Chester, Virginia · Chesterfield County

Caregiver Jobs in Chester, VA

Chester is an unincorporated community in Chesterfield County with 24,474 residents in the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey, 15.1% of them aged 65 or over. Private and in-home caregiver jobs that families publish nearby appear in the list above, each showing its own town and distance from you.

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Chester has no town government of its own. It sits inside Chesterfield County, and the Census Bureau tabulates it as the Chester CDP. The American Community Survey for 2020–2024 counts 3,685 Chester residents aged 65 or more (15.1%, give or take 1.7 points) and a median age of 38.7. Of its 9,375 households, 27.8% include someone past 65, and 8.6% are older women living alone. Among residents 65 and up, 28.9% report a disability, a group of roughly 1,070 people.

CaregiverConnect is a direct arrangement: the family writes the posting, picks the hours and the rate, and messages you without an agency between you, and your profile costs nothing. What you see depends on the travel radius you set, so put your home ZIP on the profile (23831 or 23836 if you live in Chester). The same survey puts all of Chesterfield County at 377,869 residents, 16.1% of them 65 or older, so a radius that reaches across the county covers far more older adults than Chester alone. Note on your profile whether you own a car and would drive a client to appointments: 4.1% of Chester households have no vehicle, and the average trip to work takes 27.8 minutes. Fresh postings show up above whenever families publish them; for statewide information, see the Virginia caregiver jobs page.

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Families looking for private caregivers near Chester, VA

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Hospice Care caregiver needed in Chester, VA

Chester, VA · about 2 straight-line mi from ChesterAfternoon (12pm–6pm)

$25.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 26, 2026

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Types of caregiver jobs

Types of caregiver jobs in Chester

Requests from families tend to fall into a handful of kinds: company and conversation for a parent who spends the day alone, hands-on help with bathing, dressing and getting safely from bed to chair, meals and light housework, rides to the doctor, or a fixed weekly block of respite so that a relative can keep a job. Companion care jobs are often the way in. Home health aide jobs with a licensed agency draw on the same skills, and years spent looking after your own grandparent or spouse are real experience if you describe the tasks concretely.

Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time

Pay

Caregiver pay in Chester: how much caregivers make

Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Richmond, VA metro (includes Chesterfield 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, Richmond, VA metro (includes Chesterfield County)	$14.12 median ($15.71 mean)	BLS OEWS, May 2025; 11,570 jobs; concentration 0.63× national
Virginia-wide aide median (31-1120, 70,070 jobs)	$14.57	BLS OEWS May 2025 state table
Virginia minimum wage	$12.77	effective January 1, 2026
Nursing assistants, Richmond, VA metro (includes Chesterfield County)	$20.54 median	BLS OEWS, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison)

Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer. The Virginia minimum wage is $12.77 an hour (effective January 1, 2026); the federal minimum of $7.25 and federal overtime rules apply to directly employed caregivers unless the work is exempt companionship under the FLSA. Source: US Department of Labor, direct care workers; the state source is listed at the end of this page.

For its wage survey BLS groups Chesterfield County with Richmond city, Henrico, Hanover, Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights and ten other counties into the Richmond, VA metro, and it publishes nothing for the county by itself. The table therefore describes the whole metro: 11,570 people worked as home health and personal care aides there in May 2025, with a median of $14.12 an hour and a mean of $15.71. The lowest-paid tenth earned under $13.29 and the best-paid tenth more than $18.47. Across Virginia the median for the same work is $14.57. The state minimum, $12.77 since January 1, 2026, holds until January 1, 2027. Certified nursing assistants are paid noticeably more: the 6,660 in the Richmond metro had a $20.54 median, and the Virginia figure is $20.77.

Rules

Caregiver requirements in Virginia, applied to Chester

The official Virginia pages checked for this page set rules for care organizations and for nurse aides. Home care organizations, hospices, hospitals and nursing homes are licensed by the Office of Licensure and Certification within the Virginia Department of Health, and a home care organization pays $1,500 for each three-year license. Certified nurse aides answer to the Virginia Board of Nursing; someone sitting the competency test for the first time books it with Credentia. Federal wage law reaches private homes too: domestic workers have been covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act since 1974. A family that hires purely for companionship may be exempt from paying minimum wage and overtime, an agency or other third-party employer cannot use that exemption, and a live-in worker must still get the minimum wage though not overtime. Certain criminal convictions can bar nurse aide certification in Virginia, Brightpoint warns, so raise any record with a program before enrolling.

