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Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort


Emerald Oaks is located deep in the heart of the vibrant, diverse and hospitable city of San Antonio, Texas. It's only minutes away from attractions like the delightful River Walk, the historic Alamo, Market Square, and the Tower of Americas.

Our all-inclusive, 55 plus retirement community is home to those who relish living a luxurious lifestyle, complete with 24/7 service, resort-style dining, and lavish accommodations.


Schedule a personal tour to see for yourself. We know you'll like what you see.

20302 Bulverde Road
San Antonio, TX 78259
(210) 625-8611 Get In Touch With Us

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Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Georgia Hicks
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Janine and Jeff the managers have gone beyond the call of duty to help my mother settle into her new home. From ensuring TVs work to forwarding mail and even giving us information on medical help. Thanks, guys for all you do!
Cheryl Stephenson
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
My father in law moved in here almost two months ago. He is very happy and enjoys all the many activities offered. The staff and residents are wonderful people who deeply care for one another. The food is very tasty, nutritious, and appealing. Weekly trips are offered along with being able to arrange transportation for doctor visits. This is a w...
Keri
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Based on the experience we have had so far, I would recommend this community to other families. Overall a nice community with friendly staff, a wonderful/active lifestyle with opportunities to be as active as one would like. Staff is caring and attentive - quickly becoming extended family to the residents
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Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort

