Touchstone Communities began as Care Inn Properties, Inc., formed in 1991 by Touchstone CEO Stan Studer, Jr. With a background in real estate and management of skilled nursing facilities, Studer and partners sought out communities that would benefit from their mission of offering skilled nursing in a compassionate environment. The first community Care Inn Properties, Inc. acquired was Brenham Rest Home in 1994. Since then, the company has grown to over 1,200 team members, owns and manages nine communities in Texas and Arizona and manages four Texas veterans homes. 

Touchstone Communities now offers a continuum of care for elders that includes rehabilitative services, skilled nursing, assisted living, as well as specialized care for persons with Alzheimer's Disease or needing respite or behavioral care. To better service its residents, all of Touchstone’s communities operate on an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, which lessens the amount of time nurses spend on paperwork and creates more time for them to care for residents. The system is efficient and allows for nurses to provide more care directly at the residents’ bedside.

Touchstone’s ninth community, The Heights™ on Huebner, is one of its two newest communities that are the first to bring the Neighborhood concept to Texas. Touchstone will soon build The Enclave™ an entirely new model of long-term care offering an intimate home setting while establishing a new standard of personalized care. Look for Touchstone to continue to lead the way in providing innovative care for elders.