Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Chaparral, NM

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Chaparral are Los Arcos Del Norte Care Center in El Paso (7.7 mi), Avir At Patriot in El Paso (8.2 mi), Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home in El Paso (11 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in New Mexico earn a median $13.71 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). New Mexico's minimum wage is $12.00 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Chaparral has about 216 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the New Mexico median aide wage of $13.71 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,188 a month in wages, which is 66% of the $1,807 monthly median income of Chaparral households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. New Mexico's minimum wage is $12.00 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 Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states.