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Free guidance for families across the Fort Worth metro. Compare licensed assisted living, memory care, nursing and in-home care -- and find out what Texas Medicaid actually pays for.

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Fort Worth Senior Advisor is a free senior care referral service. We help you compare licensed communities, verify licensing through your state's regulator, and understand what Medicaid, Medicare and VA benefits actually cover.

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The Fort Worth metro splits senior care oversight across two separate Area Agency on Aging territories along the Tarrant County line, Texas licenses assisted living in two tiers (Type A and Type B) rather than one blanket license, and the base rent a community quotes rarely matches what a family actually pays once care-level fees are added in.

That is what this site is for. We publish what your state's regulators actually require, what the published cost data actually says, and which communities in your metro we have verified — then a local advisor helps you narrow it down. The service is free to your family because communities pay us when a family moves in. You should know that going in, which is why we say it here rather than in the footer.

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Fort Worth Senior Advisor is a free senior care referral service for families across the Fort Worth metro. We help you compare licensed assisted living, memory care, nursing and in-home care options, verify licensing through Texas HHSC, and understand what STAR+PLUS Medicaid, Medicare and VA benefits will and will not pay for.

What senior care costs. Texas's 2024 CareScout state medians: $5,250/month assisted living, $7,087/month private nursing home room. No memory-care median exists anywhere. Read the full explanation →
How your state licenses assisted living. Texas splits assisted living into Type A (residents who can self-evacuate) and Type B (residents who need staff help evacuating or nighttime attendance) under Health and Safety Code Chapter 247. Read the full explanation →

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What does HHSC license, and what law covers assisted living in Texas?

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Long Term Care Regulatory division licenses assisted living facilities under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 247 and 26 Texas Administrative Code Part 1, Chapter 553. HHSC issues either a Type A or Type B license depending on residents' ability to evacuate in an emergency.

Is memory care a separate license in Texas, or something else?

Texas does not issue a separate 'memory care license.' Any facility that markets or holds itself out as providing dementia care must instead file an Alzheimer's/dementia Disclosure Statement with HHSC under 26 TAC Section 553.264, and make it available to families before admission.

How do I check a Fort Worth-area facility's inspection history myself?

HHSC's Long Term Care Regulatory division maintains survey and enforcement records for every licensed Texas assisted living facility. You can also call HHSC's Complaint and Incident Intake line at 1-800-458-9858, 24 hours a day, to ask about a specific facility's complaint or inspection history.

What's the difference between a Type A and Type B assisted living license in Fort Worth?

Type A facilities serve residents capable of following directions to evacuate on their own and who don't need routine overnight attendance. Type B facilities serve residents who need staff help to evacuate, can't follow emergency directions independently, or need nighttime staff attendance -- most memory care in the metro falls under Type B.

Do Fort Worth assisted living facilities have to disclose past violations to families?

Texas law does not require a facility to hand a prospective resident its inspection history unprompted, but that history is public and available through HHSC. Ask directly for a copy, or pull it yourself through HHSC's Complaint and Incident Intake line before you tour.

Does Texas Medicaid pay for assisted living in Fort Worth?

Texas Medicaid pays for care services inside a participating assisted living facility through the STAR+PLUS HCBS waiver, but it does not pay the facility's room-and-board charge -- that portion remains the resident's financial responsibility, typically funded from the resident's own income.

What's the difference between Texas's Medicaid expansion and Medicaid for seniors?

Texas has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, but that decision has no bearing on long-term-care Medicaid for seniors, which is a completely separate, decades-old eligibility pathway for people who are 65 or older, or blind or disabled.

How does a Fort Worth family apply for the STAR+PLUS HCBS waiver?

Apply through Your Texas Benefits online, or call Texas 2-1-1 and ask for the aging and disability services option. A Texas HHSC caseworker will complete a nursing-facility level-of-care assessment as part of determining eligibility.

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