24-Hour Home Care in Vandenberg AFB, CA

Local figures

24-Hour Home Care in Vandenberg AFB, CA: the local picture

0.0%

of residents 65+ have difficulty dressing or bathing (7.2% in Santa Barbara County)

0

residents 85 or older (0.0% of all residents)

0.0%

of residents 65+ report a disability (30% in Santa Barbara County)

8

residents 65 or older (0.2% of Vandenberg AFB)

0 Vandenberg AFB residents 65 or older have difficulty dressing or bathing (0.0%; 7.2% in Santa Barbara County), and 0 have serious difficulty walking. Round-the-clock care is usually for people who need hands-on help at any hour.

About 0 residents are 85 or older (0.0% of the population).

If you are weighing home care against a nursing home, the nearest Medicare-certified ones are Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Lompoc (5.5 mi) and Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce in Lompoc (6.8 mi).

Vandenberg AFB compared with Santa Barbara County and California

Census figure	Vandenberg AFB	Santa Barbara County	California
Residents 65+ with difficulty dressing or bathing	0.0%	7.2%	9.3%
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty walking	0.0%	19%	22%
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty remembering	0.0%	7.8%	9.1%
Residents 85 or older	0.0%	2.3%	1.9%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	0.0%	26%	23%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	0.0%	9.5%	12%

Older residents in towns around Vandenberg AFB

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Self-care difficulty (65+)
Vandenberg Village, CA	2.8 mi	1,445	8.7%
Mission Hills, CA	4.7 mi	634	8.7%
Lompoc, CA	4.9 mi	5,672	9.3%
Orcutt, CA	11 mi	6,343	6.1%
Santa Maria, CA	15 mi	12,155	14%
Guadalupe, CA	17 mi	724	8.1%

Home health agencies serving Vandenberg AFB

Agency	Office	Distance	CMS quality stars	Services listed	Phone
V & V Home Health Inc	Glendale, CA	134 mi	5 of 5	nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social work, home health aides	(818) 918-1592
Superior Home Health	Lompoc, CA	5.8 mi	4.5 of 5	nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social work, home health aides	(805) 430-8767
Dignity Health Home Health	Santa Maria, CA	16 mi	4.5 of 5	nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social work, home health aides	(805) 739-3830
Assisted Home Health	Santa Barbara, CA	50 mi	4.5 of 5	nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social work, home health aides	(805) 569-2000
Caring One Home Health, Inc	Tarzana, CA	119 mi	4.5 of 5	nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social work, home health aides	(818) 650-8300

Nursing homes near Vandenberg AFB (to compare)

Nursing home	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Certified beds	Phone
Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center	Lompoc, CA	5.5 mi	5 of 5	120	(805) 735-4010
Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce	Lompoc, CA	6.8 mi	5 of 5	110	(805) 736-3466
Santa Maria Post Acute	Santa Maria, CA	16 mi	2 of 5	55	(805) 925-8877
Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF	Santa Maria, CA	16 mi	5 of 5	95	(805) 739-3650

Straight-line miles from the center of Vandenberg AFB. Medicare (CMS) data, October 2026; call ahead to confirm. We are not affiliated with these providers.

What it covers

What a 24-hour caregiver can help with

Someone awake and on duty at all hours
Personal care, meals and medication reminders through the day
Help at night without relying on one tired caregiver
Written handover notes between shifts

Cost

What 24-hour home care costs in Vandenberg AFB

24-hour care is 168 paid hours a week. At $16.90 an hour (the California minimum wage) that is about $12,303 a month in wages before any overtime. Rates are agreed with each caregiver. California's minimum wage is $16.90 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see How to get paid to care for a family member in California: IHSS, VA, Paid Family Leave.

Before you hire

What to know before hiring a 24-hour caregiver

24-hour care is the most hours a family can arrange at home, and the most costly. Each caregiver works a set shift, often two 12-hour or three 8-hour shifts a day, so nobody works all night after working all day. Minimum wage and overtime rules apply to each caregiver you employ directly; for workers who live in the home see DOL Fact Sheet 79B.

Questions worth asking: How do you hand over to the next caregiver? Can you work fixed shifts on the same days each week? Have you worked on a team caring for one client? More in our 24-hour home care guide.

CaregiverConnect does not run background checks. Check identity, references and any certification yourself before anyone starts. The Safety Center explains how.

Questions

24-Hour Home Care in Vandenberg AFB: common questions

How much does 24-hour home care cost in Vandenberg AFB?

24-hour care is 168 paid hours a week. At $16.90 an hour (the California minimum wage) that is about $12,303 a month in wages before any overtime. Rates are agreed with each caregiver. California's minimum wage is $16.90 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

How many caregivers does 24-hour care take?

A week has 168 hours. If each caregiver works about 40 hours, that is four or five people, plus someone to cover sickness and holidays. Fewer caregivers means very long weeks for each of them.

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Sources

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year (small-place figures carry wide margins of error); CMS provider data (October 25, 2026); U.S. DOL state minimum wages (July 1, 2026); BLS OEWS May 2025 aide wages, which cover employed aides rather than private rates.