Westminster

12/22/2025

What a festive day with our Ready List! We shared laughter over a delicious lunch, danced to holiday tunes, and crafted simmer pot packets to take the cozy vibes home. Here’s to warm hearts and joyful moments this season! 🎄✨

12/19/2025

The Westminster Stitch ‘N Time group is a community of extraordinary talent and generous hearts. These dedicated stitchers recently donated 70 beautifully handmade blankets to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Seton, bringing warmth and comfort to the tiniest patients.

12/15/2025

Our healthcare holiday party was filled with joy as families gathered to enjoy live music, a delicious meal, and the warmth of the season together. Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating - memories were made!

12/15/2025

12/12/2025

🎄✨ Oh Christmas Tree ✨🎄

What a magical evening at our Christmas Tree Lighting Party last week where residents, associates, and their families joined together to celebrate this holiday season.

Santa stopped by to spread cheer and kids enjoyed face painting, balloon animals, and holiday crafts. Thank you to all who joined us to make this night unforgettable.

12/10/2025

This week, independent living residents explored the extraordinary skilled nursing services available right here on campus.

As LifeCare residents, you have priority access to our 5-star rated skilled nursing care — ensuring peace of mind if your needs ever change.

Quality care with seamless transitions at a community that puts you first.

12/08/2025

Spreading holiday cheer one toy at a time! 🎁✨ We’re proud to donate these gifts to Austin’s Blue Santa program and help make the season brighter for local families.

12/02/2025

Yesterday was National Christmas Lights Day, and at Westminster, we go all out! Here’s a sneak peek of the holiday magic shining throughout our community. Want to see more?

Come see the sparkle for yourself! Call 512-454-4643 to schedule an experience today.

11/21/2025

Our next veteran feature is David Helfert, 79, U.S. Navy.

Helfert is an Army brat, born in Texas, but gained a worldly perspective as a kid when he lived abroad in Columbia, South America. Helfert entered the University of Texas in 1963 as a Naval R.O.T.C Midshipman and freshman baseball player for the Texas Longhorns. According to Helfert, “following consultation with the Dean of Students, I took a break from the rigors of academia and went on active duty with the U.S. Navy in January 1965.” His service included nearly a year as Cruise Director on the scenic waterways of South Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

Helfert was awarded the Purple Heart after he was wounded during a mortar attack. He was also awarded a Bronze Star and came home to serve his country as a television news reporter and political consultant. Helfert wrote and produced media in more than 120 political campaigns, served as a communications director in the Clinton Administration, and two Members of the U.S. House, and the House Appropriations Committee. He has taught political communication and public affairs writing at American and Johns Hopkins Universities in Washington, DC, the LBJ School at the University of Texas, Texas State University, and has been a visiting lecturer at U.S. Naval Academy.

11/20/2025

What better way to honor 12 consecutive years as one of Austin’s Top Workplaces than by bringing everyone together? This incredible achievement is possible because of our extraordinary associates, whose dedication to excellence and person-centered care sets us apart. During our all-associate meeting, we shared exciting updates on the Completion Phase and celebrated in style—with cookies and brand-new quarter-zips!

11/19/2025

Today's veteran feature is Colonel Jean Diebolt, 87, U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps 1967 – 1999, stationed at Cam Rahn Bay Vietnam 1969 – 1970.

When we think of Army nurses, many think of Loretta Swit’s portrayal of “Hot Lips” Houlihan when she served as a M*A*S*H nurse during the Korean War. With a father in the military, Diebolt followed in his footsteps, serving as a USAF nurse in Vietnam until she retired from the military in 1999.

Like many war-time nurses, the military helped Diebolt finance her education in nursing school. Little did she know, her decision to join the military would carry her to Vietnam, and later benefit people in rural Texas, when she opened a clinic in East Texas where she served patients without proper medical and dental care.

Diebolt said she enjoyed working in medicine in Vietnam because nurses could do procedures only doctors could do at home. She also tells funny stories about stealing jeeps in Vietnam and heading to the beach. At 87, she still has that adventurous spirit as she travels the world and continues to widen her circle of friends.