Kermit sits in the heart of the Permian Basin — a town where the oilfield has shaped nearly everything, including the way families live. Long shifts, rotating schedules, and the constant pull of work mean that caring for an aging parent or recovering spouse often falls on shoulders that are already carrying too much. StarCare exists to lighten that load.
We’ve served West Texas since 1997, and Kermit has been part of our service area for years. Our nurses, therapists, aides, and caregivers travel from Odessa to Kermit on a regular schedule — the same team, the same standards, whether your home is in town or out toward Wink.
Kermit is petroleum country — smack in the middle of the Permian Basin, a 75,000-square-mile stretch of oil fields spanning West Texas and New Mexico. The town’s economy revolves around energy, and so do its families’ schedules. That reality shapes what home care needs to look like here.
Here’s what that means for Kermit 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.
Kermit’s own hospital — a general medical and surgical facility on Jeffee Drive — serves the community for emergencies and short stays. When discharge comes, we coordinate care before you leave the parking lot.
Wound care, medication management, post-surgical monitoring, chronic condition oversight — delivered by RNs who know the roads between Odessa and Kermit.
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.
Kermit has one skilled nursing facility — Kermit Healthcare Center, located at 2000 E School St. It serves an important role for patients who need round-the-clock institutional care. But it’s not the only option.
For many Kermit 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 Kermit families the option to stay home — safely, comfortably, and with skilled clinical support.
Winkler County has a strong veteran presence, and many Kermit families include someone who served. StarCare works with VA benefits — including Aid and Attendance — to help cover the cost of in-home care. We also coordinate with West Texas Centers, which provides mental health services for veterans and seniors in Kermit. If you’re a veteran or caring for one, call us. We’ll walk through what’s available.
Many Kermit 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.
