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Written for Fort Worth-area families, sourced against Texas HHSC, CareScout, VA and Census data.

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This section publishes guides on senior care in your metro, covering state licensing, costs, Medicaid waivers, hospital discharge, and local resources.

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This section publishes 6 guides on senior care in the Fort Worth metro, covering Texas licensing, what care costs, STAR+PLUS Medicaid, hospital discharge navigation, and local Tarrant-area resources. New guides publish four times a week.

August 11, 2026

Why So Much New Senior Housing Is Going Up in Far North Fort Worth

The Alliance corridor has become one of the newest concentrations of assisted living and memory care construction in the metro. Here's what that actually means for a family comparing options.

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August 5, 2026

Burleson, Mansfield and the Johnson County Line: A Boundary That Actually Changes Who You Call

Two neighboring cities, one growing fast toward the Tarrant County line and one built across it, end up under two different regional agencies for senior services.

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August 1, 2026

What STAR+PLUS Actually Pays For Inside a Tarrant County Assisted Living Community

"Medicaid pays for assisted living" is the sentence that gets more Fort Worth families into budgeting trouble than almost any other piece of secondhand advice.

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July 27, 2026

Discharged From JPS or Harris Methodist in 72 Hours: A Fort Worth Family's Playbook

A case manager at a Tarrant County hospital just gave your family a discharge date. Here's what actually matters in the days you have, and what can wait.

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July 22, 2026

Type A or Type B? What to Ask Before You Tour a Fort Worth Assisted Living Community

Texas doesn't issue one blanket assisted living license. It issues two, and knowing which one covers the unit you're touring changes what questions actually matter.

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July 18, 2026

Why Tarrant County Has Its Own Area Agency on Aging, and Why That Matters When You Need Help

Most of North Texas is covered by one large regional agency on aging. Tarrant County isn't -- and calling the wrong one first can cost a family real time during a hard week.

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Questions families ask

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.

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