My mother is in Blue Skies of Texas. She's been there for 22 years. She must have liked it because she stayed there for long. It's very nice there. It is a bit more expensive than where my mom-in-law is, but it also has more facilities. They have an indoor swimming pool. They're helpful, but they have a lot of people to look after, so I feel they're sometimes a little bit quicker with you. They had lots of activities, but with the virus, all of that has been shut down. Right now, she's in assisted living. We had to up our game about a year ago. The independent and the assisted living are all in the same building.
Blue Skies of Texas San Antonio, TX
Offers Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes, Continuing Care Communities, and Memory Care
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Assisted Living Reviews for Blue Skies of Texas
February 18, 2021
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
August 24, 2017
I am/was a resident of this facility
I have been a resident for 9 years; but in assisted living for only three months. I am well cared for and my needs are met. The staff is understanding and caring.
Provider Response
Thank you for sharing a bit about your time here at Blue Skies. Knowing you have the care you need, as you need it, is an important factor that makes our community so attractive to so many people. First hand experiences like yours validate that!
March 23, 2017
I visited this facility
I wouldn't want to live in the cottages of Blue Skies because they're rundown, but if I live inside the building, I have to get rid of my dog. They offer taking you to the doctors. It seemed to be clean.
Provider Response
Thank you for visiting us at our Blue Skies of Texas West community. Since you didn't find the perfect residence for you and your canine companion at Blue Skies West, please contact us and let us show you through our beautiful loft-style apartments at our Blue Skies of Texas East community. These apartments were built five years ago and they are a pet-friendly environment. The huge corner glass windows of each apartment let the wonderful natural light in, and our Heritage Park is just steps from your front door. Our East community is also a little closer to downtown San Antonio if you enjoy city life. If you have any additional questions, or want to stop by for another visit please don't hesitate to contact us.
March 31, 2016
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My aunt is at Blue Skies. The place is very nice, and I was impressed with the amount of military there; my uncle, who passed away, is retired military. The rooms are pretty spacious, so she will be able to get anything that she wants in there. It is very nice and small but most of these kinds of places are small. For her, it is better. The food is very good. The staff is very helpful and secured everything for her. We are very pleased and happy with it.
Provider Response
Shirley,
Thanks for taking a few moments to share your positive thoughts about our diverse community of both military and non-military seniors. We’re glad your aunt is part of our Blue Skies family! If you ever have any questions, or if we can be of assistance in any way, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.
August 13, 2015
I visited this facility
It I is older. It has been established for a number of years. I am familiar with the Village. I have friends over there. It's beyond my capability, as it is very pricey. Their charges for assisted living are in the range of $5,000 a month. It's an excellent facility. You have many privileges, and since they are military-connected, it's as if you never left the base. It's definitely a home for military people.
I've always found the staff very accommodating. They have a referral list if the people in independent senior living want help in the apartment. They have lists of people you can call so that at a moment's notice, you can have any kind of service you want, which is something that most places don't do. I think Air Force Village I is one of the finest places.
Provider Response
We appreciate your feedback. You’re right, our community is full of tradition and has been a mainstay in San Antonio for the past 45 years. We’ve always been dedicated to providing amenities and services our residents desire and expect. The beauty of being a community with a life care option is that we offer a variety of living options and pricing plans, as well as a full continuum of care. We’ve recently expanded our eligibility beyond those with military backgrounds, so more area seniors can enjoy the lifestyle we offer. The next time you visit your friends, we invite you to have lunch with us and see if we have an option that might work for you. You might be pleasantly surprised after doing a cost comparison. Thanks again for your positive review of Blue Skies of Texas.
May 21, 2015
I visited this facility
My dad was here for rehab. My dad would push his little buzzer, and they were there in less than a minute. They were running in the room to see what was going on. It was just awesome. The food -- you went out there and you had a choice. They had a main meal and a menu that you looked at. You got a hold of the menu and you got to see what the item was up for the day. If you didn't want it, then you had another menu that you could choose from what they would make for you to eat. The care there was just wonderful. The physical therapy was wonderful. The staff was like a family because they knew every patient's name, they knew our names, we knew all of their names, and all the patients learned each other's names. It was just an awesome place to be that we are trying to get him back to. My dad never complained about anything he ate; he loved everything he ate there. It was clean, and you were taken care of there. They had it gated, so that nobody can just leave the premises, which is nice. It's gated and the landscaping is nice; it's just a wonderful place.
