Overnight Caregivers in Rio Grande City, TX

Local figures

Overnight Caregivers in Rio Grande City, TX: the local picture

14%

of residents 65+ have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or deciding (18% in Starr County)

19%

of residents 65+ in households live alone (30% in Starr County)

232

residents 85 or older (1.5% of all residents)

1.1 mi

to the nearest hospital with an emergency department (Rio Grande City)

About 202 Rio Grande City residents 65 or older have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or making decisions (14%; 18% in Starr County). Confusion at night is a common reason families arrange overnight care.

276 older residents live alone (19% of those in households). For them an overnight caregiver means someone in the house after dark.

The nearest emergency hospital is Starr County Memorial Hospital in Rio Grande City, about 1.1 mi away in a straight line; keep its number and the person’s medication list by the bed.

Rio Grande City compared with Starr County and Texas

Census figure	Rio Grande City	Starr County	Texas
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty remembering	14%	18%	8.5%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	19%	30%	25%
Residents 85 or older	1.5%	1.6%	1.4%
Residents 65+ with difficulty dressing or bathing	25%	27%	8.0%
Residents 65+ with a disability	51%	57%	35%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	17%	37%	12%
Median income, households headed by someone 65+	$55,933	$22,365	—

Older residents in towns around Rio Grande City

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Memory difficulty (65+)
Escobares, TX	8.8 mi	396	24%
Roma, TX	12 mi	1,712	23%
Sullivan City, TX	18 mi	546	14%
La Joya, TX	23 mi	504	23%
Salida del Sol Estates, TX	24 mi	227	18%
Penitas, TX	25 mi	696	25%

Emergency hospitals near Rio Grande City

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
Starr County Memorial Hospital	Rio Grande City, TX	1.1 mi	2 of 5	(956) 487-5561
Mission Regional Medical Center	Mission, TX	33 mi	4 of 5	(956) 323-9000
Rio Grande Regional Hospital	Mcallen, TX	38 mi	4 of 5	(956) 632-6000

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

What it covers

What a overnight caregiver can help with

Help to the bathroom at night and back to bed
Turning and settling someone who cannot move easily
Watching for wandering or confusion
Medication reminders at bedtime and in the morning

Cost

What overnight care costs in Rio Grande City

At $11.65 an hour (the Texas median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $1,515 a month, and every night about $3,534 (76% of the $4,661 monthly median income of Rio Grande City households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. 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 overnight caregiver

Overnight help is usually arranged when the person gets up in the night or the family caregiver is no longer getting enough sleep. Decide first whether you need an awake caregiver, who stays up through the shift, or one who may sleep in the home and is woken when needed; the two are paid differently.

Questions worth asking: Do you stay awake through the shift, or sleep and wake when called? Have you cared for someone with dementia at night? What would you do if my parent fell during the night? More in our overnight caregivers guide.

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Questions

Overnight Caregivers in Rio Grande City: common questions

How much does overnight care cost in Rio Grande City?

At $11.65 an hour (the Texas median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $1,515 a month, and every night about $3,534 (76% of the $4,661 monthly median income of Rio Grande City households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Texas's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Overnight, live-in or 24-hour care: what is the difference?

Overnight care is a single night shift. A live-in caregiver lives 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.

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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.