Pricing ranges from
    $3,496 – 4,195/month

    Desire To Live

    2220 County Rd 144, Alvin, TX, 77511
    3.5 · 8 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Great caregivers but management unsafe

    I have mixed feelings. The direct caregivers were kind, experienced and compassionate - excellent, dependable special-needs and hospice care in a home-like setting with engaging outings, private hospice rooms with 24-hour nurses and in-room comforts; my mother loved the chickens and gardening and families were welcome. But management was hostile (Wanda was abusive), the place felt chaotic and sometimes unsanitary (ragged linens, no PPE), activities and staffing were inconsistent, and I experienced a $100 financial dispute/theft and an abrupt, hostile dismissal. Overall, wonderful hands-on care from staff, but serious management and safety concerns mean I would not confidently place another family member there.

    Pricing

    $3,496+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $4,195+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.50 · 8 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      3.5
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Home-like atmosphere
    • Engaging activities and outings (plays, restaurant visits, short vacations)
    • Hospice care with private room and 24‑hour nurses
    • In-room comforts (recliners, blankets, small refrigerator)
    • Family involvement invited and encouraged
    • Gardening and pet/chicken activities
    • Experienced staff with special‑needs expertise
    • Dependable, excellent care reported by some reviewers
    • Kind, compassionate, non‑judgmental staff
    • Community‑minded and supportive environment

    Cons

    • Abusive or mean behavior by manager (named Wanda in reviews)
    • Chaotic facility operations reported
    • No or insufficient activities for residents (contradicting other reviews)
    • Poor cleanliness and ragged towels/sheets
    • No PPE provided and unsafe hygiene practices
    • Staff reportedly not paid / low staff morale concerns
    • Alleged client mistreatment and aggressive/unsafe staff conduct
    • Theft/financial dispute alleged ($100)
    • Facility photos allegedly misrepresented reality
    • Abrupt and hostile dismissal of visitors/families
    • Reviews indicating facility not suitable for placing a family member

    Summary review

    Overall impression: The reviews present a strongly polarized picture of the facility. Several reviewers praise the center for excellent, dependable care—particularly in hospice situations and for residents with special needs—while other reviewers allege serious problems with management, cleanliness, safety, and programming. The result is a mixed, high-variance profile: some families report exceptional, compassionate care and meaningful engagement for residents, while others report troubling administrative and hygiene issues that they consider disqualifying.

    Care quality and clinical support: Positive reports emphasize strong clinical support, especially in hospice care where reviewers mention a private hospice room, 24‑hour nurses, and staff experienced in special‑needs care who 'far exceed' other facilities. In these accounts, staff provide dependable, expert care and create comfort with in‑room amenities like recliners, blankets, and small refrigerators. These reviewers also highlight that families were invited to participate and that staff were kind and non‑judgmental.

    Staff, compassion, and expertise: Several summaries praise staff as compassionate, community‑minded, supportive, and inspirational. Multiple reviewers singled out the facility's ability to manage complex disease needs when other places could not. These positive comments emphasize a team that engages families and maintains a warm, home‑like atmosphere. Contrasting sharply with that, however, are allegations of abusive management and specific reports of a manager named Wanda exhibiting mean or abusive behavior. Additional negative reports state aggressive or unsafe conduct by staff and claim staff were not being paid, suggesting serious morale and supervision problems.

    Activities, engagement, and resident life: There are two distinct narratives about programming. Some reviews describe a lively schedule of activities and outings—plays, restaurant visits, short vacations—and resident‑centered features like gardening and chickens that a resident loved. Families were reportedly invited to join activities. Other reviews, however, complain of no meaningful program or activities and a generally chaotic environment. This contradiction suggests inconsistent programming or variability over time or across units.

    Facilities, cleanliness, and hygiene: Positive comments reference comfortable in‑room features and a home‑like setting. Negative comments raise concrete concerns about poor cleanliness, ragged towels and sheets, and unsafe hygiene practices, including a lack of PPE. There is also an allegation that facility photos were misrepresented compared with on‑site conditions. Taken together, these points indicate that while some residents experienced well‑maintained rooms and comforts, others encountered unacceptable sanitation and presentation issues.

