Eunice sits just across the Texas-New Mexico line, a small city in Lea County where oilfield families have put down roots for generations. It’s a place where people know their neighbors, where the high school football game matters, and where seniors often want nothing more than to stay in the home they’ve lived in for decades. StarCare helps make that possible.
We’ve served Southeastern New Mexico since 1997, and Eunice has been part of our service area for years. Our nurses, therapists, aides, and caregivers travel from our Hobbs office to Eunice on a regular schedule — the same team, the same standards, no matter the drive.
Eunice has a population of just over 3,000, with a median age of 29.5 — younger than many rural communities, reflecting the oilfield workforce that keeps the town alive. But within that population, there’s a meaningful senior community, and many Eunice families are caring for aging parents while also working long hours in the energy industry.
Here’s what that means for Eunice families:
Eunice is about 21 miles west of Hobbs, where our office is based. Our clinicians make that drive routinely — so your family doesn’t have to.
Eunice’s own hospital — a 16-bed Medicare-certified general hospital on Main Street — serves the community for emergencies and short stays. When discharge comes, we coordinate care before you leave.
Wound care, medication management, post-surgical monitoring, chronic condition oversight — delivered by RNs who know the roads between Hobbs and Eunice.
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy performed at home, where progress translates directly to daily life.
For patients facing life-limiting illness, we provide pain management, symptom control, and dignity — at home, surrounded by family.
For complex medical needs requiring one-on-one nursing shifts.
These facilities serve an important role for seniors who need a social setting and daily support. But they’re not the only option.
For many Eunice families, home is the better choice — and here’s why:
Familiarity reduces confusion. Patients with dementia or cognitive decline often do better in familiar surroundings.
One-on-one attention. In a facility, staff are shared among many residents. At home, care is focused entirely on your loved one.
Lower infection risk. Home care eliminates exposure to facility-acquired infections.
Better quality of life. Patients keep their routines, their pets, their neighbors, their independence.
Often more affordable than facility care. Private pay home care can cost less than a private room in an assisted living facility, especially for part-time support.
StarCare gives Eunice families the option to stay home — safely, comfortably, and with skilled clinical support.
Lea County has a strong veteran presence, and many Eunice families include someone who served. StarCare works with VA benefits — including Aid and Attendance — to help cover the cost of in-home care. The New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services regularly holds benefits events in Lea County, and we can help you navigate what’s available. If you’re a veteran or caring for one, call us.
Many Eunice families are caring for aging parents while also working in the oilfield, raising children, or managing their own health. If you’re in that position, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to do it without help.
StarCare supplements what you’re already doing: a nurse for wound care, an aide for morning routines, a companion while you rest. There’s no minimum commitment with private pay, and no waiting for insurance approval. Care starts when you say it does.
