Groups are led by licensed clinicians and are provided by the Resiliency Through Healing Program. Groups are free for eligible participants.

• Learn about anxiety and its symptoms
• Learn techniques to challenge and cope with anxiety
• Connect, share, and get support with peers

Call to sign up or for more information on this virtual support group.

Must be between the ages of 18-25.

Free.

Hummingbird Hospice employs the most highly skilled care team to tend to patients' needs and requests. Patients of all ages experiencing the final stage of life will benefit from the specialized services of our interdisciplinary team, such as physician orders and plan of care review, registered nursing visits, certified nurse aide visits for assistance with daily living, medical social workers, spiritual counselors, and trained volunteers. 

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• Physician Services
• Nursing Care, Pain & Symptom Management
• Bereavement & Grief Support
• Medical Social Services
• Spiritual Services
• Medical Equipment, & Medical Supplies

Our Services include:

• On-call Hospice Support
• Pain Management
• Symptom Management
• Medication Coordination
• Registered Hospice Nurses Visits
• Nurse Aid visits
• Hospice Team visits
• Volunteer visits
• Bereavement Services

Click here to learn more about our services

Alevio Counseling & Evaluations offers behavioral health counseling for children, teens, adults, elders, and families in both office and telehealth settings.

Spanish-speaking.

Medicaid, Medicare, and most commercial insurance plans are accepted.

• Medicaid
• Community First
• Superior
• Amerigroup
• Molina
• Humana
• UBH
• BCBS
• Aetna
• Oscar
• Cigna
• Well Care
• Medicare

Hospice professionals across the country focus on a single purpose: to provide comfort and support at the end of life. That’s why America’s hospice professionals are on a mission to learn how to serve Veterans through the challenges they may be facing from illness, isolation, or traumatic life experiences.

America’s Veterans have done everything asked of them in their mission to serve our country. Now it is time that we step up, acquire the necessary skills, and fulfill our mission to serve these men and women with the dignity they deserve.

Regardless of the situation, it is a priority of the We Honor Veterans program to ensure that all Veterans receive compassionate, quality care at the end of life.

Bristol Hospice gratefully offers education and assistance to Veterans regarding their hospice benefits.

Please contact us to learn more.

Bright Moments is a program of care specifically designed for patients with end-stage dementia (ESD). It is based
on the belief that more can be done for and with dementia & Alzheimer’s patients to generate positive outcomes.

The Bright Moments program is an innovative & non-pharmacological approach supported by research, which shows these types of therapy methods to be more beneficial than traditional methods of medication interventions.

Bright Moments – Points of Light Kit:

• Music Device and Headphones — Loaded with patient-specific music favorites.
• Weighted Blanket — Clinical studies have shown that this produces comfort when managing agitated or unsettled behavior. Simulates the feeling of a hug.
• Chart A Life — to capture special moments and preserve patient memories.
• Memory-enhancing aroma therapies
• Therapeutic Companion Bear
• Specialized Utensils
• Specialized Care Products

Click here to watch a Bright Moments Program video and learn more

The hospice team develops a care plan that meets each patient’s individual needs for pain management and symptom control. The team usually consists of:

• The patient’s physician
• Hospice physician (or medical director)
• Nurses
• Home health aides
• Social workers
• Clergy or other counselors
• Trained volunteers
• Speech, physical, and occupational therapists, if needed

Services provided:

• Pain and Symptom Management
• Counseling and Supportive Services
• Spiritual Counseling
• Therapy Services
• Personal Care/Home Health Aide Services
• Volunteer Services
• Supplies, Medication, and Durable Medical
• Equipment Related to the Life-Limiting Illness
• Continuous Care
• Inpatient Services
• Respite Care Services
• Sweet Dreams Program
• Bright Moments Program

Sweet Dreams is based upon the belief that compassionate presence and provision of a care plan devoted to end-of-day sleep rituals and comfort can result in enhanced patient satisfaction. The Sweet Dreams service is provided in the hours leading up to bedtime.

