Seminole sits in the heart of Gaines County — one of the top oil-producing counties in Texas, a place where the petroleum industry has shaped the landscape and the lives of families for nearly a century. It’s a community of about 7,400 people, where 13.1% of residents are 65 or older, and where most families would rather care for aging parents at home than send them to a facility in another town.
StarCare helps make that possible. We’ve served West Texas since 1997, and Seminole has been part of our service area for years. Our nurses, therapists, aides, and caregivers travel from Odessa to Seminole on a regular schedule — the same team, the same standards, no matter the drive.
Gaines County has produced over one billion barrels of crude oil since the Seminole Pool was discovered in 1936. Today, the county remains one of Texas’s top oil producers, and many Seminole families are tied to the industry — working long shifts, rotating schedules, and unpredictable hours. That reality shapes what home care needs to look like here.
Here’s what that means for Seminole families:
Whether you’re on a 12-hour rotation, a two-week hitch, or an unpredictable call-out schedule, our private pay model lets you set care hours that actually fit your life — no insurance-mandated visit windows.
Seminole’s own hospital — a critical access facility on Northwest 8th Street with 40 affiliated clinicians — 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 Odessa and Seminole.
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.
Bathing, dressing, mobility, meal preparation, and friendly presence for patients who need daily support.
Seminole has one skilled nursing facility — Memorial Health Care Center, a 42-bed facility on Northwest 10th Street with government-hospital district ownership. It offers short-term rehabilitation and long-term care, and it serves an important role for patients who need round-the-clock institutional care. But it’s not the only option.
For many Seminole 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 a nursing facility, especially for part-time support.
StarCare gives Seminole families the option to stay home — safely, comfortably, and with skilled clinical support.
The Seminole Senior Center on Northwest 15th Street provides meals, social activities, and a gathering place for local seniors. Sunland Retirement Center and Memorial Place offer assisted living options within the city. These resources serve important roles — but they don’t replace clinical care at home. StarCare works alongside these community programs, filling the medical gaps that social services cannot address.
Seminole has a strong veteran tradition — about 353 veterans live in the city, and the Gaines County Veterans Memorial Park on County Road 301 honors those who served with 17 granite stones arranged in a circular pattern. The Gaines County Veterans Service Office on South Main Street provides benefits assistance to local veterans. StarCare works with VA benefits, including Aid and Attendance, to help cover the cost of in-home care. If you’re a veteran or caring for one, call us.
Many Seminole 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.