May 01, 2015
I visited this facility
Blue Skies was beautiful, but it was extremely expensive -- $5,000 a month. How many people have $5,000 a month? Not very many people. It was very nice. It was like a hotel. They had everything there. They have bingo, movies, and a library, and I think they had a beauty salon. Everybody was very informative, nice, and friendly.
November 26, 2014
I am/was a resident of this facility
Basic needs are furnished and served with respect and attention.
January 31, 2014
I visited this facility
I've gone to it several times. The staff were all really nice and friendly. We've had meetings there and I've been invited a lot over so that they could talk to us about different things. The rooms are very small. You don't make your own meals. You end up going down to the restaurant on the first floor and eat all your meals.
I know you have to dress up or to be in decent clothes to have supper at the big dining room. But you can go to a cafeteria, too. You can wander around do what you want, but I just have more freedom and more space in my home. I like it because it's closer to town. I wanted to get into the new units that they built because it had more room and storage, but I don't have near enough money.
March 20, 2013
I visited this facility
The staff was very friendly. But San Antonio gets hot in the summer.
June 26, 2012
I am a friend or relative of a resident
I really liked the building. It is a highrise with 3 restaurants. The sky lounge on the 15th floor was for fancy dinners and Sunday brunch, it required formal attire. Then there was a restaurant on the first floor (like a TGIF or Chili's in style), and then another restaurant that was cafeteria style. There were nice work out amenities, a weekly newsletter was clipped to my dad's door with the weekly activities, if new people moved in, social events. I thought that the staff seemed a little burned out, maybe they are not paid enough to take care of all of these old people that can be a bit difficult at times. I think the pay should be higher in order to get better employees, but the rest of this facility was great. My dad bought 2 apartments, he knocked out the wall between the two and he has a larger, airer space. They are trying this new concept of combining 2 side by side apartments into one, and adding more modern amenities. I was really happy that this is where my dad moved to, it doesn't feel like an old folks home, it feels modern and hip, it has a lot of fun social activities, it offers them a reason to get dressed up and mingle. They all wore name tags whenever they were in the restaurant or when they leave their room - so it makes it easier for them to recognize each other. The restaurant had nice pastries that my dad could take up to his kitchenette. He likes a slice of cake at night. They also had a nice welcoming committee made up of the older, yet mentally there residents that could help my dad get involved with his new surroundings.
Independent Living Reviews for Blue Skies of Texas
September 17, 2023
I visited this facility
We toured Blue Skies of Texas West. You have an investment that you make that can be and probably would be very substantial for some people. The difference from the other place is the upfront cost. The community is excellent. We took a tour, but we also went for a luncheon there, and they have a professional chef on staff who prepares the meal. The person who gave us the tour was very connected, very interested in us, and made sure that we understood every aspect that we would need, to be able to make a decision about their facility. The dining area is like a cafeteria style where it's got a lot of tables, but people get to come and eat, and they get an option. You could select how many meals a day you want to partake in or participate in. If they just want one big meal a day, then that's what they can have. If they want to have almost like a restaurant kind of setting, then that's what they can get also. So they have a lot of options for the food. However, on the preparation side, there's a professional staff that is there that prepare the food for all the residents. You almost feel that you've stepped into a restaurant when we were there with the setting and the sweet staff, and having the excellence of the chef on the property all the time. They have many, many groups, and they have many options for the residents to be able to participate in. They have walking trails. They have all kinds of outdoor activities. They have pools and they have options for people who want to participate in pool recreation and also pool fitness activities.
December 24, 2021
I visited this facility
We toured Blue Skies of Texas. They offered some options from building our own house, so we have a floor plan that we want and we all live in the thing, and then of course when we die, they get the house. They also offered us existing houses. They also showed us in descending order, going from independent houses, into duplexes where you have a house, parking garages in between those other houses. And they've also shown us apartments in the towers, which we rejected pretty quickly. They were very small. My library wouldn't even fit into the places. Right now, it's the best place we looked at.