Services Provided under Sweet Dreams Care:
• Hand and Foot gentle touch techniques
• PM Care (face wash, foot soak, nail care, mouth care, etc.)
• Aromatherapy
• Sound and/or music therapy
• Gentle spa approach, (Low lights, spa music, fountains, soft words, slow approach)

Click here to learn more

We offer peer-or professionally led groups for caregivers, individuals living with Alzheimer's and others dealing with the disease. All support groups are facilitated by trained individuals. 

Support groups are held virtually or in person, please see your local listing for details.

Learn more: Find a support group

Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

Free

Kyo provides therapy tailored to your family. We design individualized ABA therapy based on your child’s unique needs and interests, with dedicated support to help in the areas where you need it most.

What is ABA Therapy?

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) uses behavioral principles to increase the independence and quality of life of children with autism and their families. Our ABA therapists work together with families to develop the plan that will work best for each unique child.

Children and people with autism.

We believe all families should be able to access high quality ABA therapy services. Kyo is proud to be in-network with most major health payers as well as medicaid in most states. We are expanding our list daily! To find out if you have coverage for our ABA therapy services, contact our client services department at [email protected] or 1 (877) 264-6747.

Our purpose is to transform the aging experience. We believe we can positively influence the way our community ages at home.

Our passion for elevating private in-home care is evidenced by our unique comprehensive service offering that ensures your loved one has a single, consistent company providing expert care for every stage of the aging journey:

• Independent at Home
• Home with Assistance
• Home with Advanced Assistance
• Medical Care Team

Family Tree's values - client experience, continuous improvement, empathy, integrity, and innovation.

We're a licensed, bonded, and insured agency uniquely licensed by the State of Texas to provide both in-home caregiving and private nursing services to the San Antonio community.

From companionship to complex medical care led by a nurse, we're exceptionally high-touch and deeply experienced, ensuring we can provide unparalleled personalized care for long-term aging at home:

• PROFESSIONAL CAREGIVING
• PRIVATE NURSING
• GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT

In addition to a dedicated caregiver, private nurse, and/or care manager, the support team at Family Tree includes care providers, clinical care coordinators to manage complex clinical needs and private nurses, recruiters to recruit, vet, onboard, orient, and train care providers, area managers to liaison with families and community resources, and countless other roles necessary to serve our clients and caregivers.

Private Pay. Our In-Home Care Consultations Are Free.

During this most difficult but meaningful part of life’s journey, THE MEDICAL TEAM hospice is at hand, providing experienced, skilled hospice services, with compassion and respect, at home. We honor the life of our patients, while offering families much-needed assistance and support. Hospice is a way to continue life’s journey with the best quality of life and the best care possible. h Hospice care is available throughout our Texas locations and includes:

• Personal care, tailored to the patient’s and family’s ever-changing needs
• Dedicated, trained caregivers
• Support for the family’s journey
• Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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Medicare recipients in Texas, please contact our parent company, THE MEDICAL TEAM which provides Medicare Certified Home Health Services as well as Private Duty Services throughout our Texas locations:

• Skilled nursing services
• Home infusion therapies
• Physical, occupational and speech therapies
• Medical social worker services
• Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Specialty programs: Behavioral home health program, in-home care for Alzheimer’s, diabetes, cardiac care, respiratory care, total joint replacement and wound care
• Hospice, Catastrophic Care, MMP Dual Eligibility

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Provides Individual Therapy for children, adolescents, and adults.

Issues addressed include:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Bipolar Disorder
• ADHD
• Child/Adolescent Problems

Ages 7+

Accepts private insurance, including Tricare

Provides general psychological testing that includes:

• Cognitive Issues
• Behavioral Disorders
• Mood Disorders
• Learning Disabilities
• ADHD/ADD
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Bipolar Disorders
• Educational Testing

Ages 7+

Accepts private insurance, including Tricare.

Founded in 1999 by breast cancer patient, Terri Jones, and her surgeon, Dr. Kathryn Stafford. WINGS (Women Involved in Nurturing, Giving, Sharing, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Antonio, Texas. 

WINGS is currently serving over 1,000 women in various stages of their journey, providing over 1.3M in healthcare services per year.

Additionally, the organization offers educational workshops, support groups, resource referrals, survivor events, and activities.

To find out more about us, please visit here.

