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5320 Loop 205, Temple, TX 76502

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BW

Sibling of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Really Good Choice for My Siblings

I have had both a sister and a brother at Garden Estates. My sister was there for eight years and my brother for only eight months. We were well pleased both times. The administration and staff are exceptionally kind and thoughtful, as well as helpful in all ways possible. My siblings had very different personalities, but both were treated with the utmost respect and kindness.

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Garden Estates of Temple

Start your next chapter in the Lonestar State in the peaceful surroundings of the Garden Estates of Temple. This modern assisted living community features an inviting atmosphere, expansive community building, and engaging amenities. Situated in Temple, Texas, this cheerful community makes it easy for residents to access in-town senior resources or travel to nearby Austin, Waco, or Killeen.

As a cultural hub for the region, Temple provides engaging educational amenities for residents. Arts-minded seniors can visit the Cultural Activities Center in town to view art exhibits, or take classes to hone creative skills. Make community connections as a veteran through the local chapters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Discover the splendor of Texas at the Miller Springs Nature Center. Spend the afternoon viewing wildlife and bird watching on more than 200 acres of scenic habitats. As always, you choose how to spend your time at the Garden Estates of Temple.

Community Details

Staff is available 24 hours a day to provide personalized care and assistance with daily living activities. Services such as housekeeping, transportation, and maintenance are provided. Receive extra support and guidance through the on-site concierge. The community also uses a specialized air system to manage indoor...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Independent Living


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9.7 out of 10
Review Score80 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.4
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Care Services
4.5
Staff
4.8
Meals & Dining
4.5
Activities
4.5
Value for Cost
4.3

A Place for Mom has scored Garden Estates of Temple with 9.7 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Garden Estates of Temple has 80 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.4 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 5/28/25

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BW

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 28, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Really Good Choice for My Siblings

I have had both a sister and a brother at Garden Estates. My sister was there for eight years and my brother for only eight months. We were well pleased both times. The administration and staff are exceptionally kind and thoughtful, as well as helpful in all ways possible. My siblings had very different personalities, but both were treated with the utmost respect and kindness.

Andrea

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 24, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

A wonderful place for loved ones, caring staff, family atmosphere.

We absolutely love Garden Estates my Father in law is so happy and well taken care of. He loves the staff and we consider them family. Has made friends. Enjoys the food and Church devices. He likes that his place gets cleaned and laundry gets done. We give it 5 stars. Our prayers were answered with finding this place. It offers lots of extras such as great food, laundry services, cleaning and transportation. The staff go above and beyond to make our loved one feel at home

BW

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 22, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Definitely Recommended

I would not hesitate to recommend Garden Estates to everyone. It is an exceptional place to live for those who need a little or even a lot of help. They are a wonderful administrative group with whom to work. It is active and social even with people in their 90's as my brother was. It is a good home, and we would go there if our family were closer to Temple. They are very busy with long work hours (engineers and estimators in administrative positions) and beginning to age themselves--and grandkids with little ones--who just can't travel that far just to visit. They come out here (50 miles) every weekend to mow and do odd jobs, but soon we will take more than that.

Melodie W

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 29, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

A Great Place for Mom

The staff at Garden Estates of Temple have been absolutely fantastic! They treat my Mom like family. I can't say enough good things about the ladies that help my Mom!

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 17, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Garden Estates at Temple review

Our loved one is very happy there. Her routine keeps her hopping and she is close by us now. The food is decent and and the company is knowledgeable

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 14, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Our families experience

I would give Garden Estates of Temple 5s in all areas. They are taking great care of my Mom and the whole staff there is top notch! Very happy with them!

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 29, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Would recommend

Garden estates is a fairly good place for people needing modest help with living. It's not for people needing a lot of care. Housekeeping could be improved but is adequate. Food is not necessarily consistently good or healthy. Transportation is limited. However the atmosphere is welcoming, the staff is kind and involved personally with the residents, and the rooms are larger than many I viewed. It takes most of my friend's pension to live there.

Diane

Assisted Living

Resident/client

March 27, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Review for Garden Estates of Temple

This facility is so kind and clean. I would recommend highly to everyone.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 18, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Better than Home

The onboarding process was great. They worked directly with my loved one to ensure that he understood everything that was available to him. I would recommend this facility to others.

