El Paso Senior AdvisorWhat does senior care cost in El Paso?
CareScout's 2025 Texas medians are about $5,666 a month for assisted living, $5,627 for a semi-private nursing home room, $30 per hour for a non-medical caregiver and $90 per day for adult day health care; no El Paso-only or memory care median is published.
Last verified: November 2026| Care type (Texas median, 2025) | About per month | Per year | Unit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted living, private one-bedroom | $5,666 | $67,992 | $184 per day |
| Nursing home, semi-private room | $5,627 | $67,525 | $185 per day |
| Nursing home, private room | $7,604 | $91,250 | $250 per day |
| In-home non-medical caregiver | $5,720 | $68,640 | $30 per hour |
| Private duty nurse at home | — | — | $90 per hour, or $150 per visit |
| Adult day health care | $1,950 | $23,400 | $90 per day |
2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey, released March 2, 2026. For contrast, the national medians are $6,200 a month for assisted living, $315 a day for a semi-private nursing room, $355 a day for a private nursing room, $35 an hour for a non-medical caregiver, and $95 a day for adult day care.
Who pays for long-term care in Texas?
Most families start by paying privately; Medicare covers only short skilled stays, home health and hospice; Texas Medicaid pays nursing facility care and, through STAR+PLUS, the care portion of assisted living and attendant care at home; Bienvivir's PACE program covers everything for enrolled members; and VA pension with Aid and Attendance helps eligible veterans and surviving spouses.
The fact that surprises most families is the room-and-board gap: STAR+PLUS can pay for care in an assisted living facility but not for rent and meals, which the resident's own income must cover.
Where can El Paso families get free benefits counseling?
The Rio Grande Area Agency on Aging at (915) 533-0998 or 1-800-333-7082 offers benefits counseling, care coordination and referrals across El Paso and Hudspeth counties, and HICAP gives free Medicare counseling at 1-800-252-9240.
Medicaid and STAR+PLUS applications go through YourTexasBenefits.com or 2-1-1. Veterans can start with the El Paso VA Health Care System or a county veterans service officer.
Costs & Paying: every guide
What senior care costs in El Paso and Texas
CareScout's 2025 Texas medians for assisted living, nursing homes, home care and adult day care, what they mean for El Paso families, and why no El Paso or memory care median exists.
Read the guide →STAR+PLUS: how Texas Medicaid helps with long-term care in El Paso
How the Texas STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services waiver works for El Paso families: who qualifies in 2026, what it covers in assisted living and at home, the interest list, room and board, and how to apply.
Read the guide →Community care and PACE: staying at home with help in El Paso
How El Paso families use Bienvivir's PACE program, adult day (DAHS) centers, Community Attendant Services and Area Agency on Aging services to keep a parent at home, and who qualifies.
Read the guide →What Medicare does and does not pay for
What Medicare covers for El Paso seniors: skilled nursing facility rehab after a hospital stay, home health, hospice and adult day exclusions, plus where to get free HICAP Medicare counseling.
Read the guide →VA pension with Aid and Attendance in El Paso
How VA pension with Aid and Attendance helps El Paso veterans and surviving spouses pay for assisted living and home care: 2025-26 rates, the net worth limit, how care costs reduce countable income, and where to apply.
Read the guide →Protecting the spouse at home when one partner needs care
Texas Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections for El Paso couples in 2026: the community spouse resource allowance, monthly maintenance needs allowance, home equity, the $75 personal needs allowance and estate recovery (MERP).
Read the guide →Paying privately for senior care in El Paso
How El Paso families pay privately for assisted living, memory care and home care: savings, home sale, long-term care insurance, life insurance options, and planning for the switch to STAR+PLUS or Medicaid.
Read the guide →Side by side
| This section gives you | This section does not give you | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | Texas's published 2025 medians | An El Paso or memory care figure that does not exist |
| Programs | How STAR+PLUS, PACE, Medicare and VA pension work | An eligibility decision |
| Limits | 2026 income, asset and spousal standards | Legal or tax advice |
| Planning | Questions to ask and when to start | A replacement for an elder law attorney |