Once enrolled and the participant remains eligible, benefits are offered for a lifetime. These services include:

• physician visits
• surgical procedures
• chemotherapy
• radiation
• laboratory tests
• scans
• medications
• rehabilitation
• prosthetics
• wigs
• and more!  

WINGS also provides continuum care for survivors for five years after remission.

Click here for how to apply.

To help by making a donation to WINGS, please click here or to check out how you can help by donating your time, click here.

Every dollar counts in our fight against breast cancer. Your support changes lives!

WINGS is the only non-profit program of its kind to provide no-cost comprehensive breast cancer treatment services to under or uninsured women in Central and South Texas.

For a medically complex child or adult, the transition from hospital to home can be a difficult one. Our mission is to make this process smoother and less overwhelming by assisting with everything from coordinating the discharge process with the hospital case manager to settling in after returning home. No matter your situation, having the right help in place can make a world of difference to you and your family.

Our prescribed pediatric extended care services let your kids be kids. Our state-of-the-art facility was designed with children in mind, allowing them to play, dream, and grow — all while meeting their physiological, developmental, nutrition, and social needs. Our goal, through PPEC, is to impact the lives of our medically complex children from the early stages of life all the way into early adulthood.

What is PPEC?
Prescribed pediatric extended care, or PPEC for short, is provided at a non-residential center that serves medically complex or technologically dependent children under the age of 21 who require short, long-term, or intermittent medical care due to medically complex conditions.

The ACP PPEC provides services to medically complex children who cannot attend a regular daycare. Our services meet the child’s physiological, developmental, nutrition, and social needs. We provide nursing and psychosocial services, developmental therapies, caregiver training, and personal care support to our children.

Click here for qualifications.

Our Private-Duty Nurses are equipped with the skills to accompany your child to school if it is required by a physician. School nursing services can be added to your child’s plan of care and the nurse assigned can help your child with physical tasks, such as:

• Accompanying the child on the school-provided transportation
• Providing medical care during the school day such as:
• Medication administration
• Tracheostomy and ventilator care
• Additional care ordered by a physician
• Assisting a child with classroom activities
• Serve as the child’s care advocate

Click here for more information.

Advanced Care Partners entered the adult care market when our patients started to age out of the pediatric programs we serve. Every family that transitions from caring for a medically complex “child” to caring for an “adult” understands how challenging this time can be. As our children age, they often require more specialized and intensive care. We build strong bonds with our families that last a lifetime, just like the care we provide. From birth to adulthood, we are your partner for in-home adult care every step of the way.

Nursing Services
We offer nursing services (also known as private-duty nursing) for medically complex patients through the Medicaid COMP and NOW waiver, private insurance, and private pay. We provide care for:

• Neurological Disorders
• Cardiac Conditions
• Respiratory Disease
• Gastrointestinal Disease
• Metabolic Disorders
• Neuromuscular Disease
• Technology Dependent: Oxygen, Tracheostomy, Ventilator, Feeding
• Tubes, Monitors
• Other Complex Disorders and more

We offer pediatric home care services — including pediatric nursing and personal care support services — for children covered by Medicaid programs, the Katie Becket Waiver, private insurances, or private pay. We specialize in caring for patients with:

• Tracheostomies
• IV Therapies
• Tube Feedings
• Wound Care
• Colostomy Care
• Neurological Disorders
• Endocrine Diseases/ Disorders
• IDD Individuals
• Quadriplegic/ Paraplegic
• Cardiac Defects
• & Other Complex Needs

Click here to apply for services.

The Charlie Naylor Campus offers a wide array of non-clinical services and supports to help youth initiate, support, and maintain recovery from substance use disorders.

The Charlie Naylor Campus offers youth and young adults:

• Peer Counseling with trained staff who are also in long-term recovery.
• Facilitated Support Group Meetings. Support groups allow participants to share their experiences in an environment that encourages vulnerability and honesty.
• Social Activities that promote a healthy, sober engagement with life.
• Education and Employment Support. This includes; resume building, homework help, application support, guidance and resources, and referrals to other agencies.
• Community Service Projects for our youth and young adults to give back to the community. Past projects have included a community garden, volunteering at animal shelters, and working community events.

