The Dining Experience at MorningStar’s Houston Community

If you are looking for exceptional assisted living in Houston, we encourage you to consider MorningStar at River Oaks. Our beautiful community is in the popular Upper Kirby District and convenient to medical facilities, shopping restaurants and other services. We are one of 40+ MorningStar Senior Living communities either operating or under construction across 11 states.

As a MorningStar resident, you will be treated to a whole host of resort-style amenities and care services including a five-star dining experience. All residents are treated to three daily meals prepared under the supervision of our Executive Chef and served restaurant-style in our attractive dining room. We understand that food is a healing medicine unlike any other and is one of the great joys of living. We also know food always tastes better and is enjoyed more when shared in community and breaking bread together helps to bond us as a family and as friends.

Our meals are prepared largely from scratch using the freshest ingredients from the highest quality local producers. MorningStar’s Chef looks forward to feedback from residents and is open to suggestions. At each meal, residents have choices to self-manage their dietary restrictions such as low sodium, sugar free, no sugar added, vegetarian and low-fat dishes.

We also believe in BrainWise foods and use ingredients known to support brain health with their high concentrations of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. Thus, as the MorningStar’s culinary team strives to create meals that delight the eye and palate, they also leverage the phenomenal benefits of superfoods such as Omega 3 fats, acai berries, dark chocolate and dark greens.

Our community offers 85 private assisted living suites as well as 27 suites devoted to caring for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. While residents’ apartments are their own private nest, our community also has inviting common areas both inside and out that are designed to encourage residents to sit and relax with friends. Please contact us for more information.

MorningStar at River Oaks provides the very best in senior living with our distinct mission statement of “to honor, to value, to invest.” Our foundation is built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve to create an atmosphere that promotes a healthy, engaged lifestyle. Please contact us to learn more about the finest memory care and assisted living Houston offers.

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