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La Feria, Texas · Cameron County
Caregiver Jobs in La Feria, TX
La Feria is a small city in Cameron County of about 6,900 people, and Census estimates suggest close to one in four residents is 65 or older. The list above fills as families publish care requests, and every entry names its town and gives the mileage from La Feria.
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The City of La Feria, whose city hall stands at 115 East Commercial Avenue, was incorporated in 1933, according to the Texas State Historical Association passage quoted on the city's website. The Census Bureau's ACS 2020–2024 profile counts 6,891 residents (±24) with a median age of 40.7. Because the survey sample in a city this size is small, the age figures carry wide margins: 1,606 people, or 23.3% (±5.9 points), are 65 or older, and in an estimated 14.8% of households (±8.2) a woman 65 or older lives by herself. About 16.3% of residents report a disability, Spanish is the home language for 55.8% of people five and older, and 95.2% lived in the same house a year earlier. For a caregiver here, being able to work in Spanish is a practical skill worth naming.
La Feria's ZIP code is 78559. Two Valley Metro routes run by the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council stop in town: Route 44 links La Feria City Hall with Santa Rosa, Combes, Texas State Technical College and the Harlingen terminal on weekdays, and Route 31 runs along Business 83 from Harlingen through La Feria, Mercedes, Weslaco, Donna, Alamo and Pharr to McAllen Central Station, Monday to Saturday. Set a radius that covers the towns on those lines if you are willing to take work there. Your profile should say whether you drive, which towns you will cover, whether you speak Spanish, and the hours you are free. The statewide picture is on the Texas overview.
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in La Feria
Private postings near La Feria may describe non-medical help at home: company during the day, cooking, bathing and dressing, housework, errands and rides, or a night shift so a relative can rest. Licensed personal assistance agencies in Cameron County also employ attendants, and Texas Medicaid's Consumer Directed Services option lets a client employ a worker of their own choosing, often a neighbor, friend or relative. If you have cared for a family member, write down exactly what that involved.
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Pay
Caregiver pay in La Feria: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Brownsville–Harlingen, TX metro (Cameron County); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.
| Measure | Hourly | Source and coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Home health and personal care aides, Brownsville–Harlingen, TX metro (Cameron County) | $11.30 median ($11.78 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 21,990 jobs; concentration 5.04× national |
| All-Texas median for home care aides (329,590 jobs) | $11.65 | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| Texas minimum wage | $7.25 | effective July 24, 2009 |
| Nursing assistants, Brownsville–Harlingen, TX metro (Cameron County) | $15.44 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison) |
Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer. The Texas minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (effective July 24, 2009); the federal minimum of $7.25 and federal overtime rules apply to directly employed caregivers unless the work is exempt companionship under the FLSA. Source: US Department of Labor, direct care workers; the state source is listed at the end of this page.
BLS defines the Brownsville–Harlingen metro area as Cameron County alone. Its May 2025 survey counted 21,990 home health and personal care aides there, and the location quotient of 5.04 means aides hold about five times the national share of local jobs. The median hourly wage was $11.30 (mean $11.78), a little below the $11.65 Texas median; the area's 1,070 nursing assistants had a $15.44 median. Texas follows the federal $7.25 minimum, as the Texas Workforce Commission explains, and HHS tells CDS employers that the hourly wage they set must be at least the current minimum wage. Whatever you agree with a family, put the hourly rate, the schedule and how extra hours are paid in writing.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in Texas, applied to La Feria
Texas Health and Human Services licenses the agencies that provide home health, hospice and personal assistance services, known as home and community support services agencies. Its October 22, 2026 directory lists five with La Feria addresses and 225 across Cameron County, 198 of which are licensed for personal assistance services. Community Attendant Services, a Medicaid personal care program, must be delivered by such a licensed agency. HHSC keeps the Nurse Aide Registry for aides certified to work in licensed nursing facilities. Federal law has covered domestic service since 1974, with exemptions for companionship workers and, for overtime only, live-in workers; agencies have been unable to claim them since a 2013 rule, and the Labor Department proposed on July 2, 2025 to return to its 1975 rules. No license checks or background screening are done by CaregiverConnect; families decide what to verify. Concerns that an older or disabled La Feria resident is being mistreated, neglected or robbed can be reported day or night to DFPS at 1-800-252-5400 or txabusehotline.org; dial 911 for immediate danger.
Local resources
Training and career resources near La Feria
Resources for caregivers in and around La Feria, each verified on its own website on October 25, 2026.
- Texas State Technical College, Certified Nursing Assistant (Harlingen)An accelerated, in-person day course of 100 hours leading to a certificate, offered at the Harlingen and Brownwood campuses; estimated cost $1,600, with textbook and lab supplies included. Valley Metro Route 44 lists a Texas State Technical College stop.
- Texas State Technical College, Vocational NursingThe licensed vocational nursing certificate is taught at Harlingen as well as Breckenridge and Sweetwater, with an estimated cost of $15,657; Harlingen information sessions and entrance-exam dates are posted on the program page.
