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Noon dinner and supper in the Barn Commons
Chicken-fried steak on Tuesdays, brisket on Saturdays, vegetables from our own garden.
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Stephenville, Texas · the Cowboy Capital
Keep your boots on. We'll handle the rest.
Cottages, apartments and every level of care on 160 acres of working ranch land along the Bosque River. Horses in the pasture, a garden that feeds the kitchen, nurses around the clock.
- 160acres of pasture, pecan bottom and river
- 14horses, half of them rescued
- 4levels of care on one ranch
Plain talk
Built by ranch families for ranch families.
In 1997, a handful of Erath County dairy and cattle families got tired of watching their folks move to a city high-rise when the ranch got to be too much. So they bought 160 acres of pasture on the Bosque River, kept the barn, the pecan bottom and the stock tank, and built cottages where you can still see cattle from the porch.
Today Ironwood Ranch has cottages, apartments, assisted living, memory care and a skilled nursing center. Residents ride, garden, fish the river and run the Saturday farmers market. When somebody needs more care, it's here, staffed by people from Stephenville, Dublin and Granbury who know what a rancher means when he says he's fine.
— Clay Huckabee, executive director
- 160acres of pasture, pecan bottom and river
- 14horses, half of them rescued
- 4levels of care on one ranch
- 1997opened by Erath County ranch families
What sets us apart
What keeps folks busy
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Horse barn, riding arena and therapeutic riding program
Fourteen horses, gentle ones mostly, and a wrangler on staff.
Included
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Two-acre garden and the Saturday farmers market
IncludedPhoto tour
Life on the ranch
We believe the people who worked this land should get to grow old on it. Fresh air, real work if you want it, a horse to scratch behind the ears, and a nurse down the hall when you need one. No one here has to trade the life they built for the care they need.
Rooms & suites
Places to hang your hat
Cottages and apartments for independent living, and private suites for assisted living and memory care.
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Ranch cottage
Two bedrooms, a stone fireplace and a deep porch facing the pasture, with a garage big enough for a pickup.
- Two bedrooms
- Pasture-view porch
- Oversized garage
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Barn Commons apartment
One-bedroom apartments a short walk from the dining room, the shop and the barn.
- Full kitchen
- Washer and dryer
- Covered parking
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Two-bedroom apartment
Corner apartments looking out over the river bottom, with room for a study or a guest bed.
- Two baths
- River view
- Storage room
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Bunkhouse Hall suite
A private assisted living suite with a kitchenette and a window on the garden.
- Kitchenette
- Walk-in shower
- Emergency call system
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Homestead House suite
A calm private room in memory care, opening onto the farmhouse porch.
- Private bath
- Porch access
- Memory display case
Our team
The hands
Clay Huckabee
Executive Director
Rhonda Whitt, RN
Director of Nursing
Dr. Samuel Reyes
Medical Director
Jo Beth Carver
Director of Residency
Sample family reviews
Straight talk from residents
I ran cattle for fifty-two years. I told my kids I'd move when they found me a place with a horse. They found fourteen.
Mama sells her tomatoes at the Saturday market and keeps the money in a coffee can. She's ninety-one.
Dad had dementia and wouldn't settle anywhere. At Homestead House they let him help feed the horses. He calmed right down.
My knee rehab was in the River Health Center. My wife drove the golf cart over from our cottage twice a day.
I can see the pasture from my porch and the river from my kitchen. I didn't give up anything to move here.
They explained the contract like a neighbor would. No pressure. We signed a month later.
The nurses call us in Houston after every care meeting. We always know how Dad is.
Cowboy church in the arena on Sunday morning. Best seat in the county.
I fish the river three mornings a week. Haven't caught much. Haven't minded.
Mama's last weeks were in the Health Center, with the window open to the pasture and the chaplain by her bed. It was right.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Sample: Best Senior Living, County Readers' Poll
- Sample: Not-for-Profit Excellence Award
- Sample: Top Workplace
Visit
South on 281
- 4100 Ironwood Ranch Road
Stephenville, TX
Park at the Barn Commons. The walk from the lot is paved, level and lit. - (254) 555-0119
- Text us
- howdy@ironwoodranch.example
- IronwoodRanchStephenville
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat8a – 5p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Families visitAny time
Families are welcome any hour. After dark, ring the bell at the Barn Commons.
The coffee's hot and the horses are fed. Come on out.
Call Clay or book a tour online.