MorningStar at River Oaks is Designed for Your Wellbeing and Safety

At MorningStar at River Oaks, we are committed to provide the best senior living Houston has to offer, and our beautiful new community was designed from the ground up to ensure our cherished residents’ wellbeing and safety. One of the ways we do this is by providing each of our assisted living and memory care residents with around-the-clock care from our compassionate team of care managers. This includes assistance with the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as dressing, grooming, bathing, and eating as well as needed medical assistance. Each of our care managers is hired for their loving nature and their desire to serve seniors.

Our medication care managers/QMAPs are another way we help to keep our residents safe. In fact, a National Institutes of Health study found that 40% of seniors aged 65 and older take five or more prescription medications, and 90% take at least one prescription. The same study reports that as many as 55% of seniors take their medications incorrectly. MorningStar’s med managers will oversee both the ordering and supervised administration of a resident’s medications.

Each MorningStar at River Oaks assisted living suites is equipped with a 24-hour emergency call system. In addition, all have handicap-accessible bathrooms as well as wall-to-wall carpeting, floor-to-ceiling windows, and in-suite washer/dryer. Of course, our entire community is handicap accessible with wide doorways, spacious common areas and hallways.

The Reflections Neighborhood, our memory care area, is designed to encourage our most tender residents to explore their spacious surroundings easily and safely. We offer memory care suites in a range of studio and one-bedroom floor plans. Memory care residents are also able to safely enjoy the outdoors with an enclosed courtyard.

Please visit our website to learn more about our unsurpassed senior living community. You will discover we also offer residents a wealth of luxury amenities as well as wellness programs and activities designed to keep you active and productive physically, intellectually, spiritually and socially.

MorningStar takes tremendous pride in the reputation we have earned for excellence and authenticity since our inception in 2003. We believe the human capacity to grow, to learn and to contribute is ageless; and we act upon that truth daily, as we care for, inspire, and love the residents under our roof. Contact us to learn more about the finest senior living Houston offers.

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