The 2024 CareScout survey puts Texas's home health aide median at roughly $28/hour, which works out to about $4,850 a month at 40 hours a week. Non-medical home care (companionship, help with daily tasks) and skilled home health are priced and covered differently, so confirm which you're actually being quoted.
The detail behind the number
The math that trips families up is the crossover point where hourly in-home care stops being cheaper than a licensed community. At roughly 40 hours a week, home care in Texas runs close to the state's assisted living median of $5,250 a month -- push past that into round-the-clock coverage and a community frequently becomes the less expensive option, not the more expensive one families assume it is. Run the actual weekly-hours math for your specific situation before deciding based on sticker-price intuition alone, and remember that Medicare does not cover non-medical home care at all, regardless of how many hours are needed.
