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Chapter 01 — Above Cypress Creek, Wimberley, TX
Memory care · Wimberley, Texas
A year at Cypress Hall, one season at a time.
Cypress Hall is a 40-resident memory care home above Cypress Creek, where the calendar still follows the seasons: bluebonnets in spring, peaches in summer, pecans in fall and a fire in the hearth all winter.
Why the seasons
Time is hard to hold onto. A season is easier.
People living with dementia often lose track of the date. But they rarely lose the feel of a season: the smell of cut grass, the first cold morning, pecans underfoot, the lights going up in December. Those are memories that live in the body, and they come back when the world gives them a reason.
So we built our year around them. We plant in March and pick peaches in July. We gather pecans along the creek in November and string popcorn for the tree in December. Every household has a season table by the front door, and families tell us that when they walk in, they can tell what month it is before anyone says a word.
— Margaret Ellison-Ruiz, founder and executive director
We believe that even when the date slips away, the seasons stay. So we keep them: planting and picking, gathering and giving, a fire in winter and a porch in summer. A good year is made of good days, and we try to give every resident both.
What sets us apart
Where we shine
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Planting the season garden
Tomatoes, peppers, zinnias and a bed of bluebonnets by the gate.
March
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Pecan gathering
Under the old trees along the creek, then cracking and shelling by the fire.
November- 40residents in four households
- 5seasons we celebrate, counting the holidays
- 2013first spring on the creek
- 1:5caregivers to residents by day
Photo tour
A year in pictures
Rooms & suites
Rooms and suites
Every room is private, with a window onto the oaks and space for the things that make it home.
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Private room
A window on the oaks and room for a favorite chair.
- Private
- Oak view
- Your own furniture
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Creek-side room
Looks down toward Cypress Creek and the morning light.
- Creek view
- Morning light
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Room with private bath
An accessible bath and walk-in shower.
- Private bath
- Walk-in shower
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Garden suite
Opens toward the courtyard garden, with a sitting nook.
- Garden view
- Sitting nook
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Companion suite
Two rooms and a shared bath, for couples or sisters.
- Two rooms
- Suits couples
Our team
The people who keep the year
Margaret Ellison-Ruiz
Founder & Executive Director
Dana Whitfield, RN
Director of Nursing
Dr. Alan Reyes
Medical Director
Sophie Tran, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
Sample family reviews
Through the seasons with our families
Mom grew peaches in Stonewall for forty years. Peach day at Cypress Hall, she peeled faster than anyone half her age.
Dad doesn't know the date, but he knows it's fall. He came in with his pockets full of pecans and said, 'Harvest's early this year.'
The December open house was the first Christmas in three years that felt like Christmas.
Dana calls me every season to go over Mom's plan, and in between whenever anything changes.
The season table by the door is genius. Mom smells the cinnamon and starts telling stories about her own mother's kitchen.
They took my husband on the wildflower drive. He named every flower. Every single one.
Marcus has been with Dad's household for three years. When Dad has a bad day, Marcus is the one who can turn it around.
Elena walked us through the VA application and checked on me afterward. Nobody does that.
My grandmother's room has her quilt, her photos and her window on the oaks. She calls it her cabin.
I visit on summer evenings. The porch, the fiddle, the fireflies. It's peaceful for me too.
When Mom passed in the spring, the staff planted a bluebonnet bed for her by the gate.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Readers’ Choice · Best Memory Care
- Chamber of Commerce · Small Business of the Year
- Regional Medical Center · Preferred Partner
- Statewide Aging Network · Person-Centered Care
- Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
- Garden Club · Community Beautification
- Hill Country Arts · Partner
- Hospice Alliance · Partner
- School District · Volunteer Partner
Admissions
Moving to Cypress Hall
Our admissions coordinator handles the details so your family can focus on each other.
- A home visit from our nurse
- Help with benefits paperwork
- Movers and room setup arranged
- A call every evening the first week
- A season table welcome with your family's favorite things
Now hiring
Caregivers who like a garden, a kitchen and a good porch.
Visit
Find us in Wimberley
- 410 Cypress Hall Lane
Wimberley, TX
Park in the gravel court under the live oaks. The front door faces the creek. - (512) 555-0136
- Text us
- hello@cypresshall.example
- Cypress Hall Memory Care
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat10a – 5p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Families visitAny time
Families visit any time. Seasonal parties are posted on the calendar a month ahead.
Come see what season it is at Cypress Hall.
Call or text the front desk, or ask for Margaret. Tours end with whatever's on the season table: peach cobbler, pecan pie or hot cider.