Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Grand Prairie, TX

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Grand Prairie are Arlington Residence And Rehabilitation Center in Arlington (4.2 mi), Heritage At Turner Park Health & Rehab in Grand Prairie (4.6 mi), Arbrook Plaza in Arlington (5.2 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in Texas earn a median $11.65 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). Texas's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Grand Prairie has about 2,314 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the Texas median aide wage of $11.65 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,010 a month in wages, which is 19% of the $5,294 monthly median income of Grand Prairie households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. 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.