A relatively affordable city with an agreeable climate, El Paso has been ranked as one of Texas’ top retirement destinations. Many seniors have taken notice of the city’s elder-friendliness: Nearly 13% of the city’s 681,728 residents are seniors aged 65 or older. Among other medical facilities, they have access to the University Medical Center of El Paso, which includes surgery, geriatric services and spine care in its areas of focus. The Genworth 2020 Cost of Care survey indicates that in El Paso, an average semiprivate nursing home room costs $5,232 per month, which compares quite favorably to the corresponding national figure of $7,756.
In a nursing home, residents receive intensive supervision and medical attention that cannot be provided to individuals living at home. Skilled nurses and aides are common sights in nursing homes, and they typically provide services on a 24/7 basis. The high level of attention has the drawback of requiring higher prices, so more independent older adults may find assisted living or home health care to be appropriate and less expensive.
This guide delves more deeply into senior care costs. It concludes with an overview of helpful resources El Paso’s older adults can tap into.