Valarie

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 11, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Review for Garden Estates of Temple

I would recommend to others, very friendly staff and residents, the community is very clean. We didn't visit any other community together but Garden Estate wrapped there arms around us and we felt that the hug was real.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 16, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Recommend this family 'Garden' for your loved one

Our family likes that Garden Estates of Temple is a smaller sized community and we like the other residents that are living there. There is an ease when we are able to come and visit and we would recommend this community to other families.

Melodie

Independent Living

Family/friend

October 19, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Highly recommend

All of the categories listed would be fives! It really has been great so far! My mom loves all the staff members working there. They treat her really good. Based on the experience we have had so far, we would absolutely recommend Garden Estates of Temple to other families.

Steve H

Assisted Living

Family/friend

July 6, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0

We were blessed to find Garden Estates

My family and loved one have had a great experience with the community. The staff are kind, caring, and knowledgeable. Everyone is friendly. There are wonderful activities for the residents to participate in. Overall, this is a community we would recommend to others for their loved ones. Two things in particular stood out to me: the place was spotless, it was obvious that sanitation was a priority; the other thing was the residence themselves; they were genuinely happy to be there, and it followed that they were extremely friendly.

JC

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 30, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Review for Garden Estates of Temple

We picked this community, because the price was reasonable I would recommend this place!! They are much more than assisted living, they are a home for my parents!!I love it. They are so friendly and personable!!! They have parties, pictures, bingo, lunch outings, zoo, exercise, card games, etc

Judy B

Assisted Living

Resident/client

May 25, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Garden Estates…my home!!

I am a resident of Garden Estates Assisted Living Center in Temple, Texas. I have lived here for about eleven months, and truly think of it as home. There are many activities offered here, from games to talent brought in for performances. Just this week we had a “senior prom” with live entertainment, and which residents seem to enjoy. Once a week we have a Bible study led by a resident, which I enjoy. I don’t participate in everything offered, but many residents do. I enjoy the live performances of musicians. Garden Estates is an overall wonderful place, and I’m grateful to be able to live here.

M H

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 17, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Garden estates has been a good experience. They were very helpful in adjusting fees and in helping my friend get moved in and settled. Great that they had a handyman on premises who installed things. Food is not the best but otherwise no complaints. The staff is helpful I like that there are no levels of care tacked on to his rent. As long as he is pretty much able to navigate by himself he can stay there. If he requires more hands or attention then we will have to move him.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 17, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Great place for your loved ones

We had toured a few other communities and ultimately chose this one, and so far it has been a good experience. The staff members are extremely friendly and our loved one really loves the meals they serve. This community looks a lot nicer out of the others and it seems like it would be the most expensive but in reality, it was less then the others. Her apartment is much bigger, the common areas and dining room area is super nice. Based on our experience we would definitely recommend Garden Estates of Temple to other families.

Jackie D

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 14, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Happy with our choice

As soon as I was interested I reached out to the person I worked with and she answered every question I ever had. Even to this day she is great if I ever have any questions she welcomes me into her office to help. We are very happy and have just gotten through the adjustment period. She is doing very well and I think it is a great facility. I would definitely recommend Garden Estates of Temple, but so so others know, there is limited space available.

Pam

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 29, 2023

2.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Nice place, HORRIBLE MEALS

My mother is a resident and the staff are lovely people. It is very clean & updated decor with nice activities. The food has become a joke. Chicken nuggets one day, a greasy slice of pizza the next, green peas 5 out of 7 days. Not healthy at all. People are healthier and happier when served well balanced and fresh food options. I didn't want to give a poor review, but the management refuses to acknowledge the issue.

anonymous

Independent Living

Toured community

January 9, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour experience

We liked Garden Estates of Temple quite a bit. When we were looking we thought it was just independent living which is why we were not able to go with them.

Garden Estates of Temple

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The features and amenities that are displayed on this page contain marketing information provided by the community. A Place for Mom has not confirmed the completeness of the provided information, and cannot guarantee its accuracy. If you become aware of any information that should be updated or noted, please contact A Place for Mom. A Place for Mom uses the term “assisted living” to indicate that the community provides some level of assistance with daily living activities. It does not indicate that the facility meets official state requirements for level of care.

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