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Pearland, Texas, is a suburb of Houston, a large metro area located along the Gulf of Mexico. Weather here is warm year-round, and although summer temperatures can reach 100 degrees or more, the breezes from the Gulf provide some cooling effects. Seniors have easy access to the beach, professionally designed golf courses and parks such as Tom Bass Regional Park, which has a lake for fishing and several public barbecue areas. Pearland is centrally located within the greater Houston area, affording residents easy travel to shopping, dining, pharmacies and world-class health care providers. The cost of living in Pearland is on par with the national average, making this suburb one of the more affordable in the area. This, plus the fact that Texas doesn’t levy a state income tax on Social Security Income or other types of retirement income, may make it easier for seniors who are on a budget to afford assisted living accommodations. Seniors in Pearland number about 1 in 9 of the city’s population of 123,000 and many of them may need to move into one of the area’s dozens of assisted living communities.
Monthly assisted living fees in Pearland average $3,750 per month, although each facility varies according to the amenities it offers.
Note: Data for Pearland was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, Houston, was used.
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Monthly assisted living fees in Pearland are even with the Texas state average, both of which are $3,750 per month. This is several hundred dollars below the national average of $4,051. Compared to its neighboring states, Texas’s average monthly assisted living fees are higher than most, including Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, at $3,518, $3,175 and $3,650, respectively. Only New Mexico, out of the states that border Texas, has monthly average assisted living fees higher than Texas, at $4,100 per month.
Large cities in Texas have a wide range between their monthly average assisted living fees, with several thousand dollars separating one of the most expensive, Austin ($5,395), from one of the least expensive, El Paso ($2,000). Pearland, at $3,750, lands about in the middle, close to neighboring coastal cities Corpus Christi ($3,639) and Brownsville ($3,810), but several hundred dollars less than Dallas, another large Texas metroplex. San Antonio, one of the other major metro areas, averages the same for monthly assisted living fees as Pearland, $3,750.
Pearland seniors who receive Texas Medicaid and SSI may be eligible for an assisted living waiver to help cover the cost of room and board in a long term care community or to hire homemaker and home health care services. This program is called the STAR+PLUS HCBS wavier. Applicants may be asked to demonstrate that they need a nursing home level of care. However, with this waiver, seniors have choices for their accommodations and don’t have to live in a nursing home.
Learn more about this program, the eligibility requirements, and the application process on our Assisted Living in Texas page.
| Contact | Description | |
| Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center | (936) 522-4000 | Military veterans and their surviving spouses receive primary medical care, urgent care, surgeries and emergency services from this health care center. Specialty services include dental, vision, hearing and mental health treatments. |
| Houston Volunteer Lawyers | (713) 228-0735 | Local attorneys provide pro bono services for area seniors who meet income guidelines. While this organization doesn’t handle criminal cases, it does help with bankruptcy filings, civil cases, drafting wills and living wills and addressing complaints from long-term care residents. |
| Brazoria County Veterans Services Center | (979) 849-5711 | This agency helps military veterans and surviving dependants access benefits such as death benefits, health care and other veteran benefits from the US Veterans Administration. |
| Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman | (800) 252-2412 | Ombudsman services is an advocacy program administered by the Texas Department of Health and Senior Services and addresses complaints from long-term care residents and their families. |
| Melvin Knapp Activity Center | (281) 652-1890 | Many different social activities are scheduled at this senior citizens’ center. Members may eat lunch with others during the week, play games or attend fitness classes. Holiday celebrations and dances are planned throughout the year. Educational seminars and health screenings are also offered. |
| Houston Metro Senior Fare Cards | (713) 635-4000 | Seniors aged 62 and older are eligible for a reduced fare card to ride the Houston Metro, a bus and light rail public transportation system. Wheelchair-accessible rides and paratransit services are available on request. |
| Volunteer Match | (415) 241-6868 | Volunteer Match pairs area seniors with volunteer opportunities appropriate for their independence levels and abilities to an area volunteer organization in the greater Houston area. Volunteer areas may include tutoring students after school, writing to military service members or helping teach English as a second language. |
The Texas Department of Health and Senior Services licenses and regulates assisted living facilities in Pearland, as in all of Texas. Facilities are divided into Type A and Type B, according to the level of care they offer. Licensure includes proper staff training and certification and regular inspections. The general cleanliness and livability of the facility, meals, staff-to-resident ratios and emergency procedures are all covered in the initial licensing inspections and follow-up inspections. Visit our Assisted Living in Texas page to learn more about these laws and regulations.