Cities
- Fort Worth
- Arlington
- Keller
- North Richland Hills
- Southlake
- Grapevine
- Bedford
- Hurst
- Euless
- Colleyville
- Mansfield
- Burleson
Hub-city neighborhoods
Counties
Services
Costs & paying
- What Senior Care Costs
- How Families Pay for Senior Care
- Medicaid Waivers and Assisted Living
- VA Aid and Attendance, 2026
- What Medicare Does and Does Not Pay For
- What Memory Care Costs
- What In-Home Care Costs
- What Happens When the Money Runs Out
State rules
- How Texas Licenses Assisted Living
- Memory Care: Disclosure, Not a Separate License, in Texas
- How to Verify a Facility's License
- Medicaid Expansion vs. Long-Term Care Medicaid in Texas
- STAR+PLUS HCBS, Explained
- STAR+PLUS HCBS for In-Home Care, Explained
- STAR+PLUS Managed Care for Dual-Eligibles, Explained
- The Local Ombudsman and Filing Complaints
Comparisons
- Independent Living vs. Assisted Living
- Assisted Living vs. Memory Care
- In-Home Care vs. Assisted Living
- CCRC vs. Standalone Assisted Living
- Short-Term Rehab vs. Long-Term Nursing Home Care
- Nursing Home vs. Assisted Living
- Hospice vs. Palliative Care
- Adult Day Care vs. In-Home Care
- Independent Living vs. 55+ Apartments
- STAR+PLUS HCBS vs. Nursing Home Medicaid
- Choosing Between Two Communities
By situation
- Dad is being discharged in 72 hours
- Mom or Dad can't live alone anymore
- There's been a fall
- We just got a dementia diagnosis
- Wandering has become a concern
- I can't keep doing this alone
- I live out of state
- The money is running out
- My spouse needs more care than I can give
- We're stuck between two communities
Questions
- What does HHSC license, and what law covers assisted living in Texas?
- Is memory care a separate license in Texas, or something else?
- How do I check a Fort Worth-area facility's inspection history myself?
- What's the difference between a Type A and Type B assisted living license in Fort Worth?
- Do Fort Worth assisted living facilities have to disclose past violations to families?
- Does Texas Medicaid pay for assisted living in Fort Worth?
- What's the difference between Texas's Medicaid expansion and Medicaid for seniors?
- How does a Fort Worth family apply for the STAR+PLUS HCBS waiver?
- What are Texas's nursing facility Medicaid income and asset limits in 2026?
- What is Medicaid Estate Recovery, and does it affect a Fort Worth family's home?
- What does assisted living cost in the Fort Worth area?
- What does memory care cost in Fort Worth?
- How much does in-home care cost in Tarrant County?
- What does a nursing home cost in the Fort Worth area?
- How do families in Fort Worth actually pay when private funds run out?
- What does the Long-Term Care Ombudsman do in Tarrant County?
- Is the Area Agency on Aging different in Tarrant County than the rest of the metro?
- Can the ombudsman help if I disagree with how a Fort Worth facility handled my parent's care?
- Where can family caregivers in Fort Worth get free support?
- What happens at an ombudsman-attended care conference?
- How do I report suspected abuse or neglect in a Fort Worth-area facility?
- What's the difference between reporting to APS and reporting to HHSC in Texas?
- Is Texas Adult Protective Services a single statewide hotline or run by county?
- Can I report a concern anonymously in Texas?
- What happens after I report suspected abuse to APS?
- My parent is being discharged from a Fort Worth hospital in 72 hours. What do I do first?
- What's the difference between inpatient admission and observation status for Medicare purposes?
- Which hospitals in the Fort Worth area handle senior discharge planning?
- Can I push back on a hospital discharge date in Fort Worth?
- Does Medicare cover a rehab stay after a Fort Worth hospital admission?
- How do I know it's time to look at assisted living instead of keeping Mom or Dad at home in Fort Worth?
- What should I do after my parent has a fall in the Fort Worth area?
- What should a Fort Worth family do in the first month after a dementia diagnosis?
- What should I do if my parent is showing signs of wandering or exit-seeking?
- I'm a long-distance caregiver for a parent in Fort Worth. What should I set up first?
- Which Area Agency on Aging covers Tarrant County?
- Which agency covers Burleson and the rest of Johnson County?
- What senior care resources exist in Parker County?
- Are there Medicaid managed care differences between counties in this metro?
- Does Denton County's senior population differ from Tarrant County's?
- Is independent living licensed the same way as assisted living in Texas?
- How is memory care different from standard assisted living in Fort Worth?
- When does in-home care make more financial sense than assisted living in the Fort Worth area?
- What's the real difference between a nursing home and assisted living in Texas?
- Should a Fort Worth family consider a CCRC instead of standalone assisted living?
Directory
Communities
- Avalon Memory Care - Arlington
- Avalon Memory Care - Keller
- Bethesda Gardens Fort Worth
- Broadway Cityview
- Brookdale Eden Estates
- Brookdale Tanglewood Oaks
- Discovery Village at Alliance Town Center
- Legend at Fort Worth
- Mirabella Assisted Living and Memory Care
- Morada North Richland Hills
- Sunrise of Fort Worth
- The Ridglea Senior Living
- Whitley Place
