Best Assisted Living Facilities in Bryan, TX

Assisted Living in Bryan, Texas

In the middle of the “Texas Triangle” of Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio,  Bryan is north of College Station in central Texas. It’s an affordable city within an hour-and-a-half drive to Houston, or two hours and 45 minutes to Dallas. With proximity to Texas’s biggest cities, a diverse community, and thriving culture, Bryan is a great option for seniors.

On the east side of Bryan is the assisted living community Hudson Oaks Active Adult Living on University Drive East. To the north of Hudson Oaks is Isle at Watercrest Bryan on Eastchester Drive, just south of Boonville Road/Route 158. South of Route 158 is The Crestview Retirement Community, located on East Villa Marina Road near the intersection of West 29th Street. Also on East Villa Marina Road, in the northern area of Bryan and west of Route 6, is Arbor Oaks at Crestview. Parc at Traditions offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care on Club Drive in Bryan. In South Bryan, Parc at Traditions is about a 10-minute drive to the George HW Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.

Hospitals in Bryan, Texas

Many top hospitals and medical centers are located within or just outside Bryan, Texas. The CommonSpirit Health system operates primary care facilities as well as emergency and specialty clinics, including skilled nursing and rehabilitation, in Bryan. Saint Joseph Health Regional Hospital – Bryan is on Franciscan Drive near the intersection of East 29th Street. A bit northeast of St. Joseph Regional Hospital is CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital, also on Franciscan Drive between Villa Maria and East 29th Street. This hospital has cardiac, cancer, and rehabilitation programs and offers the only Level II Trauma Center within nine counties.

Saint Joseph Health – College Station is on Rock Prairie Road, and the Cancer Center at Saint Joseph is on East Villa Maria Road in Bryan. Residents of Bryan are also within a short drive of The Physicians Centre Hospital on University Drive East at Copperfield Drive. Medical centers in neighboring cities are also easily accessible. For example, Parc at Traditions is less than 20 minutes by car to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station on Scott & White Drive.

Things to Do in Bryan, Texas

Bryan abounds with opportunities for seniors to enjoy Texas culture. In addition to family-friendly events such as rodeos, county fairs, farmers’ markets, and pumpkin patches, Bryan has a lively restaurant scene and shopping areas in its historic downtown, with many locations offering senior discounts.

Visitors who enjoy exploring area history can see historic structures such as the Smoke House, Boonville County Courthouse, and Turner-Peters Dogtrot Log Cabin at Boonville Heritage Park, the last remnant of Boonville on Boonville Road. Boonville, once the county seat of Brazos County, became a ghost town after the railroad bypassed it in the mid-1800s.

The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History is on Briarcrest Drive near Blinn College-Bryan Campus. Assisted living community Isle at Watercrest Bryan, for one example, is just a seven-minute drive from the museum. The Brazos Valley African American Museum is on East Pruitt Street near the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Street. History buffs can also visit the Carnegie History Center, located in Bryan’s historic downtown on South Main Street in Bryan.

The Queen Theatre, which opened in 1939, is in Bryan’s downtown on South Main Street. The theater’s Crown Bar is on the building’s third and fourth floors. Reopened in 2023, The Palace Theater is an open-air amphitheater with free concerts and other events on South Main Street downtown.