- Area Agency on Aging of the Lower Rio Grande ValleyServes Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties for people 60 and older and their families: case management, caregiver support coordination, benefits counseling and in-home respite through contractors. While it moves its Harlingen office, services run from 301 W. Railroad in Weslaco, 956-682-3481, and home visits can be arranged.
- Valley Metro (LRGVDC)Route 44 offers flexible curbside pick-up within half a mile of the route if you call 1-800-574-8322 at least a day ahead; Route 31 connects La Feria with Harlingen and McAllen six days a week.
- La Feria Recreation Center901 Pancho Maples Drive, 956-797-2812. The city center offers free fitness classes for teens and adults, including a Silver Sneakers class Monday to Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., a possible weekday outing for a client.
- HHSC computer-based nurse aide trainingA free online version of the 60 classroom hours; the 40 clinical hours must then be completed with an approved nurse aide training program before the Prometric exam.
The area
La Feria in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 estimates for the city, with the wide margins a small sample brings: median household income $45,081 (±$5,300), 25.0% of residents below the poverty line, 21.5% without health insurance, owner-occupied homes valued at a median $106,900, and rent around $1,037 at the median. About 70.8% of homes are owner-occupied and the average commute is 20.3 minutes. About 37.2% of employed La Feria residents work in the ACS education, health and social assistance category (±5.6 points), well above San Antonio's share.
Two of the five licensed agencies in town, Calidad Home Health on East Expressway 83 and Home Health Check on Palis Road, appear in Medicare's home health data as certified agencies offering aide services. Medicare lists no hospital or nursing home with a La Feria address; the 14 nursing homes it lists for Cameron County are in Brownsville and Harlingen, and its hospitals include Harlingen Medical Center and Valley Baptist Medical Center–Brownsville. The city's free La Feria Nature Center on Rabb Road has walking trails and is listed as handicap accessible, open sunrise to sunset. For a larger city in Texas, see San Antonio.
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How to find private caregiver jobs in La Feria (no agency)
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Guides
Useful reading
Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency · Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them · How to write a caregiver profile that families actually contact · STAR+PLUS in Texas: using consumer directed services to pay a family caregiver
Sources (checked 2026-10-25):
- City of La Feria, home page (city hall, history quotation)
- City of La Feria, Parks and Recreation (Recreation Center, Nature Center)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, La Feria city, Texas
- BLS, May 2025 OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Brownsville–Harlingen and Texas (31-1120, 31-1131), via data.bls.gov OES query
- Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Minimum Wage Law
- U.S. Department of Labor, home care and domestic service under the FLSA
- Texas HHS, Consumer Directed Services option FAQ (revised 02/06/26)
- Texas HHS, Community Attendant Services (CAS)
- Texas HHS, HCSSA directory (active licenses as of 10/22/2026)
- Texas HHS, Nurse Aide Registry and becoming a certified nurse aide
- Texas DFPS, Report Abuse
- LRGVDC, Area Agency on Aging; Texas Association of Regional Councils listing (counties served)
- LRGVDC Valley Metro, Route 44 (1/28/26) and Route 31 (6/4/25) schedules
- Texas State Technical College, Certified Nursing Assistant and Vocational Nursing
- CMS Provider Data: home health agencies, hospitals and nursing homes (Cameron County, TX)
Questions
Caregiver jobs in La Feria: frequently asked questions
What do home care aides earn around La Feria?
La Feria falls in the Brownsville–Harlingen wage area, which BLS draws as Cameron County. May 2025 survey results put local aide pay at an $11.30 median and $11.78 mean, while Texas as a whole had an $11.65 median. A private rate is whatever you and the family agree, subject to the $7.25 federal floor for covered work.
Are there home care agencies in La Feria itself?
Yes. The state directory of licensed home and community support services agencies lists five at La Feria addresses as of October 22, 2026, among them Amable Home Care, Amable Home Health and Calidad Home Health on North Main Street and the expressway. Agencies set their own hiring requirements, so ask each one directly.
How can I reach clients in Harlingen or McAllen without a car?
Valley Metro Route 44 runs weekdays from La Feria City Hall to the Harlingen terminal, and Route 31 travels Business 83 to McAllen Central Station from Monday to Saturday. Schedules change, so confirm times on 1-800-574-8322 before taking on a bus-dependent shift.
Where can I take a nurse aide course near La Feria?
Texas State Technical College runs a 100-hour Certified Nursing Assistant course in person at Harlingen, estimated at $1,600. HHSC also offers the classroom hours free online, leaving 40 clinical hours to finish with an approved program.
Can a La Feria family pay a relative to care for a parent?
Possibly, through the Consumer Directed Services option in Texas Medicaid programs such as STAR+PLUS and Community Attendant Services. The client becomes the employer, picks a financial management services agency for payroll, and may hire family, neighbors or friends, though some programs restrict which relatives qualify.
Who helps older La Feria residents and the people caring for them?
The Area Agency on Aging of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, part of the regional development council, covers Cameron County. It offers case management, caregiver support coordination and respite; call 956-682-3481. While its Harlingen office moves, services are run from the Weslaco office.
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