Alamo Heights, San Antonio
An independent nurse who checks on your parent in Alamo Heights
If your mother or father is in assisted living, memory care, or their own home in Alamo Heights and you can't get there often, we can. Unannounced, in person, and with a written report back to you.
Why families in Alamo Heights call us
Alamo Heights and the streets around Broadway and Basse hold some of the oldest and most established senior living in San Antonio, which is part of why families choose it from a distance. It's also inside the loop, minutes from the hospitals, so we can be there on short notice and at odd hours rather than only on a planned run north.
Independent
We don't work for the facility, the agency, or anyone who bills your family. Nobody there signs our paychecks, so nothing we tell you has to be softened first.
Unannounced
If people know you're showing up, they're going to act accordingly. Nobody gets a warning we're coming, so what you hear about is an ordinary day.
In writing
After every visit you get notes in plain language on what we saw: your parent, their room, their care, and anything we'd want to know if it were our own mother.
Plain language
No clinical shorthand and no jargon you have to decode. If we wouldn't say it that way on the phone, we don't write it that way either.
No conflict of interest
We take no referral fees and have no arrangement with any facility or placement service. We work for the families and that's it. We have to stay unbiased.
We visit across greater San Antonio, including Stone Oak. If your parent is somewhere else in Bexar County, just ask.
What a visit coversHow it works
Four steps, and you can stop after the first one
- 01
We talk first
You tell us about your parent, where they are, and what's been nagging at you. No medical details needed over email. We can cover that on the phone.
- 02
We go, unannounced
We show up, and whatever we see, we let the family know. We spend real time there, not five minutes in the hallway.
- 03
You get it in writing
A written report in plain language, sent to you directly, with what we saw and what we'd ask about next.
- 04
You decide what happens next
Some families want one visit and nothing more. Others want us in there twice a month, or four times. That's your call, and it can change.
Questions from Alamo Heights families
FAQ
Are you connected to the facility in any way?
No. We're not employed by, contracted to, or paid by any facility, agency, or care provider. We're hired by the family and we report to the family.
Do you need the facility's permission to visit?
In a facility we visit as guests of your family, the way you would. Visiting rules vary, and we'll walk you through how that works for your parent's situation when we talk. If they're in their own home there's nobody to ask. You and your parent decide, and we come when it suits.
My parent is still in their own house. Is this for them?
Yes, and for a different reason. In a facility there are people checking on them. They're just the same people being paid to provide the care. At home there's often nobody checking at all between your phone calls. Either way we come in, look properly, and write down what we found. Staying in their own home is theirs to decide; we're not there to talk them out of it.
Do you examine them, or do you just look around?
We examine them. Every visit is made by a registered nurse, so we take their weight and vital signs and check the things a nurse checks: skin, mobility, appetite, pain. What we don't do is take over their care or change anything their doctor has ordered. We assess, write it down, and tell you what we'd ask about.
Not sure whether something's wrong?
That's usually the right time to call. Tell us what you're seeing and we'll tell you honestly whether a visit would help.