Caregiver Jobs in Del Norte County
This page covers all of Del Norte County: Crescent City, its one incorporated city, and the unincorporated communities of Smith River, Fort Dick, Gasquet, Hiouchi and Klamath. When a family anywhere in the county posts, the request is listed above.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Del Norte County
State demographers counted 26,339 people countywide for January 1, 2026, 19,932 of whom live outside city limits. Crescent City holds the other 6,407, along with nearly every service a caregiver deals with: the county Social Services office on Northcrest Drive, Sutter Coast Hospital on East Washington Boulevard, the county's single skilled nursing facility and the senior center. Sutter Health calls its hospital the only one in this rural region and says it serves Curry County, Oregon, as well as Del Norte.
Outside town, Redwood Coast Transit's fare zones name the communities you will hear about: Smith River, Gasquet and Hiouchi, and Klamath. A profile that lists the ones you will drive to, and says whether you will take a client to Crescent City appointments, does more work than one naming a single town. In ACS 2020–2024, 65.9% of the county's workers drove alone and the average commute was 19.6 minutes; 8.2% of households have no vehicle, and those clients need a caregiver who drives.
Families looking for private caregivers in Del Norte County
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Caregiver jobs by city and town
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- Caregiver jobs in Crescent Citypop. 6,407
The communities of Del Norte County
Del Norte County is one city and a handful of unincorporated communities. Crescent City has its own page; for the rest, search by ZIP code.
- Crescent City (95531)The county's only incorporated city, with 6,407 residents, the hospital, the nursing home, the IHSS and APS office and the senior center.
- Smith River (95567)Served by Route 20, which meets Curry Public Transit's Coastal Express from Oregon there; United Indian Health Services runs a clinic on North Indian Road.
- Fort Dick (95538)Unincorporated, with a Route 20 stop at the Fort Dick Market between Smith River and Crescent City.
- Gasquet (95543) and HiouchiReached by Route 199 on weekdays; outside bus hours, clients depend on caregivers who drive.
- KlamathA stop on Route 20's southbound run from Crescent City toward Eureka, with a United Indian Health Services clinic at 241 Salmon.
Types of caregiver jobs in Del Norte County
The county's IHSS page lists the core tasks: bathing, dressing, cooking, domestic chores, grooming and feeding. Private families add companionship, rides and help after a stay at Sutter Coast Hospital, whose home health and hospice offices are also on East Washington Boulevard. Facility work is at Crescent City Care Center on Marshall Street. Without experience, meals, errands and company are where most people start.
- Senior caregiving: day-to-day help so an older adult can stay at home.
- Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers.
- Companion care: company, errands, appointments, light help.
- Dementia care: routine-based support for memory loss.
- Respite care: cover so a family caregiver can rest or work.
- Live-in: room and board as part of the arrangement.
- Overnight: supervision through the night.
- Part-time and full-time: set by day and time block on your profile.
Caregiver pay in Del Norte County: 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, Del Norte County | $19.50 | CDSS; effective September 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.
BLS has no Del Norte-only wage table. Its North Coast nonmetropolitan area joins the county with Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino; its May 2025 survey found 10,140 aides in this occupation, paid $16.74 at the median and $17.16 on average, with nursing assistants at a $23.12 median. Del Norte's IHSS rate is higher than either aide figure: $19.50 an hour from September 1, 2026, which is $2.60 above California's $16.90 minimum. No Del Norte ordinance appears in UC Berkeley's local wage inventory; private work therefore starts at the state rate, and a household employer owes time and a half beyond nine hours daily or 45 weekly.
About 6.4% of Del Norte County's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, compared with 5.3% for California; in Crescent City the figure was 8.4%. Where jobs are this scarce, an IHSS provider position paid at the county rate is one of the steadier local incomes; the Del Norte County IHSS guide explains how to get on the registry.
How to enroll as a provider in Del Norte County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Del Norte 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 Del Norte County
Direct-hire, non-medical work needs no state license; only agency employees must join the $35 Home Care Aide Registry. The Social Services Branch of the county's Department of Health & Human Services administers IHSS from 880 Northcrest Drive, Crescent City, phone (707) 464-3191. The county keeps a Public Authority registry of caregiver providers and hands eligible clients a list from it; a client may also choose a friend or relative. CDSS lists four enrollment steps for every provider: the SOC 426 form (identity is checked in person against photo ID and a Social Security card), a fingerprint background check you pay for, a county orientation, and the SOC 846 agreement, all within 90 days. Facility jobs generally require a CDPH nurse assistant certificate, and paid caregivers must report suspected elder abuse. Statewide rules: California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Del Norte County
Offices, programs and transport for caregivers in Del Norte County, verified with each organization online during October 2026.
