Senior & Elder Care in Austin

Austin's senior-care infrastructure carries real outside verification — a citywide age-friendly designation tied to the World Health Organization, a nationally ranked continuing care retirement community, and the only CARF-accredited senior living community in Austin proper.

Every item on this page clears one bar: not commonplace, not everywhere. These are real, named resources with their actual verified designation or certification — not a generic "has a hospital" or "has a gym" list. We left out anything we couldn't independently verify or that didn't clearly clear that bar, the same honesty rule used throughout this site — a shorter, accurate list beats a padded one.

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Official member, AARP/WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities

City of Austin — AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities

Austin was formally accepted into the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities in 2018 — the U.S. affiliate of the World Health Organization's Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities — committing the city to an ongoing action plan improving housing, transportation, and public spaces for older residents.

Source: AARP - Austin, Texas Age-Friendly Progress

Named to Newsweek's America's Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities (2025)

Querencia at Barton Creek

This Type A Life Care community in southwest Austin was named one of America's Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities by Newsweek for 2025, a ranking whose methodology incorporates CARF International accreditation status alongside resident satisfaction data.

Source: Querencia at Barton Creek - Newsweek Recognition

The only CARF-accredited senior living community in Austin

Maravilla at The Domain

Maravilla at The Domain holds accreditation from CARF International — an independent nonprofit that sets global standards for aging services — and identifies itself as the only CARF-accredited senior living community within the city of Austin.

Source: SRG Senior Living - Maravilla at The Domain