If you're looking for memory care in Plano, Collin County, this is the local rundown — real 2026 pricing, how Texas licenses it, and what to check before you tour.
Plano in context
Plano is an affluent Collin County suburb with a large, well-established senior population, and its senior living skews newer and amenity-rich, concentrated around West Plano and the Legacy West corridor.
Plano sits in Collin County. Nearby hospitals include Medical City Plano, Texas Health Presbyterian Plano, which matters for discharge planning and for staying close to a parent's doctors. Families here commonly focus on areas such as Legacy West, West Plano, East Plano, Downtown Plano. Collin County pricing in Plano trends above the metro median.
The money side in Plano
In the Plano market, memory care typically runs $4,800 to $7,000 a month. Collin County pricing in Plano trends above the metro median. Most families combine sources over time: private savings and Social Security first, then long-term-care insurance if it's in place, VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses, and Texas's STAR+PLUS Medicaid (including the HCBS waiver), which can cover care services (not room and board) for those who meet the income and asset tests.
Verify any community's license and inspection record on the HHSC Long-Term Care Provider Search (apps.hhs.texas.gov) before you commit — it's the one statewide database that covers every facility in Collin County.
Memory Care: what you're actually buying
Memory care is a secured, structured setting with dementia-trained staff for residents who wander, need extra cueing, or are no longer safe in standard assisted living.
Texas has no separate memory-care license; dementia care is delivered in a Type B assisted living facility (for residents who need staff help to evacuate), with disclosure requirements and an optional Alzheimer's/dementia certification. A typical monthly range is $4,800 to $7,000 a month.
Before you tour, know what actually predicts quality:
- that the specific secured unit is covered by the facility's Type B license
- how many dementia-training hours staff have completed, and how recently
- the awake-overnight ratio in the secured unit specifically
What to do next
You don't have to sort this out alone. Get in touch with a free Dallas Senior Advisor advisor, and we'll match you to one to three vetted options.
