American Retirement Corp is part of the Brookdale Senior Living group and has a variety of care options for older adults, like independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, home care, and respite care, and they use unique names for different places and programs, such as Barton House, Bethesda Gardens at Fort Worth, Autumn Memories, Autumn Years Lodge Inc, Villas at Bear Creek, Parkwood Retirement Community, Broadway Cityview, and Brookdale North Richland Hills. There's also convalescent care, long-term care, physical rehab, diabetic care, incontinence care, high acuity care, and hospice, while trained aides can provide home care and support with things like bathing, dressing, and medication, all in residences designed for safety, especially for people with memory loss, using wandering guard systems and secure spaces. The campus has plenty of floor plan options, including detached homes, condos, townhomes, studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments, and villas with dens, and some units have kitchenettes, patios or balconies, walk-in closets, washers, dryers, cable TV, and emergency call systems.
The grounds feel like a resort, with landscaped areas, enclosed courtyards, gardens, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, raised garden beds, outdoor patios, and walking paths, and there's an indoor atrium as well as indoor walking paths for bad weather days. There are indoor and outdoor common areas, a game room and billiards lounge, a card room, a ballroom, a private dining room, meeting rooms, activity rooms, fitness center, pool, heated spa, library, movie theater, arts and crafts center, woodworking shop, plus a computer and media center, and in most places, you'll find a TV lounge and sometimes computer rooms or in-room kitchens depending on the housing. They support special diets and have chef-prepared meals, and there's a salon, barber shop, and spa services, and even pet-friendly options for dogs and cats.
People can join wellness and lifestyle programs, enjoy activity and dining calendars, or be part of award-winning social, physical, mental, and emotional programs led by a friendly and helpful staff known for kindness and joyfulness, with staff speaking many languages like English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Tagalog, Russian, Croatian, Vietnamese, German, Japanese, Hindi, and others. There's complimentary transportation, and the property's close to public transit, or transportation can be arranged for a fee. Residents, depending on the level of care they need, can access physical therapy and nursing staff, enjoy companion suites, and have all-inclusive rent if desired.
There are programs like Care-a-Lot Inn and brokered healthcare services, and the campus supports those with Alzheimer's or dementia in specially designed memory care units or facilities such as Barton House, with secure wandering guard systems. There's an emphasis on keeping residents engaged and healthy, and many amenities are geared to support that, like private patios, gourmet kitchens in villas, spacious closets, large windows, and different layouts with private bathrooms in most residences.
The community also runs floral services for special occasions, holidays, and sympathy needs, known as Sympathy Collections, offering flowers for events like Grandparents Day, birthdays, patriotic holidays, weddings, graduations, new births, and funerals, with arrangements for caskets, standing sprays, wreaths, and memorials, organizing the options with names like Occasions, Holidays, and Sympathies. American Retirement Corp's buildings usually have features such as laundry rooms, courtyards, tranquil gardens, security gates, and they arrange wheelchair-accessible spaces, as well as recreation for active seniors like billiards, cards, a fitness room, or swimming, always trying to match care and services to what each person needs, so there can be independent living or full support for memory loss, all in a place that tries to be vibrant, welcoming, and secure for older adults looking for a sense of community.
