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Meal preparation & homemaking caregiver needed in California, CA
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Brentwood, California · Contra Costa County
Caregiver Jobs in Brentwood, CA
Brentwood is a city of owner-occupied houses where 34.3% of households have a member aged 65-plus. Building a profile is free; set a travel radius that reaches 94513 and reply to Brentwood postings above when families publish them.
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The Department of Finance put Brentwood at 66,070 residents on January 1, 2026, and the housing is overwhelmingly single-family: ACS 2020–2024 counts 82.2% of occupied homes as owner-occupied, and 64.2% of the housing stock was built in 2000 or later. That shapes the work. Many clients are retirees in their own houses, or parents who moved in with grown children in a newer subdivision. Of the 21,295 households, 7,312 (34.3%) include someone 65 or older and 1,711 are an older person living alone. Families post under ZIP code 94513, and those postings refresh above as they are published.
Brentwood workers average 40.0 minutes to their jobs, and only 1.4% use public transit, so an adult child who leaves at dawn may need someone to arrive before they go. A car matters for you as well: clients here get to appointments, the Senior Activity Center on Griffith Lane and the grocery store by car, and the city's senior transportation page names Tri Delta Transit for local rides around Brentwood, Oakley and Antioch. Your profile should name your home base, say if you would drive a client's own car, and whether you are comfortable with stairs and transfers. Languages still help: 30.3% of Brentwood residents aged five-plus speak another language than English at home, 14.1% in Spanish, and Asia is the birthplace of over half the city's immigrants.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Brentwood, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Brentwood
Brentwood requests often involve a client who still lives independently: help with showers on set mornings, meal preparation, driving to medical visits and the pharmacy, light housework and company in the afternoon. Some households want weekday cover while family members work out of town; others need extra hours for a few weeks after surgery. Newcomers usually start with companion and errand work, then take the CNA course in Pittsburg to move into personal care.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Brentwood: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin 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, San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties) | $17.28 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 119,120 jobs; concentration 1.81× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Contra Costa County | $20.03 | 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.
With no Brentwood entry in the Labor Center list of city wage laws, California's $16.90 is what employers in Brentwood must pay at minimum. IHSS pays $20.03 an hour for any Brentwood client the county approves, while OEWS data for May 2025 put the metro-wide aide median at $17.28. Brentwood households have a median income of $142,494, and 30.6% of them receive retirement income, so private clients may be able to pay for longer or more skilled shifts; ask for a rate that reflects dementia care, lifting or driving rather than settling for the floor. Domestic worker rules in California add overtime for a personal attendant on any day longer than 9 hours and any week beyond 45.
How to enroll as a provider in Contra Costa County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Contra Costa 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.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Brentwood
No license is required in Brentwood for non-medical help you provide directly to a family. Independent caregivers can skip the CDSS aide registry; agency staff cannot. For IHSS work, enroll with the Contra Costa County Public Authority in Pleasant Hill on (800) 333-1081, which handles fingerprinting, provider orientation, its registry of available providers and help with electronic timesheets; payroll questions go to (877) 335-2171. A job in a skilled nursing facility, or any nursing task, requires CDPH nurse assistant certification. Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 15630, anyone caring for an older or dependent adult must report suspected abuse to Contra Costa APS. Our Contra Costa IHSS guide walks through enrollment, while licensing questions are answered in the state requirements guide.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Brentwood
Training and job help that Brentwood residents use; check current fees and start dates directly.
- Liberty Adult Education, medical office certificatesBased at the Community Education Center, 929 Second Street, Brentwood, (925) 634-2565. Programs include Medical Front Office Receptionist, Medical Administrative Assistant and Medical Billing and Coding Specialist, a route into clinic work for caregivers who want office hours later.
- EASTBAY Works at Liberty Adult EducationJob center services from Rubicon Programs at 929 2nd Street: in person Wednesday and Thursday, remote the other weekdays, 9 am to 5 pm. Phone (925) 634-2565 ext. 1042.
- Pittsburg Adult Education Center, Certified Nursing AssistantThe nearest CNA course we found: 16 weeks of evening theory and clinical training, $1,400 including books, CPR and fingerprinting, at 1151 Stoneman Avenue, Pittsburg. An information session is required before enrollment.
- Los Medanos College Brentwood CenterGeneral education, transfer, biological sciences and occupational courses at 1351 Pioneer Square, (925) 513-1625, with student services Monday to Thursday 9 am to 5 pm.
- Family Caregiver AllianceThe Bay Area resource center named on the Brentwood caregiving page: workshops on dementia behaviors, stress management, care planning and daily caregiving skills, plus videos; (415) 434-3388 or (800) 445-8106.
The area
Brentwood in numbers
According to ACS 2020–2024, 10,323 Brentwood residents are 65 or older, 15.8% of the population, with 3,598 aged 75 to 84 and 1,079 aged 85-plus, and half of Brentwood is older than 40.2. Of residents 65 and older, 31.7% live with a disability. Brentwood's median home is valued at $836,600 and its median rent is $2,758, both high next to aide wages, so ask applicants or employers about travel time when you agree a schedule. Brentwood has a sizable working-from-home group (18.6% of workers), so a relative may be home during your shift, and 5.8% of adults are veterans.
For a client living alone, the city recreation department runs the Brentwood Senior Activity Center at 193 Griffith Lane, where a weekday Café Costa lunch, Meals on Wheels pickups and a Senior Citizen's Club with bridge, bingo, line dancing and Chinese mahjong fill much of the week. Knowing that calendar helps you plan the day. Nearby pages: Antioch, Pittsburg, Livermore and the Contra Costa County page.
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Caregiver jobs near Brentwood
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Brentwood is part of Contra Costa County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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Elsewhere in Contra Costa County: Richmond
Guides
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
Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates, January 1, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Brentwood city (via MCDC)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- BLS OEWS May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (31-1120)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- Contra Costa EHSD, In-Home Supportive Services
- Contra Costa EHSD, Adult Protective Services
- Liberty Adult Education, medical office programs
- EASTBAY Works, job center locations
- Pittsburg Adult Education Center, Certified Nursing Assistant
- Los Medanos College, Brentwood Center
- City of Brentwood, Caregiving
- City of Brentwood, Brentwood Senior Citizen's Club
- City of Brentwood, Transportation for seniors
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Brentwood: frequently asked questions
Is there a city minimum wage in Brentwood, CA?
No. Brentwood is not on the Labor Center list of local ordinances, so employers there pay at least the California rate, $16.90 an hour in 2026.
Is there CNA training near Brentwood?
The closest course we found is at Pittsburg Adult Education Center: 16 weeks of evenings for $1,400. Liberty Adult Education in Brentwood teaches medical office skills rather than nurse assistant training.
How much does an IHSS provider earn with a Brentwood client?
$20.03 for each IHSS hour, the county rate in force from January 1, 2026. Enrollment goes through the Public Authority on (800) 333-1081.
Will I need my own car for caregiving jobs in Brentwood?
Usually. Very few residents use transit, and most errands and appointments involve driving. Families will ask early whether you have your own car or would drive theirs.
What is at the Brentwood Senior Activity Center?
A weekday Café Costa lunch, a weekly Meals on Wheels pickup and Senior Citizen's Club activities such as bridge, bingo and line dancing, all at 193 Griffith Lane.
Is there free training for family caregivers in Brentwood?
The city caregiving page points to Family Caregiver Alliance workshops and to the Caregivers Count conference for families, whose 14th annual sessions it listed for 2024.
Where do Brentwood families post?
On the Brentwood family page, by ZIP code 94513. New posts appear on this page.
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