Caregiver Jobs in Colusa, CA
The city of Colusa holds the county's hospital, its IHSS and Adult Protective Services office and its transit depot, which makes it the working center of care in Colusa County. Requests from Colusa families appear above as soon as they are published.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Colusa
Colusa grew up on the river. The county's history of the city tells how Colonel Charles D. Semple laid out the town in the early 1850s on land bought from John Bidwell, and how its first English name was "Salmon Bend". The Williams history on the same county site calls Colusa the county seat, and county government still works from Market Street. The Department of Finance counted 6,597 residents on January 1, 2026, nearly a thousand more than Williams.
For caregivers, the useful thing about Colusa is that several services a client depends on share one street, East Webster: the hospital at number 199, the Colusa Health Clinic at 151, and county Social Services, which runs IHSS and APS, at 251. Ampla Health's medical and dental clinic is on Fremont Street. A caregiver who knows those addresses, the hours of each, and how to book county transit will be useful to almost any family here. In your profile, name the clinics you can take a client to, say if you will also drive to Yuba City or Woodland for specialist visits, and list Spanish if you speak it.
Families looking for private caregivers near Colusa, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Colusa
Colusa requests are likely to center on discharge and recovery. The hospital runs a swing-bed program for patients who no longer need acute care but are not ready to go home, and a home health team that treats stroke recovery, orthopedic rehab, wounds and diabetes at home. A private caregiver can cover the hours when those nurses and therapists are not in the house: meals, bathing, medicines on time and company. IHSS also pays the provider an approved recipient chooses for authorized hours.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Colusa: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Colusa 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, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Colusa County) | $16.50 median ($17.00 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,000 jobs; concentration 1.73× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Colusa County | $17.40 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Colusa County) | $22.66 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 13.6% of Colusa's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, close to the 12.8% county figure and well over double California's 5.3%. In that market, IHSS work through the Colusa County IHSS program at $17.40 an hour is steady income that does not depend on a single private family. The private floor is the state's $16.90, since UC Berkeley's inventory lists no Colusa city wage ordinance. The BLS median for aides across the ten-county nonmetro area is $16.50, so the IHSS rate sits a little above that median, while certified nursing assistants in the same area earn a $22.66 median. Some 23.0% of employed Colusa residents work in education, health care or social assistance, a larger share than the county's.
How to enroll as a provider in Colusa County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Colusa 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 Colusa
Private non-medical caregiving in Colusa needs no license from the state. The Home Care Aide Registry is mandatory only for aides on a licensed agency's payroll. If you want IHSS hours, the Public Authority that enrolls providers works with Social Services at 251 E. Webster Street, so Colusa residents can walk to orientation and to the in-person look at their original ID and Social Security card. Allow as long as one month for the Department of Justice to return the Live Scan. Hospital and swing-bed roles at Colusa Medical Center call for licensed or certified staff, and the nearest CNA course is the county adult school in Williams. If you suspect a client is being abused, state law requires you to report it. State rules in full: California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Colusa
Employers, classes and rides for caregivers based in Colusa, verified against each source in October 2026.
- Colusa Medical CenterThe county's hospital at 199 E. Webster Street, serving the area since 1877 by its own account, with a 24-hour emergency department, a swing-bed unit, hospice and a Medicare-certified home health agency whose team includes home health aides. Main line (530) 619-0800; check its Join Us page for openings.
- Colusa Health ClinicThe hospital's primary and specialty clinic at 151 E. Webster Street: family practice, internal medicine, cardiology, orthopedics and gastroenterology. open 8 to 6 Monday through Thursday and until 5 on Fridays; (530) 458-4162.
- Nurse assistant training in WilliamsThe Colusa County Adult School's CNA program meets at 499 Marguerite Street in Williams, which the county places ten miles west of Colusa. It includes clinical hours and readies you for the state competency exam; tuition is listed at $1,300. Call (530) 473-1350 about the spring 2027 cohort.
- Colusa County Free Library literacy programFree one-on-one English reading and writing help for adults 16 and older, with a trained volunteer tutor once a week. Ask at the Colusa main library, (530) 458-7671. Handy if you want more confidence with care notes and medication instructions in English.
- Colusa County Transit, D Street depotBook rides by phone at (530) 458-0287 from the office at 715 D Street, open weekdays 7 to 5. Ten-ride books cost $25 or $20, cash only. On the first Friday of each month a bus leaves Colusa for Yuba City at 9:30 a.m. and returns at 1:30 p.m. ($4.25 adult).
Colusa in numbers
By the state's 2026 estimate, Colusa is home to 6,597 people, and its population skews older than Williams's: the ACS 2020–2024 median age is 38.1, and 17.4% of residents (1,131 people) are 65 or older, 181 of them 85-plus. A third of households (33.5%) include someone 65 or over, and 41.6% of older residents report a disability. The population is 57.2% Hispanic or Latino, and Spanish is the home language for 44.5% of residents past their fifth birthday. Median household income is $71,250, median gross rent $1,132, and 7.4% of households have no vehicle. Commutes are short, averaging 19.7 minutes.
Beyond the hospital campus, the state facility list shows three more primary care clinics in the city: Ampla Health on Fremont Street, Riverside Health Clinic on Bridge Street and the Colusa Indian Health Clinic on Highway 45. Passages, APS and other services that cover the whole county are listed on the Colusa County page. Williams, ten miles west, has a separate Williams caregiver page.
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Caregiver jobs near Colusa
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Colusa is part of Colusa County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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
- Colusa County, City of Colusa history
- Colusa County, Williams community history (Colusa as county seat)
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), sub-county places, 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- Colusa County, Public Authority
- Colusa County, Social Services
- Colusa Medical Center, home health, swing bed, history and Colusa Health Clinic pages
- Ampla Health, Colusa Medical & Dental
- Colusa County Adult School, CNA program
- Colusa County Free Library, adult services and literacy
- Colusa County Transit Agency, fares and schedule
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Colusa city
Caregiver jobs in Colusa: frequently asked questions
Does Colusa Medical Center hire home health aides?
Its home health service lists home health aide visits alongside nursing and therapy, so the agency employs aides. Check the hospital's Join Us page or call (530) 619-0800 for current openings and the certification they ask for.
Where is the IHSS office in Colusa?
Colusa County Social Services, 251 E. Webster Street, open Monday to Friday 8:00 to 4:30. Call (530) 458-0280. Caregivers who want to be paid through IHSS sign up with the county's Public Authority, linked to the same office.
Can I take a client to Yuba City by bus?
Once a month. County transit runs to Yuba City on the first Friday only, leaving Colusa at 9:30 a.m. and coming back at 1:30 p.m. Other out-of-county medical rides are booked by 2 p.m. the day before, when grant funds allow.
How much do caregivers make in Colusa?
IHSS providers earn $17.40 an hour. A private family's floor is $16.90, with time-and-a-half past nine hours on one day or 45 across a week. Certified nursing assistants in the wider nonmetro area have a $22.66 median.
Is Colusa a good base for caregiving work around the county?
It is the hub for medical care and county services, and transit routes start here. With a car you can also reach clients in Williams, Princeton, Grimes and Maxwell.
How do Colusa families reach me?
They post on the Colusa family page, and those requests appear in the list above. Profiles and applications are free, and we take no cut of your pay.
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