Home Care in Texas

Texas Home Care Regulations

Each state regulates senior living communities differently. Because home care providers offer similar services to assisted living, states may regulate home care within their guidelines for assisted living. You can use APFM’s guide to assisted living regulations to learn more about access to facility records in Texas.

In Texas, home care — or in-home care — is a service which offers compassion and help to seniors who need assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) and wish to remain in their homes. Levels of care vary according to need, and can include companionship, meal prep, cleaning, transportation, and help with ADLs like bathing and dressing. Home care aides are trained to understand the nuances of senior care but generally aren’t licensed to provide medical services.

Cost of Living

Overall, the cost of living in Texas is considered to be more affordable than the national average. All index scores are based on a scale with the national average set at 100.

Price Indexes

• Cost of Living: 91
• Groceries: 89
• Housing: 85
• Utilities: 102
• Transportation: 91

Demographics

About 13% of Texas’s population are seniors. In the 2016 presidential election, Texas leaned conservative. However, many of its counties with larger cities — like Houston, Dallas, and Austin — tend to be more progressive.

2016 Presidential Election

• 43% voted Democratic
• 52% voted Republican
• 5% voted third party or abstained

Population

• Median age: 35
• Over the age of 55: 24%
• 2018 population: 28,701,845
• 2020 population: 29,475,394
• Estimated 2025 population: 31,501,710

Miscellaneous

• 42% regularly attend a religious service
• 31% consider themselves atheist, agnostic, or a non-believer
• Across the state there are a total of 27,848 congregations
• There are 1,292 Masonic lodges in the state

Climate and Weather

Given Texas’s size, its regions have different climate classifications, so weather patterns vary across the state. The central, northern, and eastern sections of Texas have a humid subtropical climate. Much of the state’s southern border with Mexico along the Rio Grande has a hot semi-arid climate, whereas the northernmost area of the state — the “Texas Panhandle,” which is part of the Great Plains region of the U.S. — has a cold semi-arid climate. A small section in the far western corner of the state has a cold desert climate. Despite the different climate classifications, Texas overall has warmer temperatures than much of the country. The eastern section of the state is more humid with higher precipitation, whereas the western parts are much drier.

Humidity and Precipitation

• Average humidity level: 65%
• Average monthly precipitation: 3”
• Average maximum monthly precipitation: 7” (June)

Air Quality

• Average air quality index rating: 37 (Good)
• Average maximum air quality rating: 51 in July (Moderate)

Moderate air quality means that those who are sensitive to particulates in the air should limit the amount of time they spend on outdoor exertion.

Seasonal Temperatures

• Average temperature: 65°F
• Average summer temperature: 82°F
• Typical summer high: 102°F (June)
• Typical summer low: 56°F (June)
• Average winter temperature: 48°F
• Typical winter high: 75°F (February)
• Typical winter low: 16°F (January)