Caregiver Jobs in Ceres, CA
Ceres is an incorporated city of 49,075 people directly south of Modesto, and close to half its residents speak Spanish at home. Requests from families in 95307 are listed above as soon as they are published.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Ceres
The City of Ceres was incorporated in 1918 and runs its own police and fire services under a council-manager government, according to the Stanislaus LAFCO service review adopted in 2012. That review places the city adjacent to and south of Modesto, with the Tuolumne River along its northern edge and the community of Keyes just southeast on Highway 99. The Department of Finance counted 49,075 residents on January 1, 2026. For a caregiver, the practical point is that a Ceres client and a south Modesto client can share one working day, and that city services such as the community center on 4th Street are run from Ceres itself, not from the county seat.
The older population is spread through ordinary neighborhoods, not concentrated in one retirement area. ACS 2020–2024 counts 5,891 Ceres residents aged 65 and over, 751 of them 85 or older, and a third of the city's 13,943 households (33.0%) have at least one member over 65. About 1,200 older residents live alone. Families here often screen first on language. Spanish is the home language of 48.6% of Ceres residents from age five up, 24.1% of them rate their English below "very well", and 7.7% use some other Indo-European tongue at home. Put every language you speak, and how well, near the top of your profile, and enter 95307 as your home ZIP.
Families looking for private caregivers near Ceres, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Ceres
Ceres families usually ask for daytime help with bathing, dressing, meals and medication reminders, rides to clinic or dialysis appointments, and evening company for a parent who is alone while adult children work. ACS figures show 35.6% of Ceres residents over 65 live with a disability, and 18.9% of them have incomes below the poverty line, and when such a client is on Medi-Cal, IHSS can pay a relative or neighbor they choose for the hours the county approves. Errands, light housekeeping and companionship are the usual starting jobs for someone without a certificate.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Ceres: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Modesto, CA metro (Stanislaus 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, Modesto, CA metro (Stanislaus County) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 9,160 jobs; concentration 1.7× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Stanislaus County | $18.75 | CDSS; effective July 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Modesto, CA metro (Stanislaus County) | $22.38 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 8.3% of Ceres's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. Ceres ran higher than Stanislaus County as a whole (7.0%) and California (5.3%); its labor force averaged roughly 21,375, and the monthly rate swung between 7.6% and 9.0%. Work that continues year-round therefore counts for a lot here, and IHSS is the most predictable source of it: since July 1, 2026, Stanislaus County has paid IHSS providers $18.75 for each authorized hour (see the Stanislaus County IHSS guide). With no Ceres ordinance listed by the UC Berkeley Labor Center, a private employer in the city owes at least the state minimum of $16.90. Home health and personal care aides in the Modesto metro had a $16.50 median wage in May 2025, while certified nursing assistants earned a $22.38 median, which is the pay step a CNA certificate opens at the local post-acute center. Median household income in Ceres is $79,025 (ACS), so quote a private rate a working family can sustain for months, not weeks.
How to enroll as a provider in Stanislaus County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Stanislaus 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 Ceres
State rules apply unchanged in Ceres. Private, non-medical work arranged with a family requires no license, while any agency that employs you has to register you as a home care aide with CDSS. CDSS licensing data from May 2025 show one licensed home care organization with a Ceres address, on Mitchell Road, so most local work is private or IHSS. If a Ceres resident on IHSS names you as their provider, call the county's IHSS line at (209) 558-2637; to receive referrals from strangers instead, apply to the StanLink2Care registry on (209) 558-1650. Either way you will sit through the state provider orientation and be fingerprinted by Live Scan for a DOJ check. Work at a skilled nursing facility needs CDPH nurse assistant certification. Paid caregivers are mandated reporters, and Stanislaus County Adult Protective Services answers 1-800-336-4316 around the clock. See the requirements guide for the full rules.
Training and career resources near Ceres
What Ceres itself offers a caregiver: an employer, clinics, classes and buses, verified on each source in October 2026.
- Ceres PostAcute CareA skilled nursing facility licensed for 46 beds at 1711 Richland Avenue, listed as open and active in CDPH's facility file (data date September 16, 2026). Skilled nursing facilities employ certified nursing assistants, so this is the in-town employer to approach once you hold a CNA.
