Ray Guerrero, RRT
Co-owner and administrator
A respiratory therapist for twenty years, Ray handles care, licensing and the turntable. His father was our first resident.
Our people
Meet our team
Nurses, caregivers and leaders who stay, and who know every resident by name.
Our team
The crew
Celia Guerrero
Co-owner and kitchen boss
Celia ran a café on Main Street for fifteen years. Now she runs the busiest kitchen in Bastrop, and she still takes requests.
Denise Ford, RN
Consulting registered nurse
Denise reviews every resident's health monthly and trains the team in medication safety.
Yesenia Ruiz, CMA
Lead caregiver
Yesenia has been with us since opening day. Residents say she has the best laugh in the house.
Andre Simmons, CNA
Night caregiver
Andre keeps the house safe overnight, reads to anyone who can't sleep and makes a mean cup of cocoa.
Mrs. Lupe Salinas
Volunteer art teacher
A retired art teacher from Bastrop High who runs Wednesday painting on the porch.
Biscuit
Porch cat and morale officer
Biscuit arrived as a stray in 2015 and never left. He is pictured here with Mrs. Teodora, his favorite lap.
Sample family reviews
What our families say
Dad was a fiddle player in a dance hall band for thirty years. The first Friday, they put on Bob Wills and he stood up from his wheelchair to two-step with Yesenia.
Ray caught that Mom's oxygen was set wrong from her last hospital stay. He called the doctor and had it fixed that afternoon.
My grandmother speaks mostly Spanish now. Here, everyone answers her in Spanish and she is the queen of lotería.
Celia makes Mom's enchiladas the way Mom used to make them. She asked for the recipe on move-in day.
I visit on my lunch break and it is never quiet. Somebody is always laughing, painting or arguing about dominoes.
They painted Dad's room Longhorn orange. He hasn't stopped bragging about it.
When we needed hospice, they never once made us feel like we had to leave. Dad stayed home with his records until the end.
I was so worried Mom would be lonely. Instead she has a best friend, an art class and a boyfriend. I am still adjusting.
Come on Friday. Bring your dancing shoes.
Tours are any day, but Friday afternoons show you the real Chestnut Street. Call or text Celia.