How we care

Independent living

Your own apartment or casita, your own schedule.

• One- and two-bedroom apartments and garden casitas

  Full kitchens, covered parking and a patio or porch on every home.

  Monthly rent

• Supper every evening in the Commons dining room

  Breakfast and lunch are open too; most folks use a meal plan that fits.

  Included

• Weekly housekeeping and linen service

  Included

• All maintenance, yard work and snow clearing

  When the wind takes a shutter off, that's our problem now.

  Included

• Utilities, cable and campus-wide Wi-Fi

  Included

• Emergency pull cords and a 24-hour front desk

  Included

• Pets welcome, with a fenced dog run

  Dogs and cats. We've had two parakeets and a desert tortoise too.

  Pet fee

Out and about

• Thursday drives to Palo Duro Canyon

  Picnic lunch at the rim, back by three. The van has a wheelchair lift.

  Included

• Scheduled transportation in Canyon and Amarillo

  Doctor visits, the pharmacy, the square and Sunday church.

  Included

• Summer trips to the outdoor musical in the canyon

  We buy the tickets in March and the seats go fast.

  Seasonal

• University lectures, games and museum days

  The campus up the road is good to us. So is its history museum.

  Included

• Woodshop, potting shed and raised garden beds

  Included

• Nine-hole putting green and a golf cart to the county course

  Included

Wellness

• Warm-water pool and daily water aerobics

  Included

• Fitness room with a wellness coach

  Balance classes, strength training and tai chi on the lawn.

  Included

• On-site physical, occupational and speech therapy

  Outpatient therapy right down the hall, billed to Medicare or your insurance.

  Medicare Part B

• Weekly blood-pressure and wellness clinic

  Included

• Visiting podiatrist, dentist and hearing clinic

  Billed separately

• Flu and COVID vaccine clinics on campus

  Insurance

Assisted living

Care plans are written with you after a nurse's assessment, and reviewed whenever needs change.

• Help with bathing, dressing and grooming

  Same caregivers on the same hall, so help comes from a familiar face.

  Care level

• Medication management by licensed nurses

  Care level

• Licensed nurses on site around the clock

  24/7

• Three meals a day with diabetic and soft-diet options

  Included

• Escort to meals, activities and appointments

  Care level

• Coordination with your doctors and pharmacy

  Included

• Respite stays for a week or a month

  A furnished suite while family travels, or after a hospital stay.

  Daily rate

Memory care at the Mesquite House

• A sixteen-suite secure neighborhood with its own courtyard

  Low lights, a real kitchen and a garden path that loops back home.

  All-inclusive

• Caregivers trained in dementia care

  Included

• Daily purposeful programming

  Folding laundry, sorting tools, music, baking: work hands remember.

  Included

• Monthly family support group

  Open to any family in the Panhandle, not just ours.

  Free

Faith, family and the business side

• Chaplain visits and Sunday chapel

  All faiths welcome. Rides to your own church too.

  Included

• Social worker for benefits, Medicaid and VA questions

  Included

• Move-in concierge and a downsizing helper

  We know two good estate-sale companies and a mover who doesn't scratch furniture.

  Included

• Private dining room for family suppers

  On request

• Guest suite for visiting family

  Two queen beds, a coffee maker and a view of the water tower.

  Nightly

• Hospice and home health partners welcome on campus

  Your chosen agency can care for you right in your own apartment.

  Medicare

• Beauty and barber shop

  Billed separately

• Notary and banking help in the business office

  Included

• Campus-to-campus transfers if your needs change

  Move from a casita to assisted living without starting over.

  Included