    Management, safety, and financial concerns: Several reviews cite serious administrative and safety issues: abusive management behavior, abrupt and hostile dismissals of visitors or families, alleged client mistreatment, and a reported theft/financial dispute (an alleged $100). Reports that staff were not paid and that management was abusive could contribute to staff turnover and inconsistent care. These administrative concerns are among the most significant negative themes because they affect staff morale, resident safety, and trust with families.

    Patterns and likely explanations: The review set reflects a clear divergence in experiences—some families encountered an expertly run, compassionate environment, while others experienced chaotic, unsafe, or abusive conditions. This pattern could indicate significant variability by unit, shift, time period, or due to leadership changes. It also raises the possibility of isolated incidents that heavily influenced some reviews. Given the mix of very positive hospice‑specific comments and very negative operational complaints, prospective families should treat both narratives as potentially valid and seek corroboration.

    Implications and considerations: The most important takeaways are the facility's demonstrated strengths in hospice care and special‑needs expertise, contrasted with repeated and serious allegations about management behavior, cleanliness, and safety practices. Anyone evaluating this facility should verify current conditions in person, ask targeted questions about staffing levels and pay, infection‑control protocols (including PPE), activity programming, linen and housekeeping procedures, and financial policies. Request to see the actual rooms used for hospice and long‑term care, review recent inspection or complaint records if available, and speak directly to families currently involved with the facility to clarify whether the positive or negative experiences better reflect the present reality.

    Location

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    About Desire To Live

    Desire To Live is a nonprofit senior living and care provider with space for up to nine residents, and they offer a range of support and referral services, plus hospice care for those who need end-of-life comfort, and they've got home care support if residents want to stay at home but still need help. The place is for seniors who want independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, or even a board and care home setting, so folks can find different levels of care matched to how much help they actually want day to day, and they can handle light, medium, or heavy care depending on how much personal care someone needs, whether that's help with bathing or someone who requires total assistance with every part of daily life, including management for behavioral or memory challenges and even physical aggression, since they have special safety features and trained staff for that. They give residents their own private living space or bedroom-sometimes even with a kitchenette-and they've got safe, wheelchair-accessible showers, and some rooms include private baths.

    Most residents get 24-hour supervision, personal assistance, medication management, and the staff is always available to coordinate with doctors and other healthcare professionals. They can help people who need transfers, including one- or two-person assists, and they can use mechanical lifts as needed, which is a real comfort for folks who need a lot of support. They care for people with diabetes (and can do insulin injections and blood sugar checks), incontinence, and offer respite stays and hospice for situations that call for extra support. There's a dedicated memory care building with security technology-like bracelets that signal if someone tries to leave the area-and their team handles behaviors like wandering, exit seeking, and physical acting out, so families can feel better about their loved one's safety. For those with dementia or Alzheimer's, they run structured activities to help keep people engaged and use strategies to offer a secure, comforting routine.

    The staff always keeps things running, and they have a nurse on call, plus visiting therapists (speech, occupational, physical), and there's visiting nurse care, so residents don't have to go off-site for many health needs. They offer meals with special attention to balanced nutrition, they serve scheduled meals in the dining room, and can accommodate dietary restrictions. Residents get laundry, housekeeping, and even dry cleaning, and each room has a telephone for easy contact. The facility has outdoor and indoor common areas, community gardens, and walking paths so people can spend time outside or with others, along with organized movie nights and other social activities both at the property and elsewhere.

    Desire To Live provides transportation and has resident parking, trying to make it easier to get around to appointments and outings. The community gives a close-knit feeling since it's small, and the staff works to know each resident's personal needs and routines. For memory care, they have semi-private rooms starting at $3,000 a month, and the facility follows an aging-in-place philosophy, which means residents can often stay there even if their needs change. The goal really is to promote independence for as long as possible, while offering the support and care folks need, and to create a familiar environment where seniors can connect, feel safe, and enjoy their days with the right level of help.

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