A Serene Setting

    2101 Cross Creek Trl, Round Rock, TX 78681
    • Assisted Living

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    Reviews

    4.76·(17)

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.9
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      4.8

    Pros

    • Home-like atmosphere
    • Caring, attentive staff
    • Long-tenured employees
    • Family-run ownership and management
    • Proactive owner communication
    • Sufficient staffing levels
    • Compassionate personal attention
    • Timely wound and clinical care
    • Dietary accommodations and blood-sugar monitoring
    • High-quality, appealing meals
    • Clean rooms and laundry care
    • Social programming and holiday celebrations
    • Private-room availability
    • Pleasant grounds and outdoor spaces

    Cons

    • Dated building aesthetics and worn common-area finishes
    • Inconsistent meal presentation and visual appeal
    • Limited private-space options and occasionally crowded shared areas
    • Minor fixture and storage quality issues in resident rooms

    Summary of reviews

    This facility is characterized primarily as a small, family-run home with a home-like, welcoming atmosphere. Families consistently emphasize compassionate, attentive staff and long staff tenure; ownership is described as proactive and accessible. Staffing levels and hands-on clinical attention (including punctual wound care and blood-sugar monitoring) are presented as strengths, and reviewers commonly describe residents as treated with personal attention and respect.

    Clinical and caregiving performance is a recurrent positive theme. Reviewers highlight attentive day-to-day care, prompt clinical follow-up, and staff responsiveness to family requests. The facility’s staffing model and continuity appear to support individualized care; several families cited specific examples of owners and caregivers communicating directly and keeping families informed.

    Dining and nutrition receive mixed but often favorable comments. Many reviewers praised the food quality and accommodation of dietary needs, with attention to blood-glucose management. However, there is a pattern of inconsistent meal presentation and visual appeal for some families; while some describe meals as excellent, others find the presentation less appetizing. Prospective families may wish to sample meals and ask about meal-planning and presentation practices.

    Social life and programming are presented positively. The setting supports social events, birthday and holiday celebrations, and a friendly, family-like vibe. Outdoor features — trees, walking trails and patios — contribute to a serene, homelike environment and are noted as meaningful quality-of-life assets.

    Facility condition is an area of divergence. While many reviewers describe clean rooms and well-maintained grounds, others note that the building is older and that common areas and finishes show wear (worn carpeting, dated décor). A few reviewers pointed to minor fixture or storage quality issues in resident rooms. There is also mention of limited private-space options at times, with shared areas feeling crowded in some situations.

    Overall pattern: strong, relationship-centered care and accessible management are the facility’s primary strengths, supported by adequate staffing and individualized clinical attention. The main operational drawbacks are building-age aesthetics, occasional variability in meal presentation, and constraints on private space. For families considering this provider, recommended next steps are an on-site tour focusing on current room options and common-area condition, a meal sampling, and direct questions about private-room availability and specific clinical/wound-care protocols to ensure alignment with individual needs.

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    Location

    A Serene Setting is located at 2101 Cross Creek Trl, Round Rock, TX, 78681.

    About A Serene Setting

    A Serene Setting sits at 2101 Cross Creek Trail in Round Rock, TX, and has been family owned and operated since 2008, with a license number 1010682101, so that tells you there's a bit of a personal touch here, and folks say the owners are supportive, the staff are kind, and there's a welcoming atmosphere that makes it feel cozy for older adults who need assisted living services, and while the building might have some outdated bathroom fixtures, what you will find inside is a team of caring people who help with bathing, dressing, medication management, and daily needs, doing their work with compassion and friendliness, since everyone knows each other pretty well in a small community like this, because the place holds a maximum of 10 residents in assisted living units, though the facility has 52 licensed beds in total, so you get a more personal feeling and not so much of that big institution vibe. Residents can get both long-term and short-term, or respite care, which means you don't have to commit for the long haul if you just need a little help for a while, and there are specific health care services allowing for high acuity care, incontinence support, non-ambulatory care, and professional medication management, though you should know it doesn't accept Medicare unless it's certified by CMS. The staff speak both Filipino and English, making things a bit easier for some residents, and you'll see that the environment is kept quite safe, with any issues between residents or other problems being handled quickly and professionally so people feel comfortable. There are indoor and outdoor common spaces for everyone to use, private baths, and wheelchair accessible showers in the rooms, which helps folks manage a bit easier, though the social activities might be more limited compared to a bigger place. Residents get nutritious meals made from quality ingredients, and from what's described, the owners, staff, and even visitors tend to have good things to say about the joyful atmosphere-though it's best to schedule a tour if you want to see for yourself, since they do tours by appointment and can make special arrangements for same-day visits if needed. Recognition like the Top Assisted Living Facility in Austin and some local awards has come their way, and you can find information and a few reviews on their Facebook page and Yelp, but most important, A Serene Setting puts the focus on peace, safety, and attentive personal care for up to 10 seniors at a time, in a smaller, more familiar home setting.

    People often ask...

    A Serene Setting offers assisted living and board and care.

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    The full address for this community is 2101 Cross Creek Trl, Round Rock, TX 78681.

    No, A Serene Setting does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Texas, the Health & Human Services Commission licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities, conducting health and life-safety visits and complaint investigations.

    License number001cv00000RsKo3AAF
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Facility (type B)
    License classLicensed
    Capacity10 residents
    LicenseeA SERENE SETTING, LLC
    Care servedType B
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    Inspection Reports

    1

    Reports

    2

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    7

    Years

    18 Jan 2019Life Safety
    Identified fire-safety deficiencies: lacked a required sprinkler system meeting NFPA 13/13D/13R or Chapter 33, and failed to provide or maintain portable extinguishers per licensing standards and NFPA 10.
    • —Life Safty Code
    • —Life Safty Code

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