What senior care costs in El Paso and Texas

What does assisted living cost in El Paso, Texas?

CareScout's 2025 survey puts the Texas median at about $5,666 a month ($67,992 a year) for a private one-bedroom in assisted living; it publishes no separate El Paso figure, so that statewide median is the best published benchmark for El Paso families.

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.

El Paso's market differs from Austin or Dallas: more of its licensed assisted living is in small homes of 16 residents or fewer, which often price by the room rather than by an apartment, and a few large communities on the West Side and East Side price like their counterparts elsewhere in Texas. Ask every facility for an all-in monthly figure in writing.

Why is the Texas nursing home median lower than assisted living?

The Texas semi-private nursing home median of $185 a day is the lowest in the nation and reflects a market dominated by Medicaid rates, so a private-pay El Paso family should expect to be quoted more than that median.

Most long-term nursing facility residents in Texas are on Medicaid, and the state's Medicaid rate shapes what facilities charge. Private rooms, short-term rehab and specialized care all cost more. Ask the business office for its private daily rate, what it includes, and which items, such as incontinence supplies, therapy beyond Medicare coverage or a private phone line, are billed separately.

What does memory care cost in El Paso?

No authoritative memory care median exists for Texas or El Paso, because CareScout does not survey memory care as its own category; certified Alzheimer's units typically charge more than standard assisted living, but any specific figure you see online is an estimate.

Get written quotes from the Alzheimer's-certified units on our memory care roster and compare them line by line: base rate, care-level or point charges, medication management, incontinence care, and what happens to the price when needs increase. 8 El Paso assisted living facilities hold an Alzheimer's certificate, covering 196 residents, from 16 places at the smallest to 38 at the largest.

Is home care cheaper than assisted living in El Paso?

It depends on hours: at the Texas median of about $30 an hour, paid home care costs less than the $5,666 assisted living median up to roughly 44 hours a week and more beyond that, before counting rent, food and utilities at home.

Many El Paso families combine options to stay under that line: a weekday adult day center, family care in the evenings, and paid attendant hours in between. Texas's adult day median of $90 a day is far less than a full day of hourly care. Our arithmetic multiplies the hourly median by hours per week and 52 weeks, divided by 12.

How do we get an accurate price from an El Paso facility?

Ask each facility for its full fee schedule, the assessment it will use to set care charges, what the last two annual increases were, which services cost extra, and how much notice it gives before raising rates.

The written admission agreement controls, so read it before paying a deposit. Ask whether the price changes if your parent moves from a private to a shared room, whether there is a community or move-in fee, and whether the facility accepts STAR+PLUS if savings run out. An advisor can gather comparable quotes from several facilities at once.