El Paso Senior AdvisorHorizon City, east of El Paso off I-10 and Horizon Boulevard, has grown to about 25,118 residents, from 22,461 in 2020. It is a community of newer subdivisions and young families, with many grandparents living in the same household or nearby.
The Hospitals of Providence has a Horizon City campus with an emergency department. There is no licensed assisted living or nursing facility in the city, but an adult day center and several home care agency offices are; for residential care, families look to the Far East El Paso communities along Pebble Hills and Joe Battle.
How much licensed senior care is in Horizon City, Texas?
Horizon City had about 25,118 residents in the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, and HHSC lists 0 licensed assisted living facilities, 0 nursing facilities and 1 adult day center with local addresses.
| License type | Licenses | Licensed capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted living facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Alzheimer's-certified places | — | 0 |
| Nursing facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Adult day (DAHS) centers | 1 | 150 |
| Home health and hospice agencies (office here) | 1 | — |
| Personal assistance agencies (office here) | 1 | — |
For context, El Paso County as a whole has about 136,683 residents aged 65 and older (15.6% of the population) and 14,766 aged 85 and older.
Is there licensed assisted living in Horizon City?
No licensed assisted living facility has an address in Horizon City; the closest is The Forest Assisted Living in Lower Valley & Ysleta, roughly 10 miles away by straight line.
| Facility | Miles (straight line) | License type | Licensed capacity | Alzheimer's capacity | Latest HHSC visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Forest Assisted Living 9355 North Loop, 79907 | 10.0 | Type A | 13 | 0 | 03/19/2025 |
| Simpatico East Assisted Living and Memory Care 1991 Saul Kleinfeld, 79936 | 10.7 | Type B | 129 | 32 | 05/27/2026 |
| Luxe Life Senior Living 3421 Joe Battle Boulevard, 79936 | 11.1 | Type B | 32 | 16 | 11/11/2025 |
| Maria C Ruvalcaba 11217 Quintana Dr, 79936 | 12.6 | Type C | 4 | 0 | 10/21/2026 |
Where are the nearest nursing homes to Horizon City?
No licensed nursing facility is located in Horizon City; the closest certified home is Avir at Tierra Este in El Paso, about 8.9 miles away and rated 1 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles (straight line) | CMS overall rating | Licensed capacity | Health deficiencies (latest cycle) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avir at Tierra Este 14300 Pebble Hills Blvd., 79938 | 8.9 | 1 of 5 | 120 | 15 |
| St Giles Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 950 Camino Del Rey Drive, 79927 | 9.0 | 2 of 5 | 124 | 17 |
| Las Ventanas De Socorro 10064 Alameda Avenue, 79927 | 9.6 | 3 of 5 | 126 | 20 |
Where can a parent in Horizon City spend the day while family works?
1 licensed day activity and health services center is in Horizon City, with 150 licensed places between them.
- Club De Amistad Adult Day Care (150 places, license #149634, licensed since 2005)
Texas Medicaid and community care programs pay for eligible participants; see how adult day care works.
Which home care, home health and hospice agencies have offices in Horizon City?
1 licensed home health agency, 0 hospice agencies and 1 personal assistance agency list an office in Horizon City; an agency's office location does not limit where it sends staff.
- Bbys Co (home health agency, license #021750, licensed since 2022)
- Spring Life Provider Care, LLC (personal assistance agency, license #024686, licensed since 2026)
Which hospitals are closest to Horizon City?
From the middle of Horizon City, the nearest civilian acute-care hospitals in CMS's hospital file are The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City Campus, about 1.3 miles away, and The Hospitals of Providence East Campus, about 13.4 miles.
University Medical Center of El Paso is about 18.0 miles away. These are straight-line distances between ZIP-code centers, good for comparison but shorter than real drives. University Medical Center of El Paso is the region's Level I trauma center.
Who provides free help for older adults in Horizon City?
The Rio Grande Area Agency on Aging, run by the Rio Grande Council of Governments (RGCOG) at 8037 Lockheed Dr., Suite 100, El Paso, TX 79925, handles information and referral, care coordination, benefits counseling and caregiver support for people 60 and older; call (915) 533-0998 or 1-800-333-7082.
The same agency runs the long-term care ombudsman program for residents of nursing facilities and assisted living, and Bienvivir's PACE program at (915) 562-3444 is an all-inclusive option for people 55 and older who qualify for nursing facility care but want to live at home.
