Crane is a town that knows its history. For centuries, travelers crossed the Pecos River at nearby Horsehead Crossing, and Castle Mountain served as a landmark for those moving between Texas, Mexico, and California. Today, Crane remains a crossroads — a small, tight-knit community in the heart of the Permian Basin, where families still look out for one another.
But looking out for one another only goes so far when a parent needs skilled nursing after surgery, a spouse is managing a chronic condition, or a veteran needs daily help but refuses to leave the home they built. That’s where StarCare comes in.
We’ve served West Texas since 1997, and Crane has been part of our service area for years. Our nurses, therapists, aides, and caregivers travel from Odessa to Crane on a regular schedule — the same team, the same standards, no matter the distance.
Crane County has a population of about 4,600, with roughly 605 residents aged 65 and older — about 13.2% of the population. That’s a smaller senior population than many Texas counties, but it’s a population with real needs: chronic conditions, recovery from surgery, and the desire to age at home rather than leave the community they’ve called home for decades.
The Crane County Senior Citizens Center on West 6th Street provides congregate meals and home-delivered meals — a lifeline for many local seniors. But meals are only part of the picture. When clinical care is needed — wound care, medication management, therapy, or hospice — StarCare fills the gap.
Crane Memorial Hospital is a critical access facility on South Alford Street, providing general medical and surgical care for the community. It’s an important resource — but when a patient is discharged, the recovery doesn’t end at the hospital door. That’s where we come in.
Here’s what that means for Crane families:
We work with Crane Memorial Hospital to arrange home care before you leave — no gaps, no confusion.
Wound care, medication management, post-surgical monitoring, chronic condition oversight — delivered by RNs who know the roads between Odessa and Crane.
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.
Bathing, dressing, mobility, meal preparation, and friendly presence for patients who need daily support.
Crane has one skilled nursing facility — Focused Care at Crane, a 110-bed facility on Campus Drive. It serves an important role for patients who need round-the-clock institutional care. But its most recent ratings have been below average for both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care, and nurse staffing levels have been below state and national averages.
For many Crane 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 Crane families the option to stay home — safely, comfortably, and with skilled clinical support.
Crane County has a veteran population of roughly 200–470, depending on the data source — a meaningful share of the community. 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. We’ll walk through what’s available.
Many Crane families are caring for aging parents while also working in the oilfield, managing a ranch, or raising children. 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.