Sylvia
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
I went to Emerald Oaks. They have lots of activities for seniors. They serve good food. The staff was very friendly. Their facilities were clean. The sizes of the rooms were good and the layout was nice. All the residents seemed like they were very happy.
Georgia Hicks
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Janine and Jeff the managers have gone beyond the call of duty to help my mother settle into her new home. From ensuring TVs work to forwarding mail and even giving us information on medical help. Thanks, guys for all you do!
Cheryl Stephenson
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
My father in law moved in here almost two months ago. He is very happy and enjoys all the many activities offered. The staff and residents are wonderful people who deeply care for one another. The food is very tasty, nutritious, and appealing. Weekly trips are offered along with being able to arrange transportation for doctor visits. This is a wonderful place to live and enjoy life!
Keri
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Based on the experience we have had so far, I would recommend this community to other families. Overall a nice community with friendly staff, a wonderful/active lifestyle with opportunities to be as active as one would like. Staff is caring and attentive - quickly becoming extended family to the residents
Anonymous
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Emerald Oaks Retirement has been a great place for my dad. He has been there for two months and enjoys living there. He has made friends and is active.
James Head
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Well-run senior living environment. Friendly staff. We were invited for dinner and everyone was welcoming. Great amenities and organization. I could see myself living there.
David
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
The tour at Emerald Oaks was very nice. The facility was up-to-date and modern. They had lots of activities and things that I'd be interested in. They had a central office and dining room area with two wings. It's a two-story. The staff was extremely nice, very informative, and professional. There was a patio.
Georgia Hicks
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Janine and Jeff the managers have gone beyond the call of duty to help my mother settle into her new home. From ensuring TVs work to forwarding mail and even giving us information on medical help. Thanks, guys for all you do!
Cheryl Stephenson
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
My father in law moved in here almost two months ago. He is very happy and enjoys all the many activities offered. The staff and residents are wonderful people who deeply care for one another. The food is very tasty, nutritious, and appealing. Weekly trips are offered along with being able to arrange transportation for doctor visits. This is a wonderful place to live and enjoy life!
Keri
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Based on the experience we have had so far, I would recommend this community to other families. Overall a nice community with friendly staff, a wonderful/active lifestyle with opportunities to be as active as one would like. Staff is caring and attentive - quickly becoming extended family to the residents
Anonymous
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Emerald Oaks Retirement has been a great place for my dad. He has been there for two months and enjoys living there. He has made friends and is active.
James Head
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Well-run senior living environment. Friendly staff. We were invited for dinner and everyone was welcoming. Great amenities and organization. I could see myself living there.
David
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
The tour at Emerald Oaks was very nice. The facility was up-to-date and modern. They had lots of activities and things that I'd be interested in. They had a central office and dining room area with two wings. It's a two-story. The staff was extremely nice, very informative, and professional. There was a patio.
Carolyn Staton
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
My husband and I have lived here over 7 years and love it!
Star
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
My mother moved into Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort. They don't offer a level of care. I promised her I would not put her in a nursing home, and I did not. I put her in a resort retirement community. They give them Life Alert buttons, and that's it. She is now in hospice but we're doing fine. Emerald Oaks is beautiful. It reminds me of a cruise ship. It has a main street, a bank, a salon, and a library. It has a restaurant, and they provide three meals a day for the people who live here. They take them on a bus to Target and Wal-Mart. They take them on a bus to their doctor's appointments and wherever they want to go. Food is good. My mother is used to more spices, but their food is a little generic for her taste. She likes a little more flavor to her food whereas a lot of the people that are here, spices upset their stomach and stuff, so they don't use a lot of spices. But the food is decent. The staff are amazing. They are so warm and welcoming. All you have to do is call them, and they do anything you need them to do. They help in any way they can. It's just wonderful. They have a lot of activities. They have a gym, a movie theater, a resource center, an arcade, and a little grocery store. My mother doesn't need to leave the facility if she doesn't want to. They've all greeted my mother. They've invited her to dinner. They've invited her out. It's wonderful. They're a wonderful community. They have games, happy hour, and sing-alongs. They have vendors who come in and offer their goods for Christmas or whatever. You don't have to go out and shop for Christmas if you don't want to.
Kathy Smith
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
My parents moved into Emerald Oaks 7 years ago. When looking for a place, for my parents after my dad's stroke this was perfect. Everything is contained in one building. No need to walk outside to another building as some retirement facilities are. They have a great activities coordinator that keeps everyone busy and engaged. My dad has since passed away, but my mom is still there and enjoying all that they have to offer. I would highly recommend Emerald Oaks to anyone looking for a retirement facility. It's bright, clean, friendly, and active.
Stefanie M
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
We really love Emerald Oaks. My father-in-law has really enjoyed it and has embraced the social aspect of it, despite going there saying he wasn't going to make friends and wanted to keep to himself. It has really helped his mental sharpness to stay engaged with people - playing games, going on outings, etc. It has been a really good experience for him. We love the apartment. It's roomy, so he can fit a great deal of furniture in it. He's very comfortable there.
Linda Mussett
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
We did a tour with Guillermo Aguilera and were very pleasantly surprised at how beautiful it was. He gave us an A+ presentation and answered all our questions and then some. We would definitely recommend if anyone was interested in retiring here to speak with him. We couldn’t have been more pleased.
Georgia
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
I like my tour of the Emerald Oaks, and the staff I liked the best. They didn't have a pool, but we probably would have gone there except for the fact that they did not have any room. The employees were very friendly, they were just like family. We've tried the food once, their iced tea was one of the best but the food could be a bit better. In terms of the facilities, they were the best of everybody that we looked at because they had everything. They had a lot of organized activities and they were very excited about them. We talked to the people there while having lunch, and they were excited about the place. They enjoyed living there because there is a lot to do and the people were very friendly. They had an amazing theater, it was like going to an actual theater. They also had a nice dining area, but I didn't see much courtyard space or outside area. It's located close enough to many things, it's just a hop, skip, and jump to wherever.
Janice
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
