The Waterford at Shavano Park

Is The Waterford at Shavano Park licensed by Texas HHSC?

Yes. The Waterford at Shavano Park holds Texas HHSC assisted living license #307668, a Type A license for 120 residents at 4096 Dezavala, San Antonio. HHSC lists the license status as "Licensed", with the current term running December 3, 2025 through December 3, 2028.

The same address also carries license #307792 (Type B, 30 beds, 30 Alzheimer's-certified). Texas licenses buildings, not brands, so one campus often holds separate Type A and Type B licenses, and each has its own inspection file.

Open The Waterford at Shavano Park's official HHSC TULIP record (license, inspections, enforcement) →

At more than 25 years on the HHSC rolls, this is one of the longer-licensed communities in the metro.

Does The Waterford at Shavano Park offer memory care under its Texas license?

No. The Waterford at Shavano Park is licensed Type A, which in Texas means every resident must be able to evacuate the building without staff help and must not need routine attendance during the night. It holds no Alzheimer's certification.

Type A suits a parent who is mobile and oriented but wants meals, medication reminders and help with a few daily tasks. If dementia or a fall changes that, the community has to move the resident to a Type B setting.

The campus also holds Type B license #307792 (30 beds, 30 Alzheimer's-certified), so a resident may be able to move across the campus rather than across town.

What did HHSC inspectors find at The Waterford at Shavano Park?

The Waterford at Shavano Park's HHSC TULIP record lists 7 cited findings on October 8, 2025: 0 from health (care) inspections and 7 from life safety code (fire and building) inspections. The most recent HHSC visit closed on January 29, 2026.

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

• Life Safety Code, October 8, 2025: The facility failed to ensure the sensitivity of smoke detectors was checked according to NFPA 72.
• Life Safety Code, October 8, 2025: The facility failed to test and maintain an emergency generator that provides power to emergency lighting.
• Life Safety Code, October 8, 2025: The facility failed to provide smoke compartmentation where required.
• Life Safety Code, October 8, 2025: The facility failed to keep walls and ceilings in good condition.
• Life Safety Code, October 8, 2025: The facility failed to provide exhaust for odor-producing areas.
• Life Safety Code, October 8, 2025: The facility failed to ensure the building electrical system met the referenced codes and standards.
• Life Safety Code, October 8, 2025: The facility failed to review the plan at least annually to reflect changes in information, within 30 days following a disaster, within 30 days after a drill, and within 30 days after a change in rule or policy.

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 The Waterford at Shavano Park?

No. The enforcement section of The Waterford at Shavano Park's HHSC TULIP record shows no administrative penalties or other enforcement actions as of October 24, 2026.

Who owns and operates The Waterford at Shavano Park?

HHSC lists Pal Shavano Park Trs, LLC (limited liability company (llc)) as the license holder for The Waterford at Shavano Park, with Sslpal Jv Management, LLC as the management company.

The same management company is on the HHSC record for 1 other licensed assisted living facility in the five-county area: The Waterford at Westover Hills (San Antonio). Comparing their inspection records side by side shows how consistently the operator runs its buildings.

Where is The Waterford at Shavano Park located in the San Antonio area?

The Waterford at Shavano Park is at 4096 Dezavala in San Antonio (78249), Bexar County, in the Northwest and North Central side. HHSC lists 36 other licensed assisted living facilities within five miles.

This is the Northwest and North Central side between I-10, Loop 410 and Loop 1604, close to the Medical Center, UTSA and the Dominion. Most of the metro's larger assisted living campuses are within a 15-minute radius of here.

Closest licensed assisted living by straight-line distance:

• Imagine Wellness Assisted Living (Type B, 16 beds, San Antonio) — 0.8 mi
• Arden Park Assisted Living (Type B, 16 beds, San Antonio) — 1.0 mi
• Greenwood Home Care (Type B, 6 beds, San Antonio) — 1.1 mi
• Beehive Homes of Babcock Ridge (Type B, 16 beds, San Antonio) — 1.4 mi
• Poet's Walk San Antonio (Type B, 70 beds, San Antonio) — 1.8 mi

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

How much does assisted living at The Waterford at Shavano Park cost?

HHSC does not publish prices, and The Waterford at Shavano Park 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.
• The Waterford at Shavano Park'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 The Waterford at Shavano Park before signing?

Start with the HHSC record, then test it in person: the most useful questions for The Waterford at Shavano Park come straight from its Type A license, its 7 cited inspection findings and its enforcement history.

• Because the license is Type A, ask what the community does when a resident can no longer evacuate alone, and how much notice it gives before requiring a move.
• At 120 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 The Waterford at Shavano Park

1. Which hospital do residents usually go to, and who goes with them?
2. Which care needs would require my parent to move out?
3. What is included in the base rate, and what costs extra?
4. Do you accept VA Aid and Attendance or long-term care insurance billing?
5. What is the caregiver-to-resident ratio on the overnight shift?
6. Can I see your most recent HHSC inspection report and plan of correction?

Our San Antonio tour checklist has the full list.

Related questions

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