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Bathing, dressing and grooming
Private, patient and on each resident's own schedule.
IncludedResidential care · Sherman, Texas
A grand old house, full of good company.
Sixteen private suites in a restored 1912 house near the college. Steady care, a busy front parlor and a calendar that keeps everybody guessing.
The house on Grand
We restored the house, then filled it with neighbors.
Charles Whitfield taught history at the college for thirty years; Naomi was a nurse at the hospital across town. In 2003 they bought the old Pritchett house on Grand Avenue, a three-story brick place with a wraparound porch and twelve-foot ceilings, and spent a year turning it into sixteen private suites with an elevator and every modern safety feature they could fit behind the plaster.
The Grayson House opened in 2004. It still feels like the house of a family that loves company. College students come to read and play music, the church ladies bring pie, and the front parlor is rarely empty. The care underneath it is steady, careful and led by a nurse.
— Naomi Whitfield, RN, co-founder
Photo tour
A scrapbook of the house
What sets us apart
What makes the house hum
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Three meals at the big table
Chicken-fried steak Thursdays, catfish Fridays and pie every Sunday.
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Front parlor, always open
Coffee, the newspapers and whoever wanders in.
DailySample family reviews
Notes from families
Dad taught at the college with Charles. Now they argue about the Civil War on the porch every evening.
The college kids who visit have become like grandchildren to Mom. One of them sent her a postcard from Spain.
Naomi caught Mother's pneumonia early. She was on antibiotics before I even knew she was sick.
The house is beautiful, but what you notice is the noise: people laughing, a piano, somebody calling forty-two dominoes.
Ana handled the VA paperwork start to finish. I could not have done it alone.
My grandparents share the couple's suite. They still hold hands at breakfast.
DeShawn's night notes are the first thing I read every morning.
When Mom went on hospice, Rosa came in on her day off to do her hair one last time.
I visit on my lunch break and there is always a seat at the table for me.
Sixteen suites means everyone knows everyone. It feels like a family reunion that never ends.
We toured nine places from McKinney to Durant. The Grayson House was the only one that felt alive.
Rooms & suites
Suites in the old house
Sixteen suites across three floors, every one with a private bath, tall windows and the original pine floors.
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Front suite
Tall windows facing Grand Avenue and the old oaks.
- Private bath
- Street view
- Original pine floors
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Garden suite
Faces the side garden and the porch swing.
- Private bath
- Garden view
- Ceiling fan
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Parlor-floor suite
On the main floor, steps from the parlor and dining room.
- Private bath
- Main floor
- No elevator needed
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Accessible suite
A roll-in shower and room for a wheelchair to turn.
- Roll-in shower
- Wide doorways
- Grab bars
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Third-floor suite
Under the eaves, with treetop views and a window seat.
- Private bath
- Treetop view
- Elevator access
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Couple's suite
Two connected rooms with a shared bath for spouses or siblings.
- Two rooms
- Sitting area
- Shared bath
Our team
The people who run the house
Naomi Whitfield, RN
Co-founder and administrator
Charles Whitfield
Co-founder and history hour host
Yolanda Price, LVN
Day nurse
Rosa Jimenez, CMA
Lead caregiver
- 16private suites with baths
- 1912the year the house was built
- 2004the year the Whitfields opened it
- 12years, our caregivers' average tenure
A care home should be a place people want to visit, not just a place people live. So we keep the doors open, the coffee on and the calendar full, and we hire caregivers who like a full house as much as we do.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Grayson County Readers' Choice · Best Senior Residence (sample)
- Sherman Preservation League · Restoration Award (sample)
- Family survey · 98% would recommend (sample)
- Licensed assisted living · Texas HHSC
Admissions
Moving in, made easier
Ana guides your family from the first call through the first month.
- One contact who answers every call
- Help with VA, insurance and paperwork
- A suite set up with familiar things before day one
- A welcome supper with the residents
- Check-in calls after week one and month one
Now hiring
A full house and a team that stays. Come see why.
Visit
On Grand Avenue, near the college
- 1215 N Grand Avenue
Sherman, TX
Park in the brick lot behind the house, off Lamar Street. The back entrance is level and covered. - (903) 555-0121
- Text us
- welcome@thegraysonhouse.example
- The Grayson House Sherman
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 6p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Families visitAny time
The porch is busiest after supper. Families are welcome to stay as late as they like.
Come sit on the porch.
Tours take about an hour and end with coffee on the wraparound porch. Call Naomi, or pick a time below.