1.800.381.4551 Buckner International Donate COVID-19 Info Careers Our Communities About Us Lifestyle Care Options Contact Us Our History Providing senior adults with dignified living and expert care in Texas, since 1954 The beginning of our vibrant senior living communities. In 1879, Buckner Retirement Services began among the least likely and most humble of backdrops: an orphans home in Dallas, Texas. Thanks to the Christ-like vision of Dr. Robert Cooke Buckner, the ministry that would one day become a leading provider of senior living and care – serving more than 2,000 senior adults each year – was launched in tiny row houses along the rural edge of Buckner Orphans Home. Originally, these row houses served two purposes. They gave retired pastors and missionaries a place to enjoy retirement with dignity and comfort, while also providing children in the orphans’ home with grandparents to love and support them through their formational years. From the beginning, Buckner was a family ministry. VIEW GALLERY The growth of our retirement communities in Texas. 1954 Eventually, in 1954, Buckner opened its first official retirement community, the Mary E. Trew Home in Dallas, located less than a mile from the original children’s home. In 1955, Buckner expanded its senior living ministry to Houston with the opening of Buckner Baptist Haven. Over the next five decades, Buckner Retirement Services continued to expand with senior living communities and senior care services across the state. 1966 In 1966, the Mary E. Trew Home in Dallas added the Buckner Ryburn Nursing Center and became known officially as Buckner Retirement Village. That community would be a staple of nonprofit senior living and care for Dallas-area seniors for more than 50 years, until Buckner Retirement closed the community in 2016 to focus on growth initiatives and accommodate the shifting Dallas landscape. 1970 1970 added Buckner Villas in Austin to the Buckner family and further solidified Buckner as a leading provider of nonprofit senior living in Texas. 1996 Buckner Westminster Place in Longview followed in 1996, opened originally as just an independent living community. Each Buckner retirement community has since grown to include every level of senior living and care, from Independent Living to Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long-term Care and Rehabilitation. 1998 In 1998, Parkway Place in Houston opened its doors and replaced the original Buckner Haven, allowing the Buckner team to better serve Houston-area seniors through state-of-the-art amenities and a full continuum of expert care. 2010 Also in 2010, Buckner affiliated with Baptist Memorial Ministries, bringing Baptist Retirement Community in San Angelo, Texas into the Buckner family. 2017 In 2017, Buckner brought its distinctive senior lifestyle back to Dallas when it broke ground on Ventana by Buckner, the organization’s first high-rise senior living community. Located just 10 miles from the original Buckner Orphans Home, Ventana is opened in 2019 and set Buckner apart as a leading provider of senior living in Dallas once again. 2021 Today, Buckner Retirement is the second largest provider of nonprofit senior living communities in Texas, and is ranked 41st on the LZ200 (as of 10/20). While Buckner has continued to refine its programs and senior care services to uniquely serve each generation of seniors throughout its more than 140-year ministry, one thing hasn’t changed: the faith-filled commitment to provide senior adults with dignified living and expert care, no matter what. WHAT’S NEXT: Discover the Financial Value of Senior Living See how Buckner Retirement Services gives you the ideal combination of comfort, financial flexibility and peace of mind for you and your family. – LEARN MORE – Find Your Community View Communities Contact Us What are you interested in? Independent Living Assisted Living Memory Care Skilled Nursing Career Other I'd like to receive emails about events, offers and news. Privacy Policy Social 700 N Pearl St., Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 Map It Our Communities Austin, TX – Buckner Villas Beaumont, TX – Calder Woods Dallas, TX – Ventana Houston, TX – Parkway Place Longview, TX – Westminster Place San Angelo, TX – Baptist Retirement Community Quick Links Careers About Us Lifestyle Care Options FAQ © 2021 Buckner International Privacy Policy Sitemap Accessibility Statement Notice of Nondiscrimination | Español | Deutsch | 繁體中文 | Deitsch | Français | العربية | Tagalog | 한국어 | हिंदी | 日本語 | Русский | Tiếng | Việt | Nederlands | Polski | λληνικά