Senior Living Apartments in Plano, TX

When it comes to paying for a senior apartment complex, seniors typically cover the cost out of their own pockets on a monthly basis. However, there are certain benefits that can potentially alleviate the financial burden, whether directly or indirectly. In the following section, we will explore how VA benefits, Medicaid, Medicare, and public assistance programs can potentially assist in creating more room in the budget to afford the rent at your Plano senior apartment.

Senior apartment complexes in Plano don’t have to be licensed in any way. However, they do have to follow fair housing laws and standards. In addition to federal laws, such as the Fair Housing Act, Plano’s city ordinance 9.5-32 prohibits housing discrimination. You can file a housing discrimination complaint through the North Texas Fair Housing Center.

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) ensures that senior apartments provide adequate accessibility and makes discrimination against anyone with disabilities illegal. All of these laws ensure the protection of individuals living in senior apartment complexes.

Texas provides a Texas Landlord/Tenant Law Guide that goes into detail about your rights and responsibilities as a renter.

Plano’s Property Standards Division makes sure that residential and commercial properties adhere to the city’s property maintenance code. Senior apartments are subject to the Multi-Family Rental Registration & Inspection Program. Annual inspections take place on apartment complexes older than five years or that have five or more units. You can use this interactive map to see the apartment scores given to complexes post-inspection. You can also use this map to pinpoint senior living facilities. Complaints can be logged through Fix It Plano or by calling 972-208-8150. This property standards district map will show you to reach out to for each section of Plano.

Texas Department of Health contact information

Texas Department of Health and Human Services
North Austin Complex
4601 W. Guadalupe St.
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: 512-424-6500

COVID-19 regulations for Plano senior apartments communities

The city of Plano does not have any COVID-19 prevention requirements that senior apartment complexes must follow, but Collin County Public Health provides guidance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also offer guidelines for preventing COVID-19.

If you think you have to downsize to move into a senior apartment in the Plano area, think again! There are sizes to meet all needs and all budgets. You can find a single-bedroom, single-bathroom apartment in multiple sizes starting at around 675 square feet. If you need more space, you can find several options that provide more than 1,500 square feet. There’s even space for your pet with features like pet parks and wash stations.

Time to relax

Senior apartments in the Plano area provide a wide variety of options for relaxing activities. Many newer complexes have beautiful resort-inspired pool areas that feature covered spaces to relax with friends and family and luxury grill stations to cook out with friends. Many senior apartments provide planned social activities, and you can even find craft beer gardens in some apartment communities. Rather hang out indoors? Many of the Plano area senior apartment communities offer on-site movie theaters, clubhouses, yoga studios, and spin bike studios.

Everything at your fingertips

Senior apartment communities in the Plano area make sure life is easier for you by providing services like door-to-door trash pickup, package service, and dry cleaning service. You can even find concierges in some communities. Not yet retired? Not a problem. You can find business centers and conference rooms available for use at most Plano senior apartments.

Affordable luxury living

You can expect your space to be well-appointed. Most senior apartments in the Plano area feature kitchen islands, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and walk-in closets. There are even senior apartments that offer loft-style living and open-concept floor plans. Most of this luxury doesn’t come at a luxury price in many of Plano’s senior apartments. There are some upscale apartment complexes that offer extras that will add to the price tag, such as private rooftop decks.

Safety and Security

It’s important to feel comfortable and secure in your new apartment in Plano, and you can relax knowing that many communities are gated or at least have controlled access. Some even offer security alarm systems. The apartment complexes are also accessible with features like handrails, elevators, and wider doorways.

Health care for seniors in Plano

As a major suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, you might think a short drive into the big city would be needed for great health care, but that’s not the case. Plano has high-class health care available right in its own backyard.

