Caregiver Jobs in Bellflower, CA
Bellflower is a city of renters and full households, where 60.4% of residents are Hispanic or Latino and almost half speak Spanish at home. Families here post private caregiver jobs and choose the person themselves; a free profile lets you answer them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Bellflower
The state Department of Finance put Bellflower at 76,203 residents on January 1, 2026. The Census Bureau counts 23,802 households in the city (ACS 2020–2024), and 7,005 of them, 29.4%, include a resident who is 65 or older. The average Bellflower household holds 3.19 people, and 60.7% of them are rented rather than owned. In practice that means a lot of Bellflower jobs are in apartments and shared houses where an adult son or daughter works full time and a grandparent needs someone during the day. One family may want bathing and a cooked meal on three mornings a week; another are for an older woman living alone, and the ACS finds 1,565 women aged 65 and up who head a one-person household here, against 458 men.
The private caregiver jobs above carry the 90706 ZIP code and refresh whenever a family publishes a new request. Write your profile for this market. Say which days you can start early, whether you have your own car (6.1% of Bellflower households have none, so a client may rely on your car), and which languages you speak. Spanish counts most: 46.5% of Bellflower residents over the age of four speak Spanish in the home, and 15.3% are Spanish speakers who say their English is less than very good. An Asian or Pacific Islander language is spoken at home by 8.5% of residents, so Tagalog, Korean or another Asian language is worth listing too if you have it.
Families looking for private caregivers near Bellflower, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Bellflower
In-home caregiver jobs in Bellflower tend to be personal care for an elder who lives with family, companionship and light housekeeping for someone on their own, rides to appointments, and help after a stay in one of the city's skilled nursing facilities. Companion and housekeeping shifts are the usual way in if you have no paid experience yet; for hands-on nursing tasks, the Downey Adult School CNA course is where many local aides go next.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Bellflower: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (Los Angeles and Orange counties); 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, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (Los Angeles and Orange counties) | $16.50 median ($17.25 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 385,530 jobs; concentration 2.22× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Los Angeles County | $19.64 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
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.
Bellflower has no minimum wage ordinance of its own. UC Berkeley's Labor Center keeps an inventory of local wage laws, and its 2026 California tables have no Bellflower line, leaving the state $16.90 as the floor for a Bellflower job. Los Angeles County's higher rate for unincorporated areas stops at the city line. BLS measured a $16.50 median aide wage across Los Angeles and Orange counties in May 2025, an average over a huge area; a private client in Bellflower is paying for reliability and fit, so set a rate that reflects your experience, your languages and whether you drive. As an IHSS provider for a Bellflower recipient you are paid the countywide $19.64 an hour. Bellflower live-in and long-shift jobs fall under California domestic worker law, where a personal attendant's overtime rate begins with the tenth hour on any one day, or hour 46 of the week.
How to enroll as a provider in Los Angeles County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Los Angeles 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 Bellflower
For non-medical help in a Bellflower home, California asks for no license. Registering as a home care aide is optional for an independent caregiver: the CDSS registration costs $35, lasts two years and includes a Live Scan fingerprint check, and a family can then look you up. Any licensed home care organization that places you must register you first. Bedside nursing tasks, and jobs at the four skilled nursing facilities in the city, call for a CDPH nurse assistant certificate. If your client is on IHSS, you enroll as a provider through Los Angeles County DPSS, and PASC, the county IHSS public authority, runs the provider registry. Paid caregivers in Bellflower must report suspected abuse of a client who is elderly or dependent, under WIC section 15630; the county hotline for them is (877) 477-3646. Read what California requires of caregivers for the full rules and IHSS in Los Angeles County for enrollment steps.
Training and career resources near Bellflower
Training and support for caregivers working in Bellflower, as described on each organization's own site.
