Brighter Days
406 E CLAYTON ST, Dayton, TX, 77535
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 311480
- Service type
- Type A
- Licensed capacity
- 16 beds
- Current license effective
- June 15, 2023
- Current license expires
- June 15, 2026
- Initial license date
- December 17, 2013
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Brighter Days Group Llc (Limited Liability Company (LLC))
- Operator / manager
- Brighter Days Group Llc
- Administrator
- Tonya Clouatre
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
About this community
Brighter Days is a 16-bed Type A assisted-living facility in Dayton, Liberty County, Texas, licensed to and managed by Brighter Days Group Llc. The active license runs through June 2026; the facility has been licensed since December 2013. Type A AL in Texas is designed for residents who do not require routine nighttime assistance and can follow directions in an emergency. No memory-care certification is in place.
Written from state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing ratios on overnight shifts
Type A licensing assumes residents can respond independently at night — ask how many staff are on duty overnight and what the protocol is if a resident needs help.
Services included in the base rate
With 16 beds and no Medicaid contracts on record, ask exactly which services — meals, laundry, medication reminders, personal care — are covered in the monthly fee versus billed separately.
Criteria for stepping up or moving out
Type A facilities cannot retain residents who develop needs beyond the license level; ask at what point a resident would be required to transfer and how that process is handled.
Administrator availability and backup
In a 16-bed home operated by a single LLC, ask who oversees care when administrator Tonya Clouatre is unavailable and whether there is a designated backup decision-maker.
Emergency and evacuation planning
Liberty County has significant flood exposure; ask to see the facility's evacuation plan and where residents would be relocated during a weather emergency.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.