Caregiver in Garland, TX
about 4 mi from Garland · 6+ yrs experience
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Garland, Texas · Dallas County
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Garland
Garland, a city in Dallas County, had 246,844 residents in Census Bureau ACS estimates for 2020–2024; 31,085 of them were past their 65th birthday. Nearly a third of those seniors (30.6%) have a disability, and the ACS finds 4,167 Garland homes where an older woman is the only occupant (another 1,772 are older men alone). Posts here often come from working sons and daughters who need someone for mornings, doctor visits, or the first days after a hospital stay.
The registry ZIP codes for this page are 75040, 75041, 75042, 75043 and 75044. Over half of Garland residents five and up (53.1%) speak a non-English language in the home: Spanish 38.5%, Asian or Pacific Island tongues 9.4%. Within that second group, 5.5 of the 9.4 points are people who rate their English below "very well", so name your parent's first language in the post. Only 4.1% of households lack a car and 0.9% of workers use transit, so most caregivers will expect to drive. More cities are on the Texas caregivers page.
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Private in-home caregivers near Garland, TX
Independent caregivers with profiles on CaregiverConnect whose home base is within 50 miles. You agree on duties, schedule and pay directly with the person you hire.
1 of 1 available caregiver within 50 miles of Garland, nearest first. Names, photos, bios, references and the Verified badge details are shown once you create a free family account; this public page keeps caregivers anonymous.
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What you can post
Types of in-home care families in Garland arrange
All non-medical. For nursing tasks (injections, wound care, catheters) you need a licensed home health agency, not a private caregiver.
Senior care at home · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Overnight and live-in · Post-surgery recovery · Part-time and flexible
Choosing well
Evaluating caregivers in Garland
A family that hires on its own, without an agency, does its own vetting. HHSC keeps the Employee Misconduct Registry, a public database of unlicensed workers barred after abuse, neglect or exploitation findings; its Employability Status Check is open to any interested party, and HHSC says employers beyond its regulated providers can use it as a screening tool. Texas DPS sells name searches of its conviction database for $3.00 a credit, but warns that results may not belong to the person searched and that only fingerprints confirm identity. Phone two references, meet face to face, get a signature before ordering any report, and pay for a short trial while you are nearby. Our site leaves all screening to families and makes no attempt to validate certificates.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Can you take my mother to her primary care visits at Parkland's Garland Health Center on Hopkins Street?
- My father has dementia and gets restless toward evening; tell me how you have handled evenings like that.
- Would you accept being paid through the Texas CDS option if my father qualifies?
- Besides English, what languages are you comfortable using with my parents all day?
- Will you drive your own vehicle, or ride DART Paratransit alongside my mother?
- Could you drop her at the Carver Senior Center for lunch and collect her afterward?
- Suppose you wake up sick on a workday: how early would we hear, and who might fill in?
Schedules and cost
What in-home care costs in Garland: hourly rates and schedules
Garland families mostly ask for weekday daytime help: getting a parent washed, dressed and fed, light housekeeping, medicine reminders and a ride to appointments. Overnights are usually short stretches after a hospital discharge. The city's senior lunch program runs Monday through Friday, so a caregiver can build midday around it. Say how many hours a week you want and whether lifting or transfers are involved.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX metro (Dallas County) | $12.93 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| Texas minimum wage | $7.25 | effective July 24, 2009 |
| Agency non-medical caregiver, Texas median (CareScout 2025) | $30.00 | CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 |
Who is the employer. When you hire a caregiver directly, you are the 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 places Dallas County in an eleven-county Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington wage area, where 58,580 aides earned a $12.93 median and a $13.68 mean in May 2025, above the $11.65 Texas median. A location quotient of 0.52 says aide jobs are only about half as common in this metro's workforce as they are nationally. For agency care, CareScout's 2025 survey gives a $30 Texas median per hour. The U.S. Labor Department lists Texas at $7.25, the federal rate the state adopts by reference. IRS Topic 756 explains when a family must withhold Social Security and Medicare taxes for a household worker; the 2026 threshold is $3,000 in cash wages.
No agency tracks private rates. A caregiver you hire directly will usually expect more than the employed-aide median and less than an agency rate; every caregiver on this site lists an hourly rate on their profile, and the hiring guide covers taxes and overtime.
Local help
Caregiver resources for families in Garland
- Dallas Area Agency on Aging (Community Council of Greater Dallas)Dallas County residents 60 and over and their caregivers: care coordination (personal assistance, chores, minor repairs), caregiver respite, benefits counseling, legal help and meals. 214-871-5065 or 800-252-9240; office at 3910 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas.
- Dallas Aging and Disability Resource CenterListed in the HHS ADRC directory for Dallas County at 1380 River Bend Drive, Dallas 75247; call 888-743-1202 or the statewide ADRC number, 1-855-937-2372.
- City of Garland Senior ServicesPrograms for adults 55 and up. The Senior Activity Center at 600 W. Avenue A is closed for renovation, so most programs meet at Fields Recreation Center (1701 Dairy Road); Carver Senior Center is at 222 Carver St. (972-205-3305). Seniors 60+ in the lunch program who live inside city limits can get free weekday rides to a center, and doctor trips within Garland when space allows: 972-205-2769.
