Caregiver Jobs in Clearlake Oaks, CA
Clearlake Oaks is an unincorporated North Shore community where, by Census estimates, more than 40% of residents are at least 65. The postings above update as families publish them, and Lake County pays IHSS providers $17.55 an hour.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Clearlake Oaks
Clearlake Oaks is a census-designated place in Lake County, about two square miles of land in the Census gazetteer, with no city hall of its own. County departments and special districts run what a city would: Northshore Fire Protection District keeps Station 75 on East Highway 20 crewed around the clock, with a paramedic on every shift, and Lake County Adult Services handles IHSS from Lower Lake, 10.7 road miles from the middle of the CDP. Put 95423 in your profile so families searching this ZIP see you near the top.
The client base here is older than almost anywhere else in the county. ACS 2020–2024 gives a median age of 61.7 and counts 933 residents aged 65 or over, 42.4% of the population, along with 104 who are 85 or older. Of the 1,132 households, 745 (65.8%) include someone 65-plus, and in 291 of them a woman of that age lives alone. Half of the older residents, 50.3%, report a disability. The margins are wide (±14.9 points on the 65-plus share), but the pattern holds: daytime check-ins and help for people living on their own.
Nothing on the state health department's facility list (data date October 16, 2026) sits in 95423: no hospital, clinic, home health agency or nursing home. The state's community care licensing files show no assisted living home, licensed home care organization or adult day program in the ZIP either. Care here happens in private homes, and appointments mean a trip out of town.
Families looking for private caregivers near Clearlake Oaks, CA
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: Westport, CA, about 73 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Lake County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Clearlake Oaks
Expect requests for a few hours a day rather than facility shifts: someone to help a widow shower and dress, cook a midday meal, sort pills, tidy up and drive to the doctor or pharmacy. IHSS cases are common in a place where household incomes are modest, and many involve a relative or neighbor already doing the work unpaid. Newcomers can start with companion visits and shopping runs; personal care such as transfers is easier to take on after a course.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Clearlake Oaks: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino 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, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties) | $16.74 median ($17.16 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 10,140 jobs; concentration 3.34× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Lake County | $17.55 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties) | $23.12 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.
Clearlake Oaks has no wage ordinance of its own, and no Lake County locality appears in UC Berkeley's Labor Center inventory, leaving the state rate of $16.90 as the minimum for private work. IHSS clients living in the CDP pay through the county at $17.55. The BLS figures above are for the four-county North Coast nonmetro area, not this town. Census income figures help set expectations: the median household income in Clearlake Oaks is $35,938 (±$10,014), and 62.4% of households receive Social Security, so many families will look to IHSS hours before paying privately.
About 12.0% of Clearlake Oaks's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, compared with Lake County's 7.2% and the state's 5.3%. EDD models places this small from county-level data, and the labor force here averages only about 517 people, so treat the figure as approximate. Where regular paychecks are hard to find, becoming the paid IHSS provider for a parent or neighbor is one of the steadier options; the Lake County IHSS guide walks through it.
How to enroll as a provider in Lake County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Lake 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 Clearlake Oaks
Clearlake Oaks follows California rules with nothing added locally. A family that employs you directly for non-medical tasks does not need you to hold a license, and the Home Care Aide Registry is an agency-job requirement. IHSS pay starts only after Lake County Adult Services enrolls you: online steps first, then an in-person orientation in Lower Lake where you show government photo ID and the card itself bearing your Social Security number, then fingerprints. Nursing assistant jobs, none of which are in this ZIP, call for a CDPH certificate. State law also requires you to report it when an older or dependent adult you look after appears to be harmed. The county page has the office details, and our California caregiver requirements guide has the rest.
Training and career resources near Clearlake Oaks
What a Clearlake Oaks caregiver can use close to home, checked on each organization's own page or in state data this month.
- Live Oak Senior CenterThe county Area Agency on Aging lists Live Oak as the senior center serving Clearlake Oaks, Glenhaven and the surrounding area, phone (707) 998-1950, and names Live Oak Seniors as the local senior meal provider (also (707) 998-3198). The Redwood Empire Food Bank's Plentiful listing places it on Foothill Boulevard, and says it offers a seated lunch and home-delivered meals.
