About SMRS

Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. (SMRS) opened its first senior living community in Abilene in 1966.  The mission was sponsored by the Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, and that relationship continues today.   For more than four decades, the company has grown significantly and has been dedicated to providing quality housing and services to persons 55 and better in a Christian setting, regardless of race, sex, color, religion or disability.  Today the company serves over 2000 residents across Texas, on thirteen campuses in eight cities, and has more growth on the horizon. 

Over the last several decades, a commitment to high-quality care and service has led Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. into a position of leadership in long-term care and retirement housing. Older adults today want to remain as independent and self-reliant as possible. For this reason, Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. has developed guiding principles by answering the following:

What is in the best interest of our residents?
What is in the best interest of those we serve in the community?
What are they looking for?
What are their needs? 
How can we best meet those needs?

Through creating diversified services on residential campuses and within the local communities, Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. provides choices that encourage self-reliance and yet address the changes resulting from aging. As an individual's needs change, Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. is there to meet those needs.

The Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. continuum of care services include the following:
    * Residential Living Executive Homes, Garden Homes,
       Cottages, and Apartments for those over 55 years of age
    * Assisted Living Services
    * Traditional Nursing Center Care
    * Alzheimer's and Related Dementia Care
    * Medicare Skilled Nursing Care
    * Home Health
    * Hospice
    * Personal Assistance Services
    * Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy
    * Rehabilitation Services
    * Pharmacy Services

A RESOURCE TO FAMILIES

Families and caregivers also look to Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. as a resource for guidance in working through some of the complex issues related to aging. Through support groups, educational seminars, and resource materials, families and caregivers are equipped with knowledge and understanding.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. formed a partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to create a teaching long-term care community. Located on the Texas Tech University campus, this 120-bed nursing center offers a unique educational opportunity for health care professionals and students, as well as a site for aging-related research.

THROUGHOUT THE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND

A tradition of excellence is possible only through programs that reach beyond today and invest in tomorrow. Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. constantly searches for better ways to serve those whose lives we touch - our residents, our employees, and those in the communities that we serve.

For over four decades, Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. has been a leader in the long-term care field. Opening our doors in 1966 as a small retirement community in Abilene, we have expanded our services to include residential living apartments and homes, assisted living, skilled nursing care, specialized Alzheimer's care, home care services, pharmacy services, consulting services, and community outreach and educational services.

Currently we offer senior living services on 10 state-of-the-art campuses Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. owns in Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, Odessa, and Waco, and a new Continuing Care Retirement Community is currently under development in Tyler.

Three Continuing Care Retirement Communities:
The J. Paul and Polly Craig Methodist Retirement Community, Amarillo
The Parks Methodist Retirement Village, Odessa
Wesley Court Methodist Retirement Community, Abilene 

The fourth Continuing Care Retirement Community under development, with a sales information center open:
Meadow Lake, A Senior Living Community, Tyler 

One retirement village and health care center:
Mesa Springs Retirement Village and Health Care Center, Abilene 

Two communities exclusively dedicated to Alzheimer’s/Dementia care:
Windcrest Alzheimer’s Care Center, Abilene
Wesley Woods Alzheimer’s Care Center, Waco   

Two campuses providing affordable housing to seniors of limited means:
Desert Haven Retirement Village in Odessa, a HUD 202 low-income housing project
The Canyons Retirement Community, Amarillo 

One education and care center:
The Mildred and Shirley L. Garrison Geriatric Education and Care Center, Lubbock, a collaborative effort between SMRS and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, providing long term nursing and Alzheimer’s care, as well as educational opportunities; and a teaching facility for health care professionals and students to encourage interest in the field of geriatrics, and conducting aging-related research, especially in Alzheimer’s disease.   

Three Texas State Veterans Homes management contracts managed by Senior Dimensions, Inc. (a for-profit management company) for veterans homes in McAllen, Big Spring and El Paso. 

Sears Methodist Foundation:  Overseeing the philanthropic activities of all our campuses, including charitable contributions and endowment, to support the mission of the non-profit, faith-based system.   

Sears Specialty Services:  Offering services that include up to 24-hour care in the home or hospital, assistance for personal needs, home maintenance, respite and transportation. 

Sears Methodist Home Health:  Offering skilled nursing services, home health aides, and rehabilitation services to residents in our long-term care communities as well as the community at large. 

Sears Methodist Hospice:  Providing quality, compassionate care for people approaching the end of life’s journey and support for family and friends. 

Southwest Therapy Associates:  Providing physical, occupational, and speech therapy for older adults at Sears campuses and the community at large in Abilene, Lubbock, and Amarillo. 

A PHILOSOPHY AND A MINISTRY

Committed to serving those who lack the personal resources for care and support, Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. actively seeks to expand the resources available for charity care. The Sears Methodist Foundation was created to meet the growing need to educate the communities we serve about our mission of charity and to provide a vehicle for philanthropy.

"There is no more noble occupation in the world than to assist another human being - to help someone succeed." Alan McGinnis

Visionary leadership and a deep commitment to serving older adults are at the heart of Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. These values have shaped a tradition of caring that will continue well beyond the 21st century. 

GIVING BACK

We passionately support many community organizations through donations, volunteer work and other philanthropic means.  We are proud to give back to the communities-at-large where our campuses and services are located.

Corporate Office

Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc.
One Village Drive, Suite 400
Abilene, Texas 79606
(325) 691-5519
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Regional Office

Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc.
1114 Lost Creek Blvd., Suite 220
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 329-6716
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