Rankin is the smallest county seat in one of the largest oil-producing counties in Texas. Upton County spreads across more than 1,200 square miles of scrubland, ranch country, and oil fields — and all of it funnels through this one small town on Highway 329. If you live in Rankin, you already understand self-reliance. You also understand that sometimes self-reliance isn’t enough.
That’s where StarCare comes in. We’ve served West Texas since 1997, and Rankin has been part of our service area for years. Our nurses, therapists, aides, and caregivers travel from Odessa to Rankin on a regular schedule — the same team, the same standards, no matter the drive.
Rankin has about 800 residents. The nearest hospital is in Odessa, 60 miles east. The nearest skilled nursing facility is also in Odessa. The nearest pharmacy is in McCamey or Crane, depending on which way the wind blows. For a family managing a parent’s illness or a spouse’s recovery, every resource requires a drive.
What that means in practice:
A wound check becomes a half-day trip
A therapy session requires coordinating transportation, weather, and someone to stay with the patient
A hospice patient who wants to die at home needs a team willing to drive the distance
Family caregivers — often working in the oilfield — can’t easily leave mid-shift for a medical appointment
StarCare solves this by bringing the care to Rankin. Our clinicians make the drive so your family doesn’t have to. Wound care, medication management, therapy, hospice, and personal care — all delivered in the home, on your schedule, not a facility’s.
Rankin sits at the intersection of two West Texas traditions. To the north and west, ranch land that’s been in families since the 1880s. To the south and east, some of the most productive oil fields in the Permian Basin. Both groups share a certain outlook: they don’t ask for help easily, and they don’t trust anyone who hasn’t proven themselves.
StarCare has been proving itself in West Texas since 1997. We’re not a national chain. We’re not a franchise. We’re a regional agency that has served families in Upton County for years. When we say we’ll be there, we mean it — and the families we’ve served in Rankin know that.
Wound care, medication management, post-surgical monitoring, and chronic condition oversight by registered nurses. We coordinate with Medical Center Hospital and Odessa Regional Medical Center so care is ready the day your family member returns home.
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy delivered in the actual home. For patients recovering from a fall, a stroke, or surgery, therapy in familiar surroundings often produces better outcomes than clinic-based rehab — and eliminates the 60-mile round trip twice a week.
End-of-life care for patients and families who want to spend final months at home. Pain management, symptom control, and family support — coordinated with hospice teams in Odessa and Midland.
For patients managing multiple prescriptions, medication errors are a leading cause of hospital readmission. Our nurses organize pill boxes, track refills, coordinate with pharmacies, and administer medications when clinical oversight is required.
Bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, and toileting support by certified aides — with the dignity and consistency that families in small towns expect and deserve.
A steady presence for a parent who lives alone. Relief for the spouse who hasn’t slept. A few hours a week or overnight coverage — whatever keeps the household running.
Rankin does not have a skilled nursing facility. Residents who need round-the-clock institutional care must relocate to Odessa, Midland, or Big Lake — a move that separates them from family, neighbors, and the land they’ve known for decades.
For many Rankin families, that separation is the last thing they want. Home care makes a different choice possible:
A rancher who wants to see his land every morning
A widow who refuses to leave the house her husband built
A dementia patient who wanders less in familiar rooms
A veteran who wants to stay on the property he’s worked his whole life
StarCare gives Rankin families the option to stay home — with skilled clinical support that matches what a facility can offer for everything except round-the-clock institutional care.
Our Odessa office is the operational base for all Rankin visits. That means your intake call, initial assessment, and care coordination all run through the same team that serves Odessa, Andrews, and Crane.
How coordination works:
Your intake call comes to our Odessa headquarters at 620 North Grant Avenue
A nurse completes an initial assessment at your Rankin home
A care plan is built around your family’s routines
Visits are scheduled around weather, road conditions, and household needs
Hospital coordination runs through Odessa and Midland discharge teams
For higher-acuity needs, Upton County patients are often referred to Medical Center Hospital or Odessa Regional Medical Center. We coordinate with those teams — so care continues seamlessly when patients return to Rankin.
StarCare works with VA benefits, including Aid and Attendance, to help Rankin veterans cover the cost of in-home care. The George H.W. Bush VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic on East 42nd Street in Odessa serves the greater Permian Basin veteran community. We coordinate directly with VA case managers. If you’re a veteran or caring for one, call us.
