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

Local figures

Live-In Caregivers in Meadows Place, TX: the local picture

137

residents 85 or older (2.9% of all residents)

467

households headed by someone 65+ own their home (73%)

80%

of Meadows Place homes have 3 or more bedrooms (59% in Harris County)

$7.25

Texas minimum wage per hour

About 137 Meadows Place 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. 80% of homes in Meadows Place have three or more bedrooms (59% in Harris County), while 9.0% have one bedroom or none, where live-in care rarely works; the median home has 6.2 rooms.

Of Meadows Place households headed by someone 65 or older, 467 own their home and 172 rent; among householders 85 and older it is 48 owners and 38 renters. Renters should check that the lease allows another adult to live in before anyone moves in.

Meadows Place compared with Harris County and Texas

Census figure	Meadows Place	Harris County	Texas
Residents 85 or older	2.9%	1.1%	1.4%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	37%	25%	25%
Residents 65+ with a disability	39%	34%	35%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	9.9%	14%	12%
Residents 65 or older	19%	12%	13%
Residents 5+ who speak a language other than English at home	38%	45%	35%
Median income, households headed by someone 65+	$56,984	$58,641	—

Older residents in towns around Meadows Place

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Residents 85+
Stafford, TX	2.2 mi	1,870	136
Four Corners, TX	4.6 mi	1,455	99
Sugar Land, TX	4.9 mi	21,181	1,867
Mission Bend, TX	5.6 mi	5,547	264
Missouri City, TX	6.8 mi	13,050	954
Bellaire, TX	8.4 mi	3,186	307

Emergency hospitals near Meadows Place

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital	Sugar Land, TX	2.5 mi	3 of 5	(281) 637-7000
Altus Houston Hospital, LP	Houston, TX	3.3 mi	not rated	(713) 773-0556
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital	Sugar Land, TX	5.1 mi	5 of 5	(281) 274-8000

Straight-line miles from the center of Meadows Place. 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 Meadows Place

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 (53% of the $4,749 monthly median income of Meadows Place 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 (179% of the $4,749 monthly median income of Meadows Place 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 Meadows Place: common questions

Where is the nearest emergency hospital to Meadows Place?

St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital in Sugar Land, about 2.5 mi in a straight line from the center of Meadows Place (Medicare hospital file). Its listed phone number is (281) 637-7000. In an emergency, call 911.

How much does live-in care cost in Meadows Place?

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 (53% of the $4,749 monthly median income of Meadows Place 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 (179% of the $4,749 monthly median income of Meadows Place 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 Meadows Place?

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 Meadows Place 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 Meadows Place, TX