Brookdale Oakwell

Is Brookdale Oakwell licensed by Texas HHSC?

Yes. Brookdale Oakwell holds Texas HHSC assisted living license #148634, a Type B license for 136 residents at 3360 Oakwell Court, San Antonio. HHSC lists the license status as "Licensed", with the current term running January 1, 2026 through January 1, 2029.

Open Brookdale Oakwell's official HHSC TULIP record (license, inspections, enforcement) →

At more than 26 years on the HHSC rolls, this is one of the longer-licensed communities in the metro.

Does Brookdale Oakwell offer memory care under its Texas license?

Yes. Brookdale Oakwell holds HHSC Alzheimer's certificate #104397 covering 34 of its 136 licensed beds, valid through May 1, 2029. In Texas that certification is what lets a facility advertise memory care for Alzheimer's and related dementias.

The other 102 beds are general assisted living. For families this matters because a parent can often move from the assisted living side to the secured unit without changing communities if dementia progresses; ask how that transfer is decided and whether the monthly rate changes.

What did HHSC inspectors find at Brookdale Oakwell?

Brookdale Oakwell's HHSC TULIP record lists 9 cited findings between May 1, 2025 and April 15, 2026: 2 from health (care) inspections and 7 from life safety code (fire and building) inspections. The most recent HHSC visit closed on April 15, 2026.

The most recent findings, in HHSC's own words:

• Health Visit, April 15, 2026: The facility failed to conduct required fire drills and document fire drills on the required form.
• Health Visit, April 15, 2026: The facility failed to train staff in the use of fire extinguishers, failed to inspect and maintain fire extinguishers, and failed to keep records of inspection and maintenance of fire extinguishers.
• Life Safety Code, May 1, 2025: The facility failed to inspect, test, and maintain fire sprinkler system components.
• Life Safety Code, May 1, 2025: The facility failed to store oxygen provided by the facility in a safe and sanitary manner.
• Life Safety Code, May 1, 2025: The facility failed to ensure resident room doors would latch in their frames.
• Life Safety Code, May 1, 2025: The facility failed to provide smoke compartmentation where required.
• Life Safety Code, May 1, 2025: The facility failed to provide a manual fire alarm system that met the referenced codes and standards.
• Life Safety Code, May 1, 2025: The facility failed to protect cooking operations according to the Life Safety Code.

1 earlier findings are on the full TULIP record.

For context, the median for San Antonio-area assisted living communities with 50 or more beds is 7 cited findings on the current TULIP record. A finding is a cited rule, not necessarily harm to a resident; life safety findings are often fire-door, sprinkler or exit-sign items. Read the health findings first, and ask the administrator what changed after each one.

Has Texas HHSC taken enforcement action against Brookdale Oakwell?

Yes. Brookdale Oakwell's HHSC record shows 1 administrative penalty totaling $4,000, most recently $4,000 imposed on November 4, 2024.

• November 4, 2024, Administrative Penalty, $4,000: The facility failed to have an ongoing and effective pest control program and to provide insect screens on operable windows. (26 TAC §553.104(l)); The facility failed to ensure each resident was free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. (26 TAC §553.267(a)(3)(E)(ii))

An administrative penalty is a fine HHSC imposes after a violation; it does not by itself close a facility or mean residents are unsafe today. Ask the administrator what the plan of correction was and whether HHSC accepted it.

Who owns and operates Brookdale Oakwell?

HHSC lists Brookdale Senior Living INC (limited partnership) as the license holder for Brookdale Oakwell, with no separate management company on the record.

Where is Brookdale Oakwell located in the San Antonio area?

Brookdale Oakwell is at 3360 Oakwell Court in San Antonio (78218), Bexar County, in the Northeast side and the JBSA-Randolph corridor. HHSC lists 24 other licensed assisted living facilities within five miles.

This is the Northeast side between Loop 410, I-35 and FM 78, a short drive from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and Methodist Hospital Northeast in Live Oak. It is a common choice for military retiree families and for adult children living in Converse, Schertz or Cibolo.

Closest licensed assisted living by straight-line distance:

• Gemstone Senior Living at Oakwell (Type B, 16 beds, San Antonio) — 0.2 mi
• Wholehearted Care Senior Living at Oakwell (Type B, 20 beds, San Antonio) — 0.2 mi
• Mentor ABI (Type B, 5 beds, San Antonio) — 0.3 mi
• Forest Oak Landing (Type A, 30 beds, San Antonio) — 0.8 mi
• Trinity Care Assisted Living (Type B, 16 beds, San Antonio) — 1.5 mi

More about care options in San Antonio assisted living and San Antonio memory care.

How much does assisted living at Brookdale Oakwell cost?

HHSC does not publish prices, and Brookdale Oakwell sets its own rates, so get a written quote. As a benchmark, our 2026 San Antonio cost guide puts most local assisted living between about $3,800 and $5,500 a month, and memory care typically adds $1,000 to $2,000 a month on top of that.

• Ask for the base rent and the care-level fee separately; most San Antonio communities price care in tiers, so two communities with the same advertised rate can differ by hundreds of dollars once care is added.
• Ask what the last two annual increases were, in percent, and whether care fees can change mid-year after a reassessment.
• The 2024 Genworth and CareScout Cost of Care Survey put the national median for assisted living at $70,800 a year, so the San Antonio market remains below the national figure even after recent increases.
• Brookdale Oakwell's TULIP record shows it does not accept Medicaid. If STAR+PLUS HCBS may be needed later, ask what happens to a resident who spends down savings.

See the San Antonio assisted living cost guide and the memory care cost guide for the detail.

How should families evaluate Brookdale Oakwell before signing?

Start with the HHSC record, then test it in person: the most useful questions for Brookdale Oakwell come straight from its Type B license, its 9 cited inspection findings and its enforcement history.

• Bring the penalty list above to the tour and ask what changed after each one.
• Ask how many hours of dementia training direct-care staff complete, how many staff are awake in the secured unit overnight, and how residents get outdoor time.
• At 136 licensed beds this is a large community; ask how many caregivers work each shift on your parent's floor or wing, not building-wide.
• Visit twice, once unannounced near a mealtime, and talk to a resident's family member if you can.

Questions to ask on a tour of Brookdale Oakwell

1. How do you handle a fall at 2 a.m.? Who is called, and how fast?
2. How long have the administrator and the director of nursing been here?
3. How are medication errors tracked and reported?
4. Do you have Spanish-speaking caregivers on every shift?
5. Which hospital do residents usually go to, and who goes with them?
6. Which care needs would require my parent to move out?

Our San Antonio tour checklist has the full list.

Related questions

• How do I verify a Texas assisted living license with HHSC?
• What are the Type B memory care requirements in Texas?
• How do I file a complaint with HHSC about an assisted living facility?
• Which other memory care communities are licensed near San Antonio?
• What does memory care in San Antonio involve?

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