Youth age 13-21.

Free

Individuals living with physical disabilities or special needs have unique care requirements, and in many cases, mobility is limited and some level of home care is required. At BrightStar Care of Metro San Antonio, we provide a personalized approach to care, case management, and disability assistance for our clients.

Quality Home Care:

BrightStar Care care professionals are trained to help those with disabilities and special needs such as Spina Bifida, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Cerebral Palsy and spinal cord injuries, giving them the support they need to live as independently as possible. From disability aids and accessible transportation to personal care, our advanced and specialized expertise in this area ensures our clients’ safety, and empowers you and your family to get the most out of life.

Our disability care services include:

• Pressure Relief: Mobility issues can lead to pressure sores, debecutis ulcers and, in severe cases, the need for wound care. BrightStar Care caregivers are trained to provide pressure relief every 15 minutes for wheelchair-bound patients, and to turn bed-bound patients every two hours to prevent complications caused by prolonged immobility. Our CNAs are also trained in the transfer of patients using Hoyer lifts and slide boards, and use the proper techniques to help patients avoid injuries and falls during transport.
• Care for Special Needs Children: Babies, infants and children living with disabilities or special needs have unique care requirements. BrightStar Care trained professionals specialize in administering in-home pediatric care and can provide comprehensive case management and support for children with special needs.
• Special Event and Respite Care: Whether you need assistance caring for your loved one during a wedding or holiday celebration, BrightStar Care care professionals can provide help on a short-term basis so you and your family can make time for a vacation or receive additional support during a special event.
• Travel Companionship: Travel and transportation can be challenging for individuals with disabilities and special needs. BrightStar Care provides travel companion care to help make travel accessible for people with special needs, enabling them to experience more in life.
• Medical Procedure Transportation: BrightStar Care care professionals are available to help those who need assistance with a scheduled medical procedure or doctor’s appointment. Your compassionate care professional will:

• Pick you up at home and taking you to the hospital or doctor’s office.
• Wait until the procedure is completed and signing you out.
• Safely transport you home.
• If needed, stop at a pharmacy, grocery store, or restaurant if you need prescription, medical supplies, groceries, or food.
• Make sure you are safely settled in your home after your procedure.

Additional options:

• We can stay with you in your home after the procedure and assist with meal preparation, bathing, toileting, laundry, light cleaning, and medication reminders.
• A Registered Nurse (RN) can visit after you are home and change your dressings, perform wound care or infection monitoring.
• An RN patient advocate can help coordinate care, treatment, and communicate between you, your family and healthcare providers. We can attend appointments with you and help you understand options and make the best possible health care decision.

BrightStar Care is ready to help.

Led by a Registered Nurse, our compassionate care professionals provide in-home support for children with disabilities such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy, as well as children with intellectual or developmental delays. These services may include assistance with feeding, transferring and repositioning, bathing or other daily needs.

Our goal as care professionals is to ensure that children with disabilities and special needs are receiving the care they need and the support they deserve. Experienced care professionals are ready to assist with:

• Bath visits
• Feeding
• Transferring/Repositioning
• Dressing
• Grooming
• Oral and personal hygiene
• Toileting
• Reporting conditions and changes to supervisory RN and/or physician

BrightStar Care can also provide pediatric nursing care for more advanced medical needs, as well as administer a wide range of therapies such as speech, physical and autism therapy.

Patriot Vita Care is dedicated to the belief that everyone has the right to live independently and with dignity in their own home. Our home care service commitment is to collaborate with you to enhance your quality of life, providing tailored solutions that empower you to thrive on your own terms. Let’s work together to make your home a sanctuary where you can live your best life.

Patriot Vita Care's non-medical services include:

• Toileting: Assistance with bathroom needs.
• Exercising: Guided physical activity.
• Bathing: Help with cleaning and hygiene.
• Grooming: Nail care, shaving, and other grooming basics.
• Hair and Skin Care: Routine maintenance for hair and skin.
• Dressing: Assistance with putting on and taking off clothes.
• Feeding: Aid with meals and eating.
• Positioning: Help with changing and maintaining comfortable positions.
• Transfer or Ambulation: Support with moving around, including getting in and out of bed or chairs.
• Self-Administered Medications: Assistance with managing medications.
• Individualized Service Plans: Customized plans tailored to individual needs.