Transportation for seniors in Plano

As you might expect from a city of its size, Plano is primarily a car-dependent city. Walk Score, which rates cities on a scale of 0 to 100 for ease of getting around, puts Plano at the low end for its public transportation availability.^[06] The good news is, however, that Plano is one of 12 Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs that has opted into the Dallas Area Rapid Transit System (DART). Plano is serviced by light rail, bus, and on-demand transportation.

You can get on the Orange Line or the Red Line of the DART Rail System at the Downtown Plano Station or the Parker Road Station in Plano. Use this rail system map to see how to connect to other lines.

The DART Bus System has two park-and-ride locations in Plano, which are the Jack Hatchell Transit Center and the Northwest Plano Park-and-Ride.

DART On-Demand, called GoLink, can get you almost anywhere in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It operates from 5 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. DART also offers door-to-door paratransit service.

DART offers a travel training program to help people with disabilities learn how to use public buses and trains. You’ll work one-on-one with a qualified instructor on everything from how to buy tickets to figuring out bus routes. To sign up, call 214-828-8676.

Originally designed to help veterans, My Ride North Texas is now open to anyone and can help you find a ride anywhere in the 16-County North Texas area. Other ride-sharing services available in Plano include Alto, Uber, and Lyft.

If you’d like to bike or walk, Plano has more than 70 miles of recreational trails and 1,600 miles of sidewalks. You can check this park and trail system map to see how to get where you want to go.

Senior activities in Plano

Plano itself has a long list of wonderful things to experience, and that’s not even counting taking a short drive into the even larger Dallas-Fort Worth area, where even more adventures await!

Enjoy what’s in your own backyard

We’ll start in the Downtown Plano Arts District, where you can take part in events like the Third Thursday Sip and Shop or a Jazz Concert Under the Starz. You can head over to nearby Haggard Park and relax in the gazebo, walk a trail, or enjoy a view of the lake. There, you’ll also find the Interurban Railway Museum, where admission is free!

One of Plano’s biggest attractions is the Heritage Farmstead Museum, where the North Texas area’s Blackland Prairie history is commemorated.

Local senior-specific fun

The Sam Johnson Recreation Center for Adults 50+  features a wellness center, a 2,800-square-foot cardio and weight room, and plenty of classes and recreation opportunities. You can join groups for canasta, bunco, poker, table tennis, quilting, and so much more. You can buy an annual membership or just pay a low-cost daily admission.

Enjoy the outdoors in Plano

If you love to hit the links, you’re in luck! There are 75 gold courses in a 20-mile radius of Plano, and eight of them are in town. Practice your swing at The Courses at Watters Creek, Ridgeview Ranch, or The Golf Ranch.

Head over to the Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve in Plano to enjoy 800 acres of beautiful green space featuring miles of trails. You can even fish, kayak, or paddle board from dawn til dusk. Bob Woodruff Park North is another great outdoor destination. You can enjoy a fishing pier, trails, and sand volleyball courts. If you ride horses, there’s an equestrian area available, too.

Experience the surrounding area

Just a few miles Northwest of Plano, you can drive by or take part in a public event at Southfork Ranch. Look familiar? That’s because you probably saw it as the Ewing mansion on the T.V. show “Dallas.”

You can hop in your car or on the DART light rail and head into Dallas for even more amazing options. See the beauty of the more than one million plants at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, billed as one of the top botanical gardens in the world, or enjoy the 106-acre Dallas Zoo.

If you enjoy history, you won’t want to miss the George W. Bush Presidential Center, which features a precise replica of the oval office, a Texas rose garden, a 15-acre prairie, and — of course — the Presidential library and museum. You’ll also want to head over to Dealy Plaza, where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. You can visit The Sixth Floor Museum located inside the former Texas School Book Depository, which is now dedicated to chronicling the life and history of JFK.

For sports fans, you won’t want to miss out on a tour of AT&T Stadium, which is home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. You can enjoy America’s favorite pastime by taking in a pro baseball game and cheering on the Texas Rangers. The NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and the NHL’s Dallas Stars provide even more options to see a professional sports team play.