Family Eldercare Services of Austin, Texas
Family Eldercare

2210 Hancock Drive, Austin, TX 78756  •  512-450-0844
Guardianship Services  •  5205 Airport Blvd, Ste 200, Austin, TX 78751

Serving older adults, people with disabilities, and those who care for them

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How We Help

  • In-Home Care and Caregiver Services
    Provides assistance with personal care and homemaker services for older adults and adults with disabilities. We also offer relief for full-time caregivers. We serve all income levels and have a sliding fee scale based on income level.  To learn more visit our website at www.inhomefamilyeldercare.org. 
  • Custom Cleaning for Independent Senior Living (Heavy House Cleaning)
    We provide customized cleaning for seniors.  Because we are experts in providing services for older adults we know what you need for heavy house cleaning and we include things that would be considered “extras” with other home cleaning companies.  We are insured and bonded.  To learn more visit our website at www.inhomefamilyeldercare.org. 
  • Guardianship Services
    Provides court-appointed legal guardianship for vulnerable elderly and people with disabilities who are at risk for abuse, neglect or exploitation, and have no family to assist them.
  • Bill Payer/Money Management Services
    Provides assistance with bill paying and budgeting thereby preventing financial exploitation and neglect of elders and people with disabilities.
  • Elder Shelter
    Provides temporary housing for low-income elders in an abusive situation or facing a housing crisis.
  • Consultation & Service Coordination
    Provides individualized eldercare consultation and coordination of eldercare services and benefits to elders and their families. Sliding fee scale available.
  • Low-Income Senior Housing
    Family Eldercare is the sponsor of Lyons Gardens, an affordable senior housing community in Central East Austin.
  • Summer Fan Drive
    Distributes fans, air conditioners and provides other critically-needed support services to low-income elderly, people with disabilities and families during the hot summer months.
  • Lifetime Connections Without Walls - FREE Senior Networking on the Phone!
    Sharing, Caring and Learning from the comfort of your home, using your own telephone. Anyone over the age of 55 can participate.
  • Holiday Giving Drive
    The Holiday Giving Drive project is an annual opportunity for the community to share holiday cheer with our elderly and disabled clients. The recipients of the HGD are clients of Family Eldercare; adults with disabilities [age 18+] and the elderly, who would not otherwise receive a gift during the Holiday Season.

Lifetime Connections

Do you have at least 15 minutes to volunteer? Would you like to help bring older adults together over the phone through games, trivia, discussions on topics of interest and current events? Click Here to visit our In-Home Care website and find out more about senior networking over the phone through Lifetime Connections Without Walls.

Shop Randalls & Help Elders

Help us serve our clients just by shopping at Randalls! While you are at Randalls, pick up a Good Neighbor application at the cash office and request to have your Remarkable Card linked to Family Eldercare (5493). Randalls will then donate a percentage of your purchases throughout the year to Family Eldercare so that we can help elders and adults with disabilities maintain their independence and dignity. If you have any questions, please contact Krystal at 512-483-3557.

Donate Goods and Services

  • New heaters
  • New blankets, hats, scarves, gloves
  • Gift cards for food and other retail purchases for our low-income clients
  • Toiletries for homeless and low-income elderly and persons with disabilities
  • Volunteers to pick-up and deliver donations. Email or call 512-483-3582 to volunteer. 

To donate please contact kwilson@familyeldercare.org.

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