- Downey Adult School, Certified Nursing AssistantA 160-hour course costing $1,999 with books and classroom supplies, paid in full at registration; applicants must hold a diploma or GED and bring immunization records and a background check, and financial aid does not cover it. 12340 Woodruff Ave., Downey, (562) 940-6200.
- CDSS Home Care Aide RegistryApply online through Guardian with the PIN for independent aides, pay $35 and submit Live Scan fingerprints; the registration runs two years.
- Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC)Keeps the countywide registry of IHSS providers and offers trainings; reach it on 877-565-4477 between 8 and 5 on weekdays.
- LA County DPSS, IHSSTimesheet, pay and enrollment problems: dial (888) 822-9622 and pick 4 at the main menu, 8 to 5 on weekdays.
- Human Services Association (HSA)Bell Gardens nonprofit listed by the county as a Family Caregiver Support Program provider; it also runs the Bellflower senior lunch and Meals-on-Wheels. 6800 Florence Ave., (562) 806-5400.
- Alzheimer's Los AngelesDementia helpline 844-435-7259; the website has pages in Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.
Bellflower in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 counts 9,593 Bellflower residents aged 65 and older, 12.5% of the city, of whom 2,832 are 75 to 84 and 766 are 85-plus; the median resident is 36.0 years old. Among older residents living outside institutions, 37.8% report a disability, and 16.0% of those 65 and up have incomes under the federal poverty level, which makes IHSS and county programs a large part of the work here. The population is 60.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% non-Hispanic white, 11.3% Asian and 10.5% Black. Two thirds of foreign-born residents were born in Latin America and a quarter in Asia. Median household income is $78,722, the median rent $1,830 and the median owned home is valued at $705,700. Workers spend an average of 29.4 minutes getting to their job.
The CDPH facility list dated September 16, 2026 shows a general acute care hospital site in the city, Los Angeles Community Hospital at Bellflower on Artesia Boulevard, and four skilled nursing facilities with 351 licensed beds between them: Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center (140), Villa Del Sol Post Acute (99), Bellflower Post Acute (59) and Rose Villa Healthcare Center (53). Six home health agencies and a hospice also list Bellflower addresses. Related pages: Downey, Lakewood, Norwalk and Long Beach; the Los Angeles County page covers the wider area.

How to find private caregiver jobs in Bellflower (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Bellflower
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Bellflower is part of Los Angeles County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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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, January 1, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 DP05, Bellflower city
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 DP02, Bellflower city
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 DP03 and DP04, Bellflower city
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (September 16, 2026)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- CDSS, Home Care Aide application process
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- Downey Adult School, CNA program
- LA County DPSS, In-Home Supportive Services
- LA County DPSS, contact numbers (APS)
- Personal Assistance Services Council, contact
Caregiver jobs in Bellflower: frequently asked questions
Does Bellflower set its own minimum wage?
$16.90 an hour, the California rate. Bellflower has not adopted a higher local minimum, and the unincorporated county rate does not cover the city.
Can I get hired in Bellflower without experience?
Yes, for companionship, meal preparation and housekeeping. List the hours you can work and any care you have given relatives, and be clear about what you will not yet do, such as lifting.
Do the nursing homes in Bellflower hire caregivers without a certificate?
Skilled nursing facilities generally staff nurse assistant posts with certified CNAs. Private family jobs do not require the certificate.
How much does IHSS pay in Bellflower?
Every city in Los Angeles County shares a single IHSS rate, $19.64 an hour since January 1, 2026. Enrollment goes through DPSS; the IHSS Helpline is (888) 822-9622.
Which language helps most with Bellflower families?
Spanish, spoken at home by 46.5% of residents. Another 8.5% speak an Asian or Pacific Islander language.
Should I join the Home Care Aide Registry?
It is voluntary for independent caregivers, costs $35 and lasts two years. Families can then confirm your registration and fingerprint clearance online.
Where can I learn to price and describe my work?
See the guide to finding private caregiver jobs, then check what families ask for on the Bellflower family page.
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