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Help with bathing and dressing
On your schedule, early bird or late sleeper, by caregivers you'll know by name.
Care levelAssisted living · Abilene, Texas
Supper's at five. Dominoes start at six.
Fifty-six private apartments on Abilene's south side, with caregivers on hand day and night and a calendar so full our residents have started turning down invitations.
Howdy, neighbor
Help with the hard parts. Company for the rest.
Most folks who move to Mesquite Hill are done mowing, done cooking for one and done worrying about the stairs at night. They are not done living. So we handle the pills, the showers and the laundry, and leave the rest of the day wide open.
On any given afternoon you'll find a domino game in the card room, somebody arguing about the Wildcats in the lobby, and Cody loading the bus for a ride out to Buffalo Gap. Join in, or don't. Your apartment door locks from the inside, and nobody takes it personally.
Dana Whitfield, executive director
- 56private apartments, each with its own front door
- 2004the year we opened the front porch
- 7days a week of things to do, none of them required
- 1price sheet, handed to you at the first tour
Photo tour
A week on the Hill
What sets us apart
Where we shine
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Medication help from our wellness nurse
Pharmacy delivery, bubble packs and every dose given and logged on time.
Care level
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Three hot meals a day in the dining room
Chicken-fried steak Thursdays, Tex-Mex Fridays and a menu that bends for diabetic and low-salt diets.
IncludedSample family reviews
What families tell us
Mom was eating crackers for supper alone in her house on Sayles. Now she eats with six friends and complains that the cobbler is too good to pass up.
I came for a week of respite after my hip. I called my son on day four and told him to sell the house.
Kaylee handed us a single page with every price on it. No surprises in two years. That's rare.
Dad was a rancher out by Tuscola. They put him in charge of the garden beds and he hasn't missed a morning since.
Marisol called me before Mom's doctor did. She'd already noticed the swelling and had the appointment made.
Somebody taught my mother to play forty-two at eighty-three. She now beats the men, and she lets them know it.
Our team
The folks who run the place
Dana Whitfield
Executive Director
Dana grew up in Merkel and spent twelve years in hospital social work before coming to Mesquite Hill in 2015. Her office door is open, and her cell number is on the price sheet.
Marisol Treviño, RN
Wellness Director
Marisol does every care assessment herself and meets with each resident's doctor's office by phone. She has been our nurse since 2018.
Cody Pruitt
Life Enrichment Director
Cody drives the bus, calls the bingo and keeps the domino tournament bracket honest. He came to us from the Abilene parks department.
Andre Lewis
Dining Services Director
Andre cooked for twenty years in Abilene restaurants before taking over our kitchen. His peach cobbler has its own fan club.
Kaylee Barnes
Community Relations Director
Kaylee gives most of our tours and answers the phone when you call. She'll tell you plainly whether Mesquite Hill is the right fit.
For families
For families
The practical stuff, so you can spend your visit visiting.
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Visit any time
No visiting hours. Stay for a meal, and let the front desk know so the kitchen sets a place.
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Sunday dinner
Families eat free the first Sunday of the month. Everybody else pays seven dollars and gets cobbler.
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A call when it matters
Marisol calls you about falls, doctor visits and medication changes, the same day.
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Label everything
Write names in clothes and on the bottom of favorite mugs. We'll do the rest.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Abilene readers' poll · favorite senior living (sample)
- Big Country Chamber · member since 2004
- Local hospital discharge partner
- Texas assisted living license · Type B
We're hiring
Caregivers, cooks and med aides who like a busy, cheerful building. Day, evening and overnight shifts.
Visit
South on Mesquite Hill Road, past the water tower
- 4418 Mesquite Hill Road
Abilene, TX
Pull into the circle drive by the big front porch. Visitor spaces are on the left, and the walk is level all the way to the door. - (325) 555-0138
- Text us
- howdy@mesquitehill.example
- Mesquite Hill Assisted Living
Tour & office hours
- Tours, Mon – Sat9a – 6p
- Sunday tours1p – 4p
- Office, Mon – Fri8a – 5p
- Families visitAny time
Stop by any afternoon. If Dana's in a meeting, somebody will pour you a glass of tea and show you around.
Come for lunch. Stay for dominoes.
Call or text Dana and we'll save you a seat. Bring your mom, your questions and your appetite.