Live-In Caregivers in Alvarado, TX: 24-Hour Home Care

Local figures

Live-In Caregivers in Alvarado, TX: the local picture

44

residents 85 or older (0.7% of all residents)

190

households headed by someone 65+ own their home (51%)

74%

of Alvarado homes have 3 or more bedrooms (79% in Johnson County)

$7.25

Texas minimum wage per hour

About 44 Alvarado residents are 85 or older. Live-in care is most often arranged for this age group, when help is needed through the day and someone should be close at night.

A live-in caregiver needs a private room. 74% of homes in Alvarado have three or more bedrooms (79% in Johnson County), while 15% have one bedroom or none, where live-in care rarely works; the median home has 5.4 rooms.

Of Alvarado households headed by someone 65 or older, 190 own their home and 181 rent. Renters should check that the lease allows another adult to live in before anyone moves in.

Alvarado compared with Johnson County and Texas

Census figure	Alvarado	Johnson County	Texas
Residents 85 or older	0.7%	1.2%	1.4%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	14%	19%	25%
Residents 65+ with a disability	67%	37%	35%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	10%	8.3%	12%
Residents 65 or older	12%	14%	13%
Residents 5+ who speak a language other than English at home	21%	18%	35%
Median income, households headed by someone 65+	$55,619	$60,043	—

Older residents in towns around Alvarado

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Residents 85+
The Homesteads, TX	5.3 mi	490	0
Venus, TX	6.4 mi	236	4
Keene, TX	6.6 mi	1,069	191
Burleson, TX	10 mi	6,228	741
Joshua, TX	11 mi	1,390	44
Rendon, TX	12 mi	2,273	283

Emergency hospitals near Alvarado

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne	Cleburne, TX	8.2 mi	5 of 5	(817) 641-2251
Baylor Scott And White Emergency Hospital	Burleson, TX	10 mi	not rated	(214) 294-6250
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center	Mansfield, TX	12 mi	4 of 5	(682) 622-2059

Straight-line miles from the center of Alvarado. Medicare (CMS) data, October 2026; call ahead to confirm. We are not affiliated with these providers.

What it covers

What a live-in caregiver can help with

Help across the day: meals, housekeeping, personal care
Someone in the home overnight if help is needed
Medication reminders and appointment rides
Companionship and a steady routine

Cost

What live-in care costs in Alvarado

Live-in pay is often agreed by the day or week, but every hour worked counts toward minimum wage. At $11.65 an hour (the Texas median aide wage), a live-in caregiver paid for 50 hours a week costs about $2,524 a month (54% of the $4,635 monthly median income of Alvarado households headed by someone 65+). Round-the-clock shift care, 168 paid hours a week across two or three caregivers, comes to about $8,481 a month (183% of the $4,635 monthly median income of Alvarado households headed by someone 65+). Private rates are agreed with the caregiver, and overtime rules can add to both. Texas's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see STAR+PLUS in Texas: using consumer directed services to pay a family caregiver.

Before you hire

What to know before hiring a live-in caregiver

Put the arrangement in writing: hours on duty, sleep time, days off, the room and pay (federal rules: DOL Fact Sheet 79B).

Questions worth asking: Have you lived in with a client before, and for how long? What days off and sleep time do you need? How do you handle being woken at night? More in our live-in caregivers guide.

CaregiverConnect does not run background checks. Check identity, references and any certification yourself before anyone starts. The Safety Center explains how.

Questions

Live-In Caregivers in Alvarado: common questions

Where is the nearest emergency hospital to Alvarado?

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne in Cleburne, about 8.2 mi in a straight line from the center of Alvarado (Medicare hospital file). Its listed phone number is (817) 641-2251. In an emergency, call 911.

How much does live-in care cost in Alvarado?

Live-in pay is often agreed by the day or week, but every hour worked counts toward minimum wage. At $11.65 an hour (the Texas median aide wage), a live-in caregiver paid for 50 hours a week costs about $2,524 a month (54% of the $4,635 monthly median income of Alvarado households headed by someone 65+). Round-the-clock shift care, 168 paid hours a week across two or three caregivers, comes to about $8,481 a month (183% of the $4,635 monthly median income of Alvarado households headed by someone 65+). Private rates are agreed with the caregiver, and overtime rules can add to both. Texas's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Live-in or 24-hour care in Alvarado?

A live-in caregiver sleeps in the home and has protected sleep and break time. 24-hour care uses two or three caregivers in shifts so someone is always awake; in Alvarado it costs more than three times as much a month (see the cost section above). Choose shifts if help is needed several times a night.

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Sources

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year; CMS provider data (October 25, 2026); U.S. DOL state minimum wages (July 1, 2026); BLS OEWS May 2025 aide wages, which cover employed aides rather than private rates.

Live-In Caregivers in Alvarado, TX