Caregiver Jobs in Alturas, CA
Alturas is Modoc County's largest city, home to Modoc Medical Center, its two nursing homes and the county's social services. New Alturas requests appear above as families post them; widen your radius to pick up Canby, Likely and the ranches around town.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Alturas
The Department of Finance counted 2,769 people in Alturas on January 1, 2026. The PSA 2 Area Agency on Aging's county profile places the city in the center of Modoc County where Highways 395 and 299 meet. Most of the offices a caregiver deals with are in the city: Modoc Medical Center on North Nagle Street, the Social Services office on North Main, the T.E.A.C.H. office on East 2nd Street where IHSS providers enroll, and the county library on West 3rd.
The census numbers point to steady need for help at home. ACS 2020–2024 counts 625 Alturas residents aged 65 and over, 23.3% of the city, and 38.9% of them report a disability. Among the city's 1,073 households, 44.6% include someone 65 or older, and 169 are older people living alone. One household in eight (12.6%) has no vehicle, so a caregiver who drives can take on errands, pharmacy runs and clinic trips that clients cannot manage alone. Trips are short: 15.3% of workers walk to their jobs and the average commute is 18.5 minutes. On your profile, say whether you drive and list any work at the hospital or its nursing homes.
Families looking for private caregivers near Alturas, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Alturas
Alturas has more facility work than its size suggests. Modoc Medical Center opened Mountain View Skilled Nursing Facility in November 2025 alongside the older Warnerview, and when the federal approval for running both came through in August 2025 it said it expected to hire nearly 50 more staff across nursing, dietary, social services, environmental services and activities. Private families post for companionship, help with bathing and dressing, and drives to appointments. IHSS covers a relative or neighbor approved by the county.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Alturas: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Modoc County); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.
| Measure | Hourly | Source and coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Home health and personal care aides, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Modoc County) | $16.50 median ($17.00 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,000 jobs; concentration 1.73× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Modoc County | $17.75 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Modoc County) | $22.66 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison) |
Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer under California's Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The state minimum wage ($16.90 an hour from 1 January 2026; some cities set more, for example $17.75 in the City of San Diego) is the legal floor, and a personal attendant earns overtime at 1.5× after 9 hours in a day or 45 in a week. The main exceptions are IHSS recipients and an employer's own parent, spouse or child. Source: California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ.
About 11.3% of Alturas's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. That compares with 7.1% for Modoc County and 5.3% for California, and the city's monthly figure ranged from 9.0% to 14.4% over the year. Against that background, care work is one of the steadier options in town. An IHSS provider job in Modoc County earns $17.75 an hour, and the state's $16.90 minimum is the floor for private families, because UC Berkeley's inventory records no Alturas wage ordinance. For comparison, BLS puts the nursing assistant median in the ten-county nonmetro area at $22.66, and Modoc Medical Center lists group medical insurance, a 457(b) plan with an employer match and educational assistance among its benefits.
How to enroll as a provider in Modoc County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Modoc County guide. IHSS wages for every county we cover, with effective dates, are in the IHSS pay by county guide.
How the public numbers relate to private rates, and what affects them, is covered in the caregiver pay guide.
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Alturas
No license is needed to work directly for an Alturas family on non-medical care; the Home Care Aide Registry applies only if a licensed agency hires you. To be paid through IHSS you enroll with the Public Authority, and most of the steps can be done in town. Fingerprinting is by appointment with the Alturas Police Department or the Modoc County Sheriff's Office. If you lack a home computer, the Modoc County Library on West 3rd Street has public computers for the online enrollment videos and prints at ten cents a page, useful for the Live Scan form. Warnerview and Mountain View hire certified nursing assistants, which means a CDPH certificate, and Modoc Medical Center hires only after a background check and drug screen. California makes you a mandated reporter of elder abuse. Our California requirements guide has the statewide detail.
Training and career resources near Alturas
Alturas employers, training and transport, each checked on the organization's own site this October.
