Army Residence Community

This place is fanatastic. My parents both moved there a couple of years ago. My mom was soon diagnosed with a terminal illness and the staff were wonderful! They were very patient with the worried family and were able to be there for my folks in ways you just can not find anywhere else.
Since my mothers passing, my father has had to move into the assisted living portion of Lakeside. Once again, I could not be more impressed with the staff and other residence. Everyone has been very welcoming and are working hard to see that my dad is engaged and happy. He has a small apartment with high end finishes and is perfect for one.
I thank all the aides and nursing staff for all your help and kindness. This place was the best thing my parents could have done for themselves as well as for the family!

My husband and i feel so fortunate to have been living @ the ARC for six months. Our neighbors here refer to the lifestyle as … Like living on a cruise ship that doesn’t go anywhere. Every day we have a wonderful selection of fine or casual dining selections. Our fitness trainer and/​or activities directors come up with a plethora of fun things to do and see and share with one another. You can be as vigorously active or laid back as you like. By and large, the staff and community members are all such warm and caring, fun and delightful people.
The ARC is designed to offer a continuity of residence for pre-​qualifying former military officers and spouses. Although its named for Army, some 53% of the current residents are prior US Air Force. Other services are represented too… so it’s not restricted to Army. One does have to be in medically-​verified good health to be offered a residence… this is not a nursing home per se. We all of … mature age … 60 or better… upon entering — though getting an age waiver for younger is pretty easy.
New residents — and the majority of us — live independently. Oh. we have weekly housekeeping service and all maintenance eptaken care of. The continuity of care concept just assures that we can continue to enjoy life at the ARC but as we may need some day… We can be assured of assisted living or skilled nursing care. There is actually even a secure wing with it’s own dining area for those who become afflicted with severe dementia or Alzheimer’s. ARC Angel volunteers from within our independent living homes… come around to the assisted living snd skilled nursing areas to visit, serve juice and maintain neighborly contact.
This is so much better to be surrounded by our peers and enjoy our active lifestyle and to know who we will be around later… and that our care if needed, will be by the kind professionals we have come to appreciate as we see them now on occasion. We want to know that our
latter years will be as stress-​free and healthy as possible and the ARC is
designed to accommodate.
Meanwhile … We are healthy and happy at the ARC, and we are among the youngest people here… happily so. My husband works just 3 miles
away in San Antonio. I commute to the DFW area a couple weeks a
month for business. We are both looking forward to several decades
more of the best years of our life… coming home to our own stationary
cruise ship… the Army Residence Community.
Do your own homework as we did and compare the civilian and military continual care communities… and then come visit the ARC. It was a really
easy choice for us. We are just glad we had the prior military service and good health to qualify.
Its often said that the biggest mistake people make is waiting till their 70’s or 80’s to apply. Don’t do that. Come early and join in on the more vigorous activities and excursions. It will add life & fun to your years.

Wonderful facility but places like these rip off the elderly in my opinion.