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

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Waco are Ivy Creek Wellness & Rehabilitation in Waco (1.4 mi), Avir At Jeffrey Place in Waco (2.2 mi), Lakeshore Village Nursing And Rehabilitation in Waco (2.4 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).

Waco has about 2,538 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 26% of the $3,894 monthly median income of Waco 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.