- DART ParatransitDoor-to-door shared rides under ADA eligibility rules; Garland is one of the cities where trips can start and end. Fare $3.50, ten-trip coupons $35.00, and an attendant traveling as the rider's personal care helper pays nothing. Book at 214-515-7272.
- Parkland Garland Health CenterParkland, a public hospital system that opened in 1894, runs this clinic for children, adults and seniors at 802 Hopkins Street, 75040: check-ups, sick visits and chronic disease care. Main line 214-266-0700.
- Texas Abuse Hotline (Adult Protective Services)When an adult 65+ or with a disability may be harmed, neglected or financially exploited, call 1-800-252-5400 around the clock, or TxAbuseHotline.org. Dial 911 if someone is in danger.
Safety
Hiring safely in Garland
Agree in writing on tasks, schedule, rate, overtime and pay day, and have the caregiver initial each week's hours. Since 1974 the federal wage law has reached domestic service in private households. The companionship exemption can take some care work outside minimum wage and overtime, while the live-in exemption removes only overtime; a July 2025 federal proposal would change them, so check current guidance first. Keep valuables and financial papers locked away, watch account statements, and call 1-800-252-5400 if you suspect mistreatment. The private caregiver hiring guide goes further into agreements and taxes.
How it works
How to hire a private caregiver in Garland (no agency)
CaregiverConnect is a marketplace, not an agency: you hire the caregiver directly, which is why there is no agency mark-up on their hourly rate. That also means screening is your responsibility, and we tell you how.
- Describe the care you need
- Your posting goes live
- Review caregivers and applicants
- Message and hire
- Agree terms and pay directly
Pricing, plainly
What is free and what costs money
Browsing, posting and receiving applications are free. Messaging and confirming a hire are part of Family Premium ($24.99/month, cancel any time). No commission on what you pay the caregiver; see the pricing page.
Sources (checked 2026-10-25):
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Garland city, Texas
- BLS, May 2025 OEWS area definitions
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington and Texas (31-1120, 31-1131), data.bls.gov OES query
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, median cost data tables
- U.S. Department of Labor, state minimum wage laws (updated July 1, 2026)
- U.S. Department of Labor, federal minimum wage history
- U.S. Department of Labor, domestic service and home care under the FLSA
- IRS Topic 756, employment taxes for household employees
- Texas HHS, Consumer Directed Services option FAQ (revised 02/06/26)
- Texas HHS, Consumer Directed Services
- Texas HHS, STAR+PLUS
- Texas HHS, HCSSA directory (active licenses as of 10/22/2026)
- Texas HHS, Provider Investigations Handbook 5000, Employee Misconduct Registry
- Texas DPS, Conviction Name Search: how to search
- Texas DFPS, Report Abuse and Adult Protective Services
- Community Council of Greater Dallas, Dallas Area Agency on Aging and Alzheimer's & Dementia Program
- Texas HHS, Area Agency on Aging directory
- City of Garland, Senior Centers and New Senior Center Project
- DART, Paratransit Services
- Parkland Health, Garland Health Center and About Us
Questions
Hiring a caregiver in Garland: frequently asked questions
What do Garland families pay a private caregiver?
Every caregiver on the site names an hourly rate. Two benchmarks: aides employed in the Dallas–Fort Worth area earned a $12.93 median in May 2025 (BLS), and Texas agencies billed a $30 median per hour for non-medical agency care that year (CareScout). Direct hires generally sit between those numbers.
Can my father's Medicaid pay me or my sister to care for him?
Sometimes. Texas offers the Consumer Directed Services option in STAR+PLUS, Community Attendant Services, Primary Home Care and other programs. The person served, or a legally authorized representative, employs the attendants and HHS says they can often be relatives, neighbors or friends, with limits on which relatives in some programs. A financial management services agency (FMSA) handles payroll and must approve each hire, and the hourly wage has to be at least minimum wage. The Dallas Area Agency on Aging's own caregiver support program, by contrast, is for unpaid caregivers.
How many licensed home care agencies have a Garland address?
In the HHS directory of home and community support services agencies with active licenses on October 22, 2026, 146 list a Garland address; 116 are licensed for personal assistance services, 84 for home health and 17 for hospice.
Is there dementia support for Garland families?
The Community Council of Greater Dallas runs an Alzheimer's and dementia program, funded under the state's Grants to Increase Local Dementia Support, with caregiver guidance, education and a Memory Café where people with memory loss and the family members who care for them can meet. The Dallas Area Agency on Aging's caregiver support also covers people caring for someone of any age with Alzheimer's or a related dementia.
Is the City of Garland building a new senior center?
Yes. The city's New Senior Center Project page describes a $17.5 million, 27,000-square-foot facility that includes exercise rooms and a walking track. While the old Senior Activity Center is closed, most programs meet at Fields Recreation Center.
What do I pay to use CaregiverConnect?
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