The people working there were very good. We even argued with one of them over something and she stood her point. She had evidence and stuff that supported her. She didn't change because she saw that we were not liking what she was saying and she stuck to it. She showed us the evidence. She showed us information, and I thought that was great. The structures were good. The cleanliness was good. The hallways, when you enter the elevators, the closets, they were all clean. The cleaning staff did a very good job of it and continues to do a good job on the place. You can find what you want there.
October 15, 2020
I visited this facility
We went to Blue Skies of Texas. They had a nice, brick, beautiful house. It was 1,600 sq. ft. and had everything that you could possibly want in it. But the idea is that you buy in, and so the house was gonna cost $200,000 that I had to put up. On top of that, you pay your fees, which are $4,000 a month. That includes our meals and all that, but the chances of us living more than ten years are kind of not there. So at that point we lose everything because we don't get any rebate, we don't get anything back on the $200,000. I'd rather use it on something that would benefit us. You have to live there over ten years before you start to get money back on the house. That's the only downturn, but the place is beautiful. It's nice that it's all there. They come in once a week and they can clean your house, they dust it, they do everything, they change light fixtures, they take care of the yard; I don't have to call somebody to come in and do the yard. They just take care of everything. All I would do is do a little cooking, and if I don't want to cook, we can ride over to the main dining room or they can bring it to us. The lady that showed us around was excellent. She was real nice, she asked another couple to come and talk to us from their point of view; they lived in the apartment. It was nice to hear from somebody else. We had a light lunch with them, and that was very, very nice. The food was good, but it was limited because they had the dining room closed, and they bring them their food. It was beautiful when you go in. They had a big meeting room, the dining room is in the basement, but it's beautiful, and it's huge. When you walk into the building, it looks almost like a hotel. They have all kinds of activities in there, they have all kinds of art works done by members that live there, they have a lot of arts and crafts, they have a huge library. It's more like being in a resort; excellent. I would recommend them to anybody that can afford it, and that is still young enough to enjoy it.
Nursing Home Reviews for Blue Skies of Texas
January 19, 2021
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
My wife was at Blue Skies of Texas for rehab after she broke her hip in August of last year. They did everything they're supposed to do. It's clean, they had security, they were always there when she needed them, and she wasn't locked up confined. She could push her button, and somebody would answer. I could call and I would always get somebody on the phone.
Continuing Care Retirement Community Reviews for Blue Skies of Texas
November 30, 2015
I visited this facility
I like the cottage that I saw at Blue Skies of Texas West. It has two bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, and a patio. The staff was very friendly.
January 24, 2015
I visited this facility
It is near a small airport west of town. It is a beautiful facility. The apartments are bigger in size. They have games like chess and bridge. They also have fraternal organizations, so they have lots of formal dinners. They take day trips to events. The apartments are kept in very good shape and are wired for internet connection and telephone. The staff is fantastic.
September 08, 2014
I visited this facility
My mother had a short experience here after she went out from the hospital. Without a doubt, the place was just fantastic. It was amazingly clean. The staff was great and treated the residents very well. They were very good in the physical therapy too. They had few patients and I think it's good because the patients were able to receive more care.They also had a really good food. Indeed, it was a great place.
July 07, 2014
I visited this facility
I thought it was great. Everything about it was great. I liked that there was a lot of grounds. My father could go walking or take a walk on the grounds, and he would have a GPS necklace. The rooms were fine. There was an exercise class going on in the pool; there was just a lot of movement, and that was what I liked about it. The assisted living location was attached to the independent living, so there were a lot of places where you didn't just have to stay in the assisted living area. They were in different buildings, but they were sort of just a little distance away, and with that GPS they can keep track of everyone. I liked it because he wouldn't be stuck in the assisted living. He could go and walk over to the independent care and have lunch and everything, or wherever he needed to. I had lunch there and the food was great.
Memory Care Reviews for Blue Skies of Texas
March 08, 2018
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
We truly feel so lucky we found Blue Skies Freedom House (memory care). We had no idea our time remaining with my father in law would be so short but through all our challenges the Blue Skies community remained truly compassionate and comforting. While the facility itself was very nice, his room was regularly cleaned and the entire facility was bright and cheerful, it was the staff members that made all the difference. Every staff person we met, from those providing the full care of my father in law to those we just passed in the halls, to the doctors, nurses, aides and administration support, were cheerful, friendly, respectful and so caring. My father in law regularly said everyone was taking such good care of him and we know everyone did all they could to tend to his comfort. The respect and honor demonstrated by the staff was truly fitting of such an honorable man.