- Golden Valley Health Centers, two Ceres sitesGVHC runs a clinic with urgent care and dental services on Memorial Drive (number 1920) and a family medicine, pediatrics and chiropractic office on E. Whitmore Avenue (number 3109). Useful to know when a client needs a same-day visit close to home.
- Ceres Adult School4295 Central Avenue; (209) 556-1557. Courses listed include diploma and GED preparation, ESL, citizenship, basic computer skills and EMT, open to anyone 18 or older. A community liaison refers students to partner agencies for employment and other services. Fall registration opened June 8, 2026.
- Ceres Library2250 Magnolia Street; (209) 537-8938. The branch has ten public computers and three Chromebooks for adults and teens, Wi-Fi and mobile printing; use it to complete online IHSS enrollment steps if you have no computer at home.
- Modesto Junior College, Nurse Assistant and Nurse 53The nearest state-approved CNA course for Ceres residents. Certified nursing assistants can add MJC's Nurse 53 home health aide course afterwards; program specialist (209) 575-6914.
- StanRTA buses through CeresRoutes 29, 42 and 47 link the Modesto Transit Center with the Ceres Walmart Transit Hub at Highway 99 and Service Road; route 29T continues through Keyes to Turlock, route 40 runs on to Patterson and route 61 to Hughson. A day pass costs $2 ($1 half fare), and MJC students ride free.
Ceres in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 puts the median age in Ceres at 32.8, and 11.9% of residents are 65 or older. Two-thirds of residents (65.2%) are Hispanic or Latino, and 27.8% are foreign-born. Households have a median income of $79,025, 15.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and 64.4% of occupied homes belong to their owners; owners value their homes at a $424,800 median, while renters pay a $1,639 median. Workers average 33.8 minutes to their jobs and 81.9% drive alone, which tells you that many Ceres adults work outside the city. Education, health care and social assistance employ 19.3% of working residents.
CDPH's facility file lists Ceres PostAcute Care (46 beds), the 16-station Ceres Dialysis Center on Mitchell Road and the two Golden Valley clinics; no general acute care hospital in that file has a Ceres address. Find the bigger market on the Modesto page, nearby postings on the Turlock and Empire pages, and county figures on the Stanislaus County page.
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Caregiver jobs near Ceres
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Ceres is part of Stanislaus 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 EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates, January 1, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Ceres city
- Stanislaus LAFCO, City of Ceres Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence Plan (adopted February 22, 2012)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Modesto, CA (31-1120, 31-1131)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county (IP Effective 10-1-2026 sheet)
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- CDPH, healthcare facility locations (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- Golden Valley Health Centers, Ceres locations
- Ceres Adult School, about us
- Stanislaus County Library, locations and hours
- StanRTA, routes and schedules; fares
- Stanislaus County CSA, Adult Services (IHSS, APS)
- StanLink2Care (IHSS Public Authority)
- Modesto Junior College, Nurse Assistant program
Caregiver jobs in Ceres: frequently asked questions
Is Ceres a separate city from Modesto?
Yes. Ceres has been an incorporated city since 1918, with its own council, police and fire departments. It borders Modesto on the north, so many caregivers work in both.
Where could a CNA work in Ceres?
CDPH lists Ceres PostAcute Care on Richland Avenue, a 46-bed skilled nursing facility, as the city's licensed nursing home. For clinic or dialysis work, check Golden Valley's and the Mitchell Road dialysis center's own job listings, since those roles vary.
Why does IHSS matter so much in Ceres?
EDD estimates Ceres averaged 8.3% unemployment over the year to August 2026, above the 7.0% county rate. IHSS hours at $18.75 continue as long as the client stays eligible, which gives a Ceres provider a steadier base than occasional private shifts.
Can I take an ESL or GED class while I build up caregiving experience?
Ceres Adult School on Central Avenue lists ESL, GED and diploma courses, citizenship and basic computer skills for adults 18 and over; call (209) 556-1557. The CNA course itself is taught at Modesto Junior College.
How do I get to clients in Ceres without a car?
Most StanRTA routes into Ceres end at the Walmart Transit Hub at Highway 99 and Service Road, and route 29T continues through Keyes to Turlock. StanRTA offers Dial-A-Ride to the general public only in Patterson, Oakdale and Riverbank, so bus-dependent caregivers in Ceres should favor longer visits over several short ones.
Where do Ceres families post care requests?
On the Ceres family page, where caregivers nearest 95307 appear first.
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