- Del Norte County Social Services Branch (IHSS and APS)The office at 880 Northcrest Drive handles IHSS applications, provider questions and the Public Authority registry. Phone (707) 464-3191, which is also the 24-hour Adult Protective Services hotline; fax (707) 465-1783.
- College of the Redwoods, Del Norte Education CenterThe community college's Del Norte site at 883 W. Washington Blvd. in Crescent City, next to Del Norte High School, offers fourteen degree and certificate programs. Admissions (707) 465-2300. No nurse assistant class was listed on the campus page when we checked, so ask an advisor what is offered.
- Redwood Caregiver Resource CenterServes family caregivers in seven counties including Del Norte, with a drop-in support group at the Del Norte Senior Center from noon to 1:30 on the first Monday of each month,. Call (707) 542-0282 or (800) 834-1636.
- Area 1 Agency on Aging, Crescent City officeA1AA serves older adults in Humboldt and Del Norte counties. Its Crescent City office is on (707) 324-0623, information and assistance is toll free on (800) 408-4636, and HICAP Medicare counseling is held by appointment at the senior center on (707) 464-7876.
- Redwood Coast TransitFour Crescent City routes, Route 199 to Hiouchi and Gasquet with a stop at Sutter Hospital, and Route 20 from Smith River through Fort Dick and Klamath to Eureka. From October 31, 2026, Route 20 drops Saturday service and Saturday local hours shrink to 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (707) 308-7433.
Del Norte County in numbers
One caution before the numbers: Pelican Bay State Prison, which CDCR places in Crescent City, puts a large share of county residents in group quarters (2,370 in ACS 2020–2024), so the census shows 115.5 males for every 100 females and understates the share of older adults. ACS counts 5,552 residents aged 65 and over, 358 of them 85 or older, and 42.6% of the county's 9,522 households include someone 65-plus; 10.2% of households are a woman of 65 or older living alone. Among civilian residents 65 and over, 39.2% report a disability.
In CDPH's licensed facility file (data date September 16, 2026) the county has one general hospital, Sutter Coast (49 beds), one skilled nursing facility, Crescent City Care Center (99 beds), a home health agency and two hospices, all in Crescent City. Clinics include Open Door's Del Norte Community Health Center and United Indian Health Services sites in Crescent City, Smith River and Klamath. For city detail see the Crescent City page; Humboldt County, in the same BLS wage area, has its own county page.
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Useful reading before you apply
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained
Which rules apply to a caregiver in California depends on who pays them. A plain-language map of the Home Care Aide Registry, IHSS provider enrolment and CNA/HHA certification, with the official sources.
How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026)
Median hourly pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area from the May 2025 BLS survey, county IHSS wages, state minimum wages, and how private rates relate to them.
Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency
Where families who hire directly actually look, how to be found, what to put in writing, and the legal basics of being a household employee.
Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
What a family interview for private caregiving work really covers, the questions to expect, the questions you should ask, and what to bring.
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (via BLS public API)
- BLS OEWS, May 2025 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Del Norte County DHHS, In-Home Supportive Services
- CDSS, Provider Enrollment Process (SOC 847)
- Del Norte County DHHS, Social Services Branch
- Del Norte County DHHS, Adult Protective Services
- College of the Redwoods, Del Norte Campus
- Redwood Caregiver Resource Center, about, contact and support groups
- Area 1 Agency on Aging, Del Norte County resources
- Redwood Coast Transit, routes, fares and October 31, 2026 service changes
- Sutter Health, Sutter Coast Hospital
- CDCR, Pelican Bay State Prison
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population and housing estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 profiles DP02–DP05 and B26001, Del Norte County
Caregiver jobs in Del Norte County: frequently asked questions
How much does IHSS pay in Del Norte County?
Providers here earn $19.50 hourly from September 1, 2026, according to the CDSS table of county IHSS wages. Pay is tied to the client's county of residence: work for someone living in Humboldt County and Humboldt's rate applies.
What number do I call about IHSS in Del Norte County?
Social Services takes IHSS calls on (707) 464-3191; the office is at 880 Northcrest Drive in Crescent City. The county's IHSS page asks people interested in becoming providers to get on the Public Authority registry.
Can I reach clients outside Crescent City without a car?
Partly. Redwood Coast Transit runs Route 199 to Hiouchi and Gasquet on weekdays and Route 20 through Fort Dick, Smith River and Klamath, and drivers will pick up at flag stops on request. After October 31, 2026, Route 20 no longer runs on Saturdays, so weekend shifts outside town are hard without a vehicle.
Is there a nursing home in Del Norte County that hires CNAs?
The state facility list shows one skilled nursing facility, Crescent City Care Center on Marshall Street, licensed for 99 beds. Sutter Coast Hospital also runs a home health agency and hospice. Those roles usually require a nurse assistant certificate.
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