Living
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 6p
- Tours, Sunday1p – 4p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Families visitAny time
Sunday tours end with pie in the dining room. We will not tell you which kind until you get here.
Come see the place. Stay for the chicken-fried steak.
Call or text Darnell and pick a time. Fridays are a good bet.