The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens

What does the Texas record for The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens in Mission show?

The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens holds Texas Type B assisted living license #148624, issued by the Health and Human Services Commission for 15 residents and valid until July 28, 2027.

Each license term in the HHSC directory spans three years. If you are signing a contract near the expiration date, ask whether the renewal application is in.

What does a Type B license mean for residents of The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens?

Under a Type B license, The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens may house residents who need staff help to get out of the building in an emergency, who need attention during the night, or who cannot follow directions in an emergency, as long as they are not permanently bedfast.

The license type sets the ceiling on care, not the floor. Ask which residents the building has asked to leave in the past year and why, because that answer shows where its real limits are. More on Type A and Type B licenses.

Where does The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens rank by size among Hidalgo County assisted living?

At 15 licensed residents, The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens ranks 16th of 16 licensed assisted living facilities in Hidalgo County and holds about 4% of the county's 378 licensed assisted living places.

The county median is 16 licensed residents. In a building this size, ask who covers the floor when one aide is helping a resident in the bathroom at night.

When did HHSC last inspect The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens, and what did it cite?

TULIP gives March 17, 2026 as the exit date of The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens's most recent inspection, 7 months before this page was built, and it lists 5 citations from inspection visits.

• Life Safety Code, May 6, 2021: The facility failed to conduct and document a risk assessment for potential emergencies or disasters.
• Life Safety Code, May 6, 2021: The facility failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness and response plan.
• Life Safety Code, May 6, 2021: The facility's emergency preparedness and response plan failed to address the eight core functions of emergency management.
• Life Safety Code, May 6, 2021: The facility failed to provide the required emergency preparedness and response plan training and conduct drills.
• Life Safety Code, May 6, 2021: The facility failed to provide the required sprinkler system to meet NFPA 13, 13D, 13R, or meet the requirements of Chapter 32.

The citations fall under emergency preparedness (3), other requirements (1), sprinklers (1). Each citation must be answered with a plan of correction. Ask the administrator for the written statement and the plan, and how the fix is being checked today. Across Hidalgo County's 16 licensed buildings, the median latest inspection is 8 months old.

Does The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens offer memory care?

Not as certified memory care: HHSC's directory shows no Alzheimer's certified capacity at The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens, so it may not advertise specialized Alzheimer's care, although it can still serve residents with mild memory loss.

Many residents with early dementia do well in an uncertified building with a watchful staff. The closest certified Alzheimer's units are The Bridges at Mission in Mission (61 certified places, 2.4 mi); The Gardens at Brook Ridge in Pharr (30 certified places, 7.1 mi); Avalon Memory Care - Edinburg in Edinburg (25 certified places, 7.4 mi).

Has The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens paid state penalties?

None appear. The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens's TULIP record shows no enforcement actions.

An empty enforcement record only means no penalty was imposed. Ordinary citations are fixed through plans of correction and never become penalties, so the inspection report is still worth reading.

Which hospitals and alternatives are close to The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens in Mission?

The nearest other licensed assisted living facility is Mission Guest House in Mission (same spot by straight line, 16 residents), and the closest acute-care hospital is Mission Regional Medical Center at about 3.8 miles.

The closest Medicare-certified nursing homes are Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (2.2 mi, CMS 4 of 5) and Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care (2.3 mi, CMS 4 of 5).

The nearest licensed adult day (DAHS) center is Mi Casa Adult Day Care in Mission, 0.7 mi away, one of 130 in the county.

Treat these as rough distances; actual routes across the Valley's grid of farm-to-market roads are longer.

What should families ask on a tour of The Bungalows at Waterford Gardens?

Begin with the questions the public record raises: ask to read the statement of violations from the latest inspection and the plan of correction that answered it.

• Ask who passes medications: a licensed nurse, or a certified medication aide, and who checks the work.
• Ask how many staff are awake in the building between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• Ask whether care plans, menus and activity calendars are available in Spanish.
• TULIP shows this building does not accept Medicaid; ask what happens if savings run out.
• Ask what the monthly rate includes and what it does not, in writing.