Brookdale Lakeshore

State licensing & capacity

License number

149791

Service type

Type B

Licensed capacity

50 beds

Current license effective

December 1, 2024

Current license expires

December 1, 2027

Initial license date

February 9, 2004

Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026

Ownership & operations

Licensee

Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc (FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION)

Administrator

Heather Gillaspie

Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026

About this community

Brookdale Lakeshore is a 50-bed assisted living community in Waco (McLennan County), licensed as a Type B facility under Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc. Its Texas license is active through December 2027, renewed in December 2024. The community does not hold a memory-care certification and carries no Medicaid or Medicare beds.

Written from state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026

Questions to ask when you tour

1. 1

   What Type B services cover

   Texas Type B licensing allows staff to help residents evacuate; ask exactly which care tasks — bathing, medication, mobility — are included in your base rate versus billed separately.

2. 2

   Current bed availability

   With 50 licensed beds and no Medicaid beds, ask how many are occupied today and what the typical wait time has been over the past six months.

3. 3

   Administrator continuity

   Heather Gillaspie is listed as administrator; ask how long she has been in that role and who covers day-to-day operations in her absence.

4. 4

   Care escalation beyond Type B

   Type B communities have defined limits on the care they can provide; ask at what point a resident would need to transfer out, and what that process looks like.