Provider Response
We're deeply sorry for the loss of your father-in-law, but are glad to learn we played a positive role in his and your family's lives. We know how difficult it is to lose a loved one, and appreciate that you took a few moments to share your thoughts with us. We'll be sure to send them along to each member of our team. All our best to you and yours.
Services and Amenities of Blue Skies of Texas in San Antonio, Texas
Room and housing options
- 1-bedroom apartments
- 2-bedroom apartments
- Companion Suites: Yes
- Studio Apartments
- Housing Extra: 34 Apartments
Dining options
- In Room Kitchenette
- In Room Kitchens
- Dining Room Shared Meals
Features
- Beauty Barber Shop
- Computer Room
- Resident Transportation
- Party Space
- Garden And Patio
- Resident Parking
- Security Gate
- Pool
Cleaning services
- Laundry For Linens
- Private Cleaning Services
- Housekeeping
- Laundry For Clothing
Technology and entertainment
- Cable In Rooms
- Internet Enabled Rooms
- Wifi
Health services
- Skilled Nursing
- Medication Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nurse On Staff: Yes
- Pharma
Activities
- Offsite Activities
- Music
- Games
- Stories
- Religious Services
- Lectures Discussions
- Book Clubs
- Fitness Room
- Gardening
- Cooking
- Arts And Crafts
Financial guidance
- Va Benefits Consultation
- Financing Advice
Guest services
- Guest Parking
- Guests At Mealtime
- Overnight Guests
Languages
- English
General
- Resident Capacity: 428
- Pets: Yes
Nurses
- Nurses Extra: Nurse Practitioners
Range of services
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
Licenses
- State Licenses: 101035
About Blue Skies of Texas in San Antonio, Texas
Convenience-filled apartments, cottages and ranch homes. Laid-back independent living that’s engagingly energetic, too – there’s nothing else like Blue Skies West. Choose from Tower apartments, to stay close to the hub of the socializing, or pick a cottage in one of our tree-lined neighborhoods. Need a little more elegance? How about a lovely ranch home in The Garden? Whichever of our retirement homes you prefer, you’ll find a range of sizes, floor plans, locations and costs to choose from. And housekeeping, maintenance, security and basic utilities are provided.
Home-like settings for assisted living are offered at Blue Skies East and West. Arnold House (East) offers 20 private apartments with assisted living services, while Liberty House (West) provides a choice of 34 spacious, private 1- and 2-bedroom apartments. Assisted living is designed to help the individual just enough for them to maintain independence – and indulge in the satisfying, amenity-rich Blue Skies lifestyle.
Tower apartments.
- 7 stories of urban-style apartments in the heart of the campus
- and 2-bedroom with 1 or 2 baths
- 660 to 1,312 square feet
- Assigned parking
- Private balconies
- Laundry rooms on every floor
- Indoor swimming pool
Cottages in The Lakes.
- Tree-lined streets in a professionally landscaped neighborhood setting – with ponds
- 2-bedroom, 2-bath floor plans
- Modern kitchen appliances and washer-dryer connections
- 1,013 to 1,120 square feet
- Patios & Carports
Cottages in The Oaks.
- Tree-lined streets in a professionally landscaped neighborhood setting – with ponds
- 2- and 3-bedroom floor plans
- Modern kitchen appliances and washer-dryer connections
- Generous storage and interior utility rooms
- 1,662 to 2,254 square feet
- Two-car garages
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Enriched living for adventuresome seniors.
Lifestyle? Dynamic. You’ll find a variety of residential choices on two campuses, maintenance and housekeeping provided, and multiple dining venues at the ready. You’ll also discover you can have all the time you need to cultivate friendships, plus all sorts of opportunities for social, physical, intellectual, emotional, vocational, environmental and spiritual activities. So blaze your trail of adventure. This life’s rich – which makes you wealthy beyond measure.
What’s the Blue Skies lifestyle?
Connect. Learn. Find fulfillment. This is a rich, robust senior living experience. Daily life teams with friendship, sports, exercise, learning, volunteering, dance, music and networking, and you’ll be ideally situated – with a ready cadre of companions – to kick off or join the next adventure. Choose your adventure. Identify your goal. Grab your friends. And go.
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