Senior Resource Guide's Best of 2019
With the highest amount of votes cast to date and the debut of the first-ever Traveling Voting Booths, the bar was raised for the fifth year of Senior Resource Guide's annual Readers' Choice Awards.
See below for which businesses, people and services are deemed the Best of 2019 for the greater Austin area.
Leisure & Lifestyle
Best Nonprofit: Alzheimer’s Texas
Best Cruise Ship: Royal Caribbean International
Best Casino: L'Auberge
Best Senior Center: Allen R. Baca Center
Best Adult Day Center: AGE of Central Texas
Best Golf Course (in Texas): River Place Country Club
Best Jeweler: Kendra Scott
Best Antique Shopping: Antique Gallery Round Rock
Best Farmers Market: Texas Farmers' Market at Mueller
Best Day Trip Destination: Fredericksburg
Best Mobile Service (provider): Hears To You
Best Senior Technology (app or device): Apple
Best Senior Technology (provider): Consumer Cellular
Best Senior-Friendly Place of Worship: Hill Country Bible Church
Health & Beauty
Best Salon: Cute Nail Studio
Best Place To Get Fit: YMCA of Austin
Best Massage Service: Knot Detective Massage
Best Pharmacy: Peoples Rx
Housing & Home Care
Best Home Care (non-medical): Halcyon Home
Best Home Care (medical): Halcyon Home
Best Senior Living (assisted): Belmont Village Lakeway
Best Senior Living (independent/retirement): Lake Travis Independent Living
Best Senior Living (skilled): Westminster
Best Senior Living Dining: Lake Travis Independent Living
Best Senior Living (memory care): Belmont Village Lakeway
Best Home Modification Provider: Arranging It All
Food & Drink
Best Margarita: Trudy's Tex-Mex
Best Texas Winery: Flat Creek Estate Winery & Vineyard
Best Burger: Top Notch Hamburgers
Best Ice Cream: Sweet Ritual
Best Tex-Mex: Maudie’s Tex-Mex
Best BBQ: The Salt Lick
Best Coffee Spot: Bennu Coffee
Best Breakfast Spot: Nervous Charlie's
Texas Professionals
Best Social Worker: Nancy Malloy
Best Case Management: Accountable Aging Care Management
Best Elder Law Attorney: Virginia Sampson
Best Financial Planner: Durbin Bennett Private Wealth Management
Best Florist: Freytag's Florist
Best Doctor: Dr. Wendy Lankford
Best Audiologist: Dr. Natasha Dewald-Nielsen
Best Podiatrist: Dr. Ronald L. Wokasien
Best Cardiologist: Dr. Suzanne Wetherold
Best Orthopedist: Dr. Robert Graham
Best Optometrist: Dr. Laurie Sorrenson with Lakeline Vision Source
Best Eye Care Provider: Dr. Lori M. Murphy with Eye Institute of Austin
Best Dentist: Dr. Adam Kristoff
Best Dermatologist: Dr. Seema Daulat
Best Chiropractor: Dr. Allie Goodwin
Best Plastic/Cosmetic Surgeon: Dr. Edward D. Buckingham
Best Realtor: Linda Botello
Best Family Owned/Operated Business: Halcyon Home
Best Veterinarian: Dr. Jim Holcomb with Hill Country Animal Hospital
Best Author/Poet: Jess Hagemann
Best Radio Personality: Patrick Osborn with KLBJ AM
Medical Centers in Texas
Best Hospital: St. David’s HealthCare
Best Mental Health Facility: Rock Springs
Best Rehabilitation Facility: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin
Best Cancer Treatment Facility: Texas Oncology
Final Planning
Best Funeral Service Provider: Beck Funeral Home
Best Hospice: Halcyon Home