About Us

The vision and creation of Assisted Living by Covenant House began with the search for a place for Bill’s mother Imogene. 

When we decided it was best to move her to the Austin area we started an exhaustive search to find the right place. Our ultimate desire was for exemplary loving, gentle care surrounded by friends with activities created especially for her.

We were becoming concerned by the low ratio of hands-on caregivers, per resident, in the facilities we visited. Also, the focus was often on the activities offered for residents, which Imogene made clear she did not have the ability or desire to do. Our concern was with her daily care and our hard questions about actual care were often not answered to our satisfaction 

Tina, the regional supervisor of an elder placement service who had been recommending facilities for us to tour, suggested that we tour small residential care homes. After touring several, we agreed there was a much better ratio of care givers, but still not what we were looking for as a whole. We wanted a family environment and loving care, with the ambiance of a high end residence; the kind of home we ourselves would want to live in. This was about Imogene’s happiness….. living with love and dignity.

Tina then asked us the life changing question – “Have you ever considered opening a residential care home yourselves?” She pointed out that we were very committed and passionate and very knowledgeable about what is available and how things might be done differently to improve an elderly residents’ care and lifestyle. We were semi-retired and had been concerned about finding a meaningful purpose during this season of our lives. We saw this as an open door.

Tina recommended that we meet with consultants who own eight small assisted living facilities, and who had taken care of her uncle. Although it was a two day commitment, and a 400 mile drive, we took the time to explore the possibilities and gather information.

We knew, after learning more, that we could create a home for elders which was like nothing else available. That we would find solutions for the many inadequacies we saw and relieve other families from the on-going concerns we had experienced in trying to find care for our own families elders, the kind of care they deserved and we desired for them.

We have created a loving family home, not a facility with a team of board members who’s own family members don’t live there and who work for a financial bottom-line based on profits not purpose.

Assisted Living by Covenant House is a place where residents are loved and treated with respect and dignity. They are surrounded by elegance and luxurious comforts as well as exemplary cuisine and interesting and fun personalized activities.

We look forward to taking you on a tour of Assisted Living by Covenant House. You will meet our care giving team and resident family, possibly enjoy a homemade cookie or some other tasty treat, and see how unique and different we are for yourself.