- Lake Transit Route 1, Hwy 20 & Keys Blvd. stopThe North Shore route between Clearlake and Lakeport (schedule effective August 17, 2026). Westbound buses leave the Clearlake Oaks stop at 13 minutes past the hour from 6:13 a.m., ten trips a day, the last at 6:13 p.m., and reach Sutter Lakeside Hospital about an hour later. Eastbound buses stop here from 7:37 a.m. to 8:32 p.m. and reach the Clearlake Walmart 18 minutes later. Some trips run Monday to Friday only, so check the printed timetable.
- Lake Transit Flex StopDial-A-Ride covers only the Clearlake/Lower Lake and Lakeport areas. Elsewhere, a bus can swing as far as a mile off its route to collect a rider at the curb if you book a Flex Stop at least a day ahead on (707) 994-3334 or 263-3334.
- Lake County Library bookmobileClearlake Oaks has no library branch. The bookmobile parks at Clark's Island, 12559 State Highway 20, for an hour each Wednesday at lunchtime, in the lot on the east side of the highway.
Clearlake Oaks in numbers
The Census Bureau estimates 2,198 residents (ACS 2020–2024, ±456) on 1.98 square miles of land. Of 1,635 housing units, 30.8% were vacant when surveyed, and 27.5% are mobile homes. About two-thirds of occupied homes (67.4%) are owner-occupied; median gross rent is $1,506. Some 15.1% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, but only 1.6% of residents five or older use Spanish at home, so most clients will want an English speaker. Workers average a 19.6-minute commute.
By road the nearest hospital is Adventist Health Clearlake, 8.9 miles away, and Sutter Lakeside in Lakeport is 20.8 miles. The Indian Health Service lists Clearlake Oaks among the communities served by Lake County Tribal Health Consortium, whose main clinic is at 925 Bevins Court in Lakeport, (707) 263-8382. County-wide services are on the Lake County page; for neighboring markets see Clearlake and Kelseyville.
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Caregiver jobs near Clearlake Oaks
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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
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Clearlake Oaks CDP
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer, places in California
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- Lake County, IHSS Provider Enrollment
- Lake County, Area Agency on Aging and senior centers
- Lake County AAA, Senior Meal Programs
- Plentiful (Redwood Empire Food Bank listing), Live Oak Senior Center
- Lake Transit Authority, Route 1 North Shore schedule (effective August 17, 2026)
- Lake Transit Authority, Dial-A-Ride and Flex Stop
- Lake County Library, bookmobile schedule
- Northshore Fire Protection District, stations
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing facility files (RCFE, home care organization, adult day; file date May 25, 2025)
- Indian Health Service, Lake County Tribal Health Consortium
- Lake County Office of Education, CNA program details
- Road distances: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, addresses geocoded with the Census geocoder
Caregiver jobs in Clearlake Oaks: frequently asked questions
Is there an IHSS office in Clearlake Oaks?
No. As an unincorporated community, Clearlake Oaks relies on the county's Adult Services office in Lower Lake for IHSS enrollment, orientation and fingerprinting. The Lake County IHSS guide lists each step.
Why are so many Clearlake Oaks clients older and living alone?
Census estimates put the median age at 61.7, with 42.4% of residents 65 or older. A quarter of all households are a woman of 65-plus on her own, so daily visits and safety check-ins are a large share of the work.
Can I reach clients in Clearlake Oaks by bus?
Along Highway 20, yes. Route 1 buses pass through about once an hour each way, from 6:13 a.m. westbound until 8:32 p.m. eastbound. For a home up to a mile off the route, book a Flex Stop a day ahead.
Are there nursing homes or agencies in Clearlake Oaks that hire aides?
Not in the state files for 95423: no skilled nursing facility, home health agency, licensed home care organization or assisted living home. Facility work is in Clearlake and Lakeport, so private and IHSS clients are the local market.
What happens if a client has a fall or a medical emergency?
Call 911. Northshore Fire's Station 75 in town has a firefighter-paramedic on shift at all hours, and Adventist Health Clearlake is the nearest hospital by road.
How do Clearlake Oaks families find me?
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