The cost of care varies depending on factors like location, the level of care needed, and the agency’s pricing structure.

Somatic Experiencing® offers a framework to assess where a person is “stuck” in the fight, flight, freeze responses, and provides clinical tools to resolve these fixated somatic disordered states.

Somatic Experiencing® uses an incremental approach to revisiting trauma to help people build awareness, coherence, and self-regulation. The result is a deeper understanding of the body/mind connection with an improved ability to release and regulate emotions.

Somatic Experiencing® also helps manage stress, resolve issues related to trauma, heal from and navigate life transitions and relationships, and it build resilience.

To find out more, contact us for a FREE 30-minute virtual, private information session.

Click here to meet our Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner and SE Assistant.

We accept private pay, Health Savings Account (HSA), and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) cards, and we provide statements of services.

• Two-tier sliding scale and pro-bono programs are available.
• 15-minute discovery phone call- Complementary
• 3o minute Virtual/In-person discovery session- $25 (credited on your first session)
• Somatic Experiencing & SE Touch Session $125
• SEI Approved SE 1 hr. Personal Session Session-

$100/Professional Courtesy fee for all SE student trainees (sliding scale available), call 210-334-9642.

Journey is a respite program offering a weekly meeting to those with early to mid-stage dementia and their caregivers.

Trained volunteers will provide support and encouragement to participants in a community-based setting.

Meetings combine socialization, physical movement, art, music, and other cognitive-stimulating activities. Lunch will be served in a safe and comfortable environment.

While those with dementia and their caregivers navigate this challenging journey, our respite program is here to offer safe refuge, allowing caregivers a four-hour window to attend to their personal needs with the assurance that their loved one is being well cared for.

Elder law is a relatively new specialty area resulting from the growing number of elderly and their specialized needs. With longer life expectancy comes complex legal issues that impact financial needs, long-term care, public benefits, guardianship, and other matters of aging.

We are a team of professionals who work with an extensive network of social workers, financial planners, and health care professionals to address physical, social, psychological, and financial needs. Our goal is to assist you in finding positive solutions to complex challenges so you can maintain dignity, control and, most of all, peace of mind. Carol Bertsch has over 27 years of Elder Law experience in:

• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Long-Term Care Planning
• Advanced Directive
• Wills & Trusts
• Supplemental Needs Trust
• Asset Protection for Medicaid Eligibility

To view more detailed information on services provided, click here.

Varies with services needed.

A Long-Term Care Ombudsman means "being an advocate for residents."  A Long-Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman listens to and addresses the concerns of nursing home and assisted living residents.  At all times, residents decide on the LTC Ombudsman's level of involvement. They can be counted on to respect residents' privacy and confidentiality. Some of the ways in which LTC Ombudsman serve residents include telling residents about their rights and empowering and supporting residents and their families to discuss concerns with staff.   An LTC Ombudsman completes State-supported training and is certified by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.  

Services
An LTC Ombudsman: 

• Advocates for quality of life and quality care
• Explains Resident Rights
• Supports resident directed care
• Helps to ensure residents are treated with dignity
• Identifies and resolves concerns that affect residents

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

Meals on Wheels San Antonio is a public-private partnership that enables older and disabled neighbors to remain healthier and independent in their homes, where they want to be, avoiding far more costly healthcare alternatives, such as unnecessary emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and nursing home placements. Meals on Wheels San Antonio prepares and delivers nutritious meals each weekday to older and disabled individuals in Bexar County and South Central Texas. Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers more than a meal to 4,000 neighbors every weekday. Services provided are:

• Meal Delivery
• Emergency Meals
• Nutrition Information
• Senior Center Meals
• AniMeals - Pet Food Delivery
• Friendly Visitor - Senior Friendship
• Comfy Casas - Home Safety

Grace Notes Community Choir meets in-person (at The Meadows at Morningside) and online (via Zoom) on Fridays from 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM.

To join the Grace Notes Community Choir email Donna Joyner, our Grace Place Operations Manager.