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AVISTA LIVING

9014 S. Ferndale Place Dr, Houston, TX

Assisted LivingBoard & Care Homes

12 published reviews availableRead reviews

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About AVISTA LIVING

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Family and resident feedback

12 published reviews available

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★★★★★

Critical

A small facility with no activities to motivate residents.

There are some improvements that can be made. For instance, the aides are apparently not to touch the thermostat until the owner gets there, so sometimes it's cold in the mornings. I don't think they come in often to check and see what our loved one needs. The meals are often cold when they get to her. There are no activities (mostly due to the other residents not being at a level where they could participate - and I understand that's not Avista Living's fault). She is getting her scheduled showers three times a we…

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Cleanliness
3.0 / 5
Friendliness
4.0 / 5
Value for Cost
2.0 / 5
Care Services
4.0 / 5
Activities
1.0 / 5
Staff
4.0 / 5
Meals & Dining
4.0 / 5
anonymousJanuary 31, 2023Published source

★★★★★

Critical

Be very very careful.

It was a horrible experience. Don't take your loved ones there. They are mean and cruel, and it created great sadness for me to believe that I had actually placed my loved one there. They had absolutely no activities. I cannot score their care services low enough. If your loved one has any special needs, forget about it. They told us they could accommodate, and they could not and did not.

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Cleanliness
4.0 / 5
Friendliness
0.5 / 5
Value for Cost
0.5 / 5
Care Services
0.5 / 5
Activities
0.5 / 5
Staff
0.5 / 5
Meals & Dining
3.0 / 5
anonymousMarch 17, 2022Published source

★★★★★

Positive

Good with reservations

Everything is pretty good except there are no activities for residents. It is just a place to park your relative with nothing to stimulate them or improve their condition. Most residents just stay in bed all day with no incentive on the part of Avista to get them out of bed and provide some type of daily activities for the residents besides lying in bed watching tv or sitting around watching tv/sitting outside.

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Cleanliness
5.0 / 5
Friendliness
3.5 / 5
Value for Cost
3.0 / 5
Care Services
4.0 / 5
Activities
2.0 / 5
AnonymousFebruary 29, 2020Published source

★★★★★

Critical

This place is a [removed] all that they say that they offer are l[removed] poor residents are just waiting on a [removed] while doing nothing but watching tv the owners doesn't care nor do they spend time with the residents I'll recommend that you'll be better off getting your loved one a private caregiver before you allow them to waste away in either one of Avista's facilities at least they'll be entertained and get to see outside more

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Cleanliness
1.5 / 5
Friendliness
1.0 / 5
Value for Cost
1.0 / 5
Care Services
1.0 / 5
Activities
1.0 / 5
AnonymousSeptember 29, 2015Published source

★★★★★

Critical

Don't believe the hype

I will not recommend this place because all the residents do is sit in the living room watching game shows all day no outdoor activities they are sitting around and wasting away all of the food served is out dated 3 years or less Hannah feels if she freeze it then it's ok they care more about cleanliness than resident care and all of the residents clothes are washed together they sell themselves to be the best but it's all lies those fake games that they say that the residents play are false they doesn't have any a…

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Cleanliness
5.0 / 5
Friendliness
0.5 / 5
Value for Cost
0.5 / 5
Care Services
5.0 / 5
Activities
0.5 / 5
DisappointedSeptember 25, 2015Published source

★★★★★

Positive

I'm pretty happy with them.

I'm pretty happy with them. They seem to be taking pretty good care of her. It's kept clean, and the staff is friendly. The food really isn't an issue for us, but it always looks good when I go. I would rate them pretty highly.

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Cleanliness
5.0 / 5
Friendliness
5.0 / 5
Value for Cost
5.0 / 5
Care Services
5.0 / 5
Activities
5.0 / 5
AnonymousMarch 18, 2015Published source

Verified overview

What we know from public sources

Care options
Assisted Living, Board & Care Homes
Operator
Not yet resolved
Public price status
Not publicly found
Last source check
October 22, 2026

Campus care settings

Assisted living

AVISTA LIVING

5 licensed beds · License 311910

Classification and identity evidence

Why this community appears in these categories

Board & Care Homes

Current Texas HHSC licensed Assisted Living Facility with 4 through 16 licensed beds. Texas defines 16 or fewer beds as a small facility; capacity is an explicit small-home proxy, while Texas does not certify the marketing label Board & Care. Owner remains a licensee identity. Only an explicitly labeled Management Company is used as operator evidence. The directory does not establish current availability, price, or fee.

Official-source proxy—not an official marketing classification · observed October 15, 2026

Board & Care Homes

Current Texas HHSC licensed Assisted Living Facility with 4 through 16 licensed beds. Texas defines 16 or fewer beds as a small facility; capacity is an explicit small-home proxy, while Texas does not certify the marketing label Board & Care. Owner remains a licensee identity. Only an explicitly labeled Management Company is used as operator evidence. The directory does not establish current availability, price, or fee.

Official-source proxy—not an official marketing classification · observed August 15, 2026
  • LICENSEE: CARE HEART ASSISTED LIVING LLC · Texas Health and Human Services Commission · official source ↗
  • STATE FACILITY LICENSE: 311910 · Texas Health and Human Services Commission · official source ↗

Source-published features

Amenities and services

Grouped so you can scan what affects day-to-day life before opening an operator page.

Meals & dining

  • Meals Provided

Health & wellness

  • Diabetic Care
  • High Acuity Care
  • Incontinence Care
  • Medication Management
  • Staffing & Ancillary Services
  • Non-Ambulatory Care
  • Memory Care

Services & convenience

  • Transportation at Cost
  • Complimentary Transportation
  • Resident Parking Available
  • Dogs Allowed
  • Beautician
  • English
  • Vietnamese
  • Spanish

Activities & engagement

  • Activities On-site
  • Buddhist Services
  • Adventist Services
  • Devotional Activities On-Site
  • Christian Services

Outdoor spaces

  • Indoor Common Areas
  • Private Bath
  • Outdoor Common Areas

Apartment & room features

  • Bath Tubs
  • Respite or Short Term Stays Offered
  • Wheelchair Accessible Showers

Official oversight

Inspection and quality records

Inspection coverage has not yet been completed for this community. “Not covered” is not the same as “no violations found.”

Coverage last checked October 22, 2026.

Questions to confirm with the community

Additional care fees
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Move-in fee
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