Local resources

Training and career resources near Chester

Offices, classes and rides a caregiver working around Chester may need, each confirmed on its own website on October 26, 2026.

The Span Center (formerly Senior Connections), the Capital Area Agency on Aging1300 Semmes Ave., Richmond, 804-343-3000, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Serves Chesterfield, Charles City, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan and the City of Richmond. After an assessment it provides personal care (bathing, grooming, meals, toileting, transfers), homemaker help and respite in the home, free at or below the federal poverty level and on a sliding scale above it; ask for an Intake Coordinator.
Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services9501 Lucy Corr Circle, Chesterfield, 804-748-1100, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Option 4 schedules an adult services screening (the uniform assessment instrument), option 3 reaches Adult Protective Services, option 6 handles long-term services and support.
Chesterfield County Aging and Disability ResourcesThe county office for adults 50 and older, people with physical or sensory disabilities and the people who care for them. Referrals on aging and caregiving questions: 804-768-7878.
Brightpoint Community College, Nurse Aide/Medication Aide career studies certificateSixteen credits. Passing HCT 101 and HCT 102, taken together, makes you eligible for the certified nursing assistant exam; HCT 115 and an internship then lead to the medication aide exam. Eligible for G3 tuition help. CPR (American Heart Association BLS), a background check, drug screen and physical are required first; nursing department 804-706-6500. The college's Chester Campus, 13101 Route 1, Chester, houses its health sciences labs.
Chesterfield Mobility Services and Access on DemandDoor-to-door private rides for registered residents with disabilities or low incomes, booked at least two hours ahead. Since January 1, 2026 a one-way trip costs $10 inside the county and $15 outside it (employment and medical trips to the localities the county lists). Registration help: 804-706-2796.
Buses to the Brightpoint Chester CampusGRTC Route 3B serves the campus and GRTC buses are currently zero fare; Petersburg Area Transit's Route 3 Richmond Express stops at the same Weir Road stop near the Nicholas Center, Monday to Saturday.

The area

Chester in numbers

Census estimates for the Chester CDP (ACS 2020–2024) place the typical household income at $95,104 and the median gross rent at $1,603. The poverty rate is 8.1%, 6.8% of people have no health coverage, and Spanish is used at home by 10.4% of those aged five and up. Nearly three in four workers (72.6%) drive to work alone, while 0.8% ride public transportation.

Many paid caregiving hours in Virginia come through Medicaid's CCC Plus waiver, which covers people who are elderly or have a physical disability and meet the level of care a nursing facility provides. In Chesterfield the path starts with a Medicaid application on CommonHelp or through Cover Virginia (855-242-8282) and a long-term care screening requested from Social Services, online or at 804-748-1100, option 4. An approved person then picks a care option: personal attendant services through an agency, consumer-directed attendant services with a private or family attendant, adult day care, a nursing home or a PACE center. The Virginia consumer-directed care guide walks through the steps, and the Front Royal page covers the other Virginia town with its own page here.

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Useful reading

Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency · Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them · Consumer directed care in Virginia: how relatives are paid to give care through CCC Plus · How to write a caregiver profile that families actually contact

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Questions

Caregiver jobs in Chester: frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Chester, VA in 2026?

Chester follows the Virginia rate: $12.77 an hour since January 1, 2026; the earlier $12.41 rate was raised 2.9% for inflation by the Department of Labor and Industry. The next change is due January 1, 2027.

Can a family member be paid by Medicaid to give care in Chesterfield?

Yes, in some cases. Once a person is screened and approved for the CCC Plus waiver, consumer direction lets them, or a representative, hire a private or family attendant. A spouse may receive pay for as many as 40 weekly hours of extraordinary personal care. Screening requests go to Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Social Services, 804-748-1100, option 4.

Where can I become a CNA near Chester?

Brightpoint Community College's Nurse Aide/Medication Aide certificate makes you eligible for the certified nursing assistant exam after HCT 101 and HCT 102. Its Chester Campus on Route 1 holds the health sciences labs.

Where do I report suspected abuse of an older client?

On weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., call Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Social Services at 804-748-1100 and choose option 3, or file the online APS report. After hours, on weekends and on holidays, use the Virginia APS hotline, 888-832-3858.

What rides exist for clients who no longer drive?

Registered residents can book Access on Demand rides through Chesterfield Mobility Services ($10 one way within the county). The Span Center's Ride Connection hotline, 804-672-4495, explains other options. GRTC Route 3B, currently zero fare, serves the Brightpoint Chester Campus.

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