- Warnerview and Mountain View Skilled Nursing FacilitiesModoc Medical Center's two nursing homes: Warnerview, 34 beds at 225 W. McDowell Avenue, (530) 708-8840, and Mountain View, 50 beds at 1109 N. Nagle Street, (530) 708-8880. Both list a restorative nurse's aide program. Openings include CNA positions and a student nursing assistant role.
- The "Dragon Lady" nursing scholarshipSet up by Sunrise Rotary of Alturas and Modoc Medical Center, it pays $1,000 per qualifying semester to students enrolled in an eligible LVN or RN program. Applications are taken from May 1 to July 31 and can go to the hospital's human resources office at 229 W. McDowell Avenue.
- EMT-B course at Modoc Medical CenterThe hospital's current basic EMT course took applications through October 16, 2026; watch the employment page for the next one. The ambulance department also runs CPR and first aid classes.
- T.E.A.C.H., Inc. IHSS registryAt 112 East 2nd Street. Pick up a paper application here or apply online; registry applicants are interviewed and need three references. (530) 233-3111.
- Modoc County Library, Alturas Main Library212 W. 3rd Street, (530) 233-6358, open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 to 5. Public computers with office software, internet access, faxing and exam proctoring at $10 an exam, handy for online coursework.
- Sage Stage local busServes Alturas within a 10-mile radius, Modoc Estates and Cal Pines included. Call (530) 233-3883 for a ride to a client's home or to work.
Alturas in numbers
The ACS 2020–2024 profile puts the median age in Alturas at 45.3, with 51 residents aged 85 or older. Some 18.8% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% of those five and older speak Spanish at home, and 10.3% identify as American Indian or Alaska Native alone or in combination. Median household income is $59,896, median gross rent $833 and the median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,100. More than a third of employed residents (36.4%) work in education, health care and social assistance. Modoc Medical Center, which has served the area since 1951, is a 12-bed critical access hospital with an emergency room, a swing-bed program for patients recovering before they go home, and a family practice clinic.
The county's IHSS, APS and transit contacts are on the Modoc County page. Other small northern cities with their own pages include Susanville and Weed.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Alturas (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Alturas
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Alturas is part of Modoc County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
Useful reading
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained · How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026) · Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency · Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- PSA 2 Area Agency on Aging, Modoc County profile
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- Modoc Medical Center, about, Warnerview, Mountain View and swing bed pages
- Modoc Medical Center, CMS approval of dual skilled nursing facilities (August 28, 2025)
- Modoc Medical Center, employment and training opportunities
- Modoc Medical Center, Dragon Lady nursing scholarship
- T.E.A.C.H., Inc., In-Home Supportive Services
- Modoc County Library, Alturas Main Library
- Sage Stage (Modoc Transportation Agency), Wayback Machine capture of August 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Alturas city
Caregiver jobs in Alturas: frequently asked questions
Do the Alturas nursing homes hire people without a CNA certificate?
Modoc Medical Center's current openings include a student nursing assistant post in its skilled nursing facilities as well as certified positions. Call the recruitment office on (530) 708-8826 to ask what the student role involves and how it leads to certification.
What does IHSS pay a provider in Alturas?
$17.75 an hour, the Modoc County IHSS rate since January 1, 2026, for the hours the county authorizes. A private Alturas family must pay at least the state minimum of $16.90.
Where do I get fingerprinted for IHSS in Alturas?
Book a Live Scan appointment with the Alturas Police Department or the Modoc County Sheriff's Office and bring the Live Scan form, which you print yourself or ask T.E.A.C.H. to print on (530) 233-3111. The fee is yours to pay.
Is there help paying for nursing school?
The hospital and Sunrise Rotary of Alturas offer the Dragon Lady scholarship: $1,000 a semester for students in an eligible LVN or RN program, with applications open each year from May 1 through July 31.
How will Alturas families find me?
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