Army Residence Community

Army Residence Community (ARC) is a continuing care retirement community designed to meet the needs of retired career military officers in all branches of U.S. military service, their spouses, widows, and widowers.

In 1982, the Army Residence Community (ARC) began as the vision of three retired Army officers, MG William L. Starnes, MG Donnelly P. Bolton and MG George M. Wallace, II. Their vision was to create a retirement community that would serve career military officers, their spouses, and widows in a community of shared values and interests. They redefined retirement living by bringing together people with an active outlook on life. They formed The Army Retirement Residence Foundation – San Antonio, which was incorporated as a nonprofit organization under the provisions of paragraph 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The United Services Automobile Association (USAA) insurance company then provided the organization with office space, administrative support, and a $50, 000 grant to get started.

The Army Residence Community offers 465 Independent Living units (apartments and cottages), 48 Assisted Living Apartments at Lakeside Villas, 30 beds at Crestway Assisted Living, 60 long-term care beds, 12 dedicated Skilled Nursing Medicare beds, and 18 Memory Care beds. The community boasts its own movie theater, chapel, three dining venues, state-of-the art fitness center, medical clinics, rehabilitation facilities, putting green, dog park, and numerous clubs and activities that contribute to the wellness of mind, body and spirit.