y dad is a resident of Emerald Oaks. It's not exactly the most beautiful rooms, but they're adequate, nice enough, and spacious. But the staff is just fabulous. They all just love working there and they like working with the elderly. And they've been very helpful. When my dad was sick and I had to go get him and take him to the hospital, they had him waiting for me at the front door when I got there. The food is really good. They have a very personable chef. He greets my dad in the morning, "Hey, Bob. You want your usual omelet?" He knows exactly what he wants. My dad talked to him when he first got there, and he said, "you know, you're cooking these vegetables too much. They're too mushy." And so, he fixed that. I've eaten there several times. We just had a party for 27 family members for my dad's 90th birthday. And they served the food and provided for 27 family members. They have great entertainment. One night a month they'll have a location-based theme for their evening. One night they had Hawaii, and so they show a film about Hawaii in the theater, they had four hula dancers perform, and then they go and had dinner of Hawaiian cuisine. They did another one on Brazil, too. So, every month they do a different one. They have a lot of different entertainment things that are going on there all the time and the residents all seem to love it. The rooms are average, but the main areas are really pretty. It's patterned after a cruise ship so they try to provide entertainment like a cruise ship. They have ice cream machines 24 hours a day like cruise ships. And they have snacks out 24 hours a day, juice, coffee, and things like that. Even if it's not mealtime, they can go down at midnight and get a sandwich, hard-boiled eggs, some pudding, Jell-o, or cookies. They were playing wee bowling in there when we were having my dad's birthday party and they were having a blast. They play cornhole and bingo. They always have something going on. They bring people in and do different types of music presentations. And they have an antique car show, where they bring their cars to the facility for the people. They bring in different animals, like dogs, for the residents to pet. Every time I go over there, there's something. They have people in the hall selling jewelry and different crafts and things. They have crafts for the residents and puzzle rooms. They do not have a swimming pool, but they have everything else that I could think of that older people would want to do. It's not the cheapest place, but it's worth it.
Nicole Balderas
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
I just became an full time employee here...and i started coming here with a temp agencies and was amazed how this place was ran ABE AND LILLY are amazing they pay attention to there employees they saw from the frist day I worked there how hard I work and the place has almost a family feel to it they treat there employee very good because they truly want the people whom live here to be well cared for they go above and beyond and I'm being a 100 percent honest not just because I'm an employee am I given a good review but I want people to know this place is amazing beautiful and just over all a wonderful place to live and work thank you Abe and Lilly for the opportunity to be apart of this family
Nicole Balderas
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
I just became an full time employee here...and i started coming here with a temp agencies and was amazed how this place was ran ABE AND LILLY are amazing they pay attention to there employees they saw from the frist day I worked there how hard I work and the place has almost a family feel to it they treat there employee very good because they truly want the people whom live here to be well cared for they go above and beyond and I'm being a 100 percent honest not just because I'm an employee am I given a good review but I want people to know this place is amazing beautiful and just over all a wonderful place to live and work thank you Abe and Lilly for the opportunity to be apart of this family.
Mark
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
It's been a very positive experience. Some of their activities include different card games like hearts & bridge, as well as bingo. My apartment is one of the smaller apartments, but we do have a front room, a kitchen, and a bedroom. If and when we have visitors, they have common areas where we can sit and talk, like the library. They have couches and chairs that are out of the way from everyone else. The community allows pets; they also offer transportation to appointments and their weekly store runs with a 24hr notice, as the bus only holds 14. I would certainly recommend Emerald Oaks to others, it's one of the best.
Rick Carter
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
An excellent community for mom, dad, and/or your special person who deserves compassionate care and a great quality of life. 5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Laura
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
I would rate 5 stars for everything for Emerald Oaks because they're seriously top-notch. They have all the same amenities, but they had a yard that people could fence off a little portion for their dog. The residents that live there are all super friendly. I would feel like my mom wouldn't be lonely there. Everyone was super social and super nice. They talked to me, and they joked with the gentleman who was giving the tour. They provide all of the meals, three meals a day, and they even have more options. You could get room service. They have a library, a theater, and a place where they can play games. The staff is amazing.
Darlene Bird Self
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Emerald Oaks is blessed with the BEST Lifestyle Director, EVER!! GO Kelly !👏🏼❤️👏🏼
Lamar Holiday
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
This place is amazing it has so many things to offer for senior. Once you walk in it's class and beauty. They have a dining area that looks like a four-star restaurant I've seen a few apartments in here they are all very nice the floor plans are well thought. Are understanding when it comes to modifying the apartment a little like adding walking bars around the place. Overall this would be a wish list destination when it's time for me to retire
Roger Canamar
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
It’s a wonderful place! And a great place to visit!
Jose Alberto Londono
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
The food is awesome.
Anonymous
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
LuAnn does a marvelous job cleaning in the dining room. Great addition to EO's staff!
Local Guide
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
Gorgeous facility with great amenities!
Gerry Olert
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
I always feel happy when I’m at Emerald Oaks❤️
Linda
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
My Mom is a resident of Emerald Oaks. I just wanted to let you at Corporate know how appreciative I am of the work Luis and Judy Pardo have been doing at Emerald Oaks during this COVID lockdown period. I have been FaceTiming with Mom twice a day to check on her. She meets the criteria for the 'most vulnerable' and understands the importance of the stay-at-home order. She has been raving about how delicious the food has been, how wonderful Judy and Luis have been and the other staff members are truly remarkable. There was even a time last week when we were FaceTiming and the 2pm snack showed up! I got to say Hi and thank Dawn, one of the dining room staff who was serving that day, and watch how safely the food is passed. Kudos to you all! Thank you for the nearly immediate action taken to protect my Mom and the other residents there by locking them down and delivering their food to their apartments. My husband and I live in California and it would have been nearly impossible to come and help her (especially with the no visitors allowed). I also appreciate your weekly email updates. Seeing how well Mom, and the others are taken care of, just warmed my heart. I really enjoy visiting her a few times a year, as the staff is always top notch, friendly and innovative in their service to the residents. Therefore, this extended level of care and protection was not a surprise to me. Thank you again for your care and concern for all your residents! I am grateful and wanted to give credit to you, Judy and Luis Pardoners and their team.
Julie Shaw
Emerald Oaks Retirement Resort
My mother resided here for a year and a half. She loved the activities. The individuals who worked there treated her like family. I would highly recommend.
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A resort lifestyle means choice and flexibility. It means doing as much or as little as you want to do. Happy hour, fitness classes, trips to the mall or trips abroad... It means living life to the fullest.

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We've thought of everything. The value and luxury built into our long list of amenities are what sets us apart. Our month-to-month rent includes no hidden fees. With everything taken care of by our professional staff, you'll have the time and freedom to enjoy all the amenities and services we have to offer!

Full Kitchens

Custom Cabinets

Designer Countertops

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Individual Climate Controls

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Great Meals, Great Variety, Great Convenience


Our signature Freedom Dining program is our most talked-about amenity among our residents. The program mimics the dining experience of a luxury resort. Professional chefs work hard to provide three wonderful, nutritious meals each day - meals that pair nicely with flexible hours, with snacks always available in between.

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Our apartment homes are thoughtfully designed with full open kitchens and spacious closets. Some have patios and some have balconies. Click on the type of apartment home you're interested in to see our layout options.

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Travel Program


We participate in the RLC Travel Program, where residents can stay for free in the guest suites of our sister communities.

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20302 Bulverde Road
San Antonio, TX 78259


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