Morningside opens campus in Boerne

 

 

United Methodist-related Mor-ningside Ministries officially opened its Boerne campus May 20.
The first residents of Morningside Ministries at Menger Springs began arriving in March.
“How pleased and honored we are to be a part of Boerne,” said the Rev. Alvin Lowenberg, president of San Antonio-based Morningside Ministries. “It’s a great honor for us to be able to provide our services to older adults in Boerne and the surrounding area.
“We have dreamed about this for many years, and now it has become a reality. The hard work and long years of planning have resulted in a beautiful community with caring employees in which to carry out the mission of Morningside Ministries.”
Situated on 23 tree-filled acres off Interstate 10 along Menger Creek, the campus provides 95 apartments for older adults who want to live independently. One- and two-bedroom apartments include full-service kitchens, washers and dryers, and patios or balconies.
Residents can sample country-club-style dining—with daily breakfast buffets and tableside service for lunch and dinner—in a central restaurant. A barber shop, beauty shop and convenience store are also part of the village-style campus.
The facility includes 13 additional assisted-living apartments and a 13-apartment Alzheimer’s assisted living unit.
Cottage apartments, additional assisted-living apartments and a healthcare center are planned in later phases of construction.
The campus design allows residents to “age in place,” said Administrator Debbie Wampler.
“As a person moves from being completely independent to needing more care, we want the transition to be as seamless as possible,” she said. “One important aspect is making the exterior and interior aesthetics as similar as possible in each of the communities.
“The assisted living (apartment) has all the beautiful attributes of the retirement apartments, so the change to a different area is not abrupt or disruptive.”
Menger Springs is the fourth retirement and assisted-living campus for Morningside Ministries. The other three are in San Antonio.
Founded in 1961, Morningside Ministries is affiliated with the Southwest Texas Conference, the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas and First Presbyterian Church of San Antonio.