Caregiver Jobs in Desert Hot Springs, CA
Desert Hot Springs is an incorporated Riverside County city of 33,629 with a cluster of small licensed care homes. New requests from families in ZIP 92240 show up above; extend your radius to see Palm Springs and Cathedral City as well.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Desert Hot Springs
The Department of Finance's E-1 report sets the city's population at 33,629 for January 2026. ACS 2020–2024 shows 4,303 of them aged 65 or older, 13.0% of the population, and many live alone: 1,231 households, about one in nine, are a person 65 or over by themselves, against 2.7% of households in Coachella. Of residents in that age group, 42.9% (1,837 people) report a disability. That pattern suggests visiting jobs more often than live-in ones: a few hours of bathing, meals, cleaning and company for someone with no relative in the house. If the person who posts lives out of town, ask who checks in between your visits.
Two more facts belong in your profile. Half the city's residents aged five and over (50.0%) speak Spanish at home, so list your languages. And 7.2% of households, 822 of them, have no vehicle; being able to take a client to the pharmacy, a DAP Health clinic or the senior center on West Drive gives you an edge. Say whether you have your own car and insurance.
Families looking for private caregivers near Desert Hot Springs, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Desert Hot Springs by distance. 1 caregiver within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: Escondido, CA, about 69 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Riverside County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Desert Hot Springs
Besides private households, the city has employers that hire for hands-on care. Angel View, a disability nonprofit with about 425 staff, runs ten six-bed homes here and listed openings for direct care staff in October 2026. State licensing files also show small assisted living homes, a 56-bed assisted living community and a licensed home care organization. Private families post personal care, housekeeping and companionship; IHSS pays relatives and other chosen providers for county-approved hours.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Desert Hot Springs: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA metro (Riverside and San Bernardino 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, Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA metro (Riverside and San Bernardino counties) | $16.50 median ($17.03 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 102,760 jobs; concentration 2.16× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Riverside County | $19.90 | CDSS; effective May 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA metro (Riverside and San Bernardino counties) | $22.32 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 6.0% of Desert Hot Springs's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. Riverside County averaged 5.5% and California 5.3%, so the city ran a little above both, with monthly figures from 4.6% to 7.6% in a labor force of about 16,400. Reliable care hours help in that setting, and enrolling as a provider with Riverside County IHSS pays $19.90 per authorized hour.
UC Berkeley's inventory lists no Desert Hot Springs ordinance, which makes the state's $16.90 the minimum a private client may pay. Overtime for a personal attendant, at one and a half times the rate, applies to the tenth hour of any day and to hours over 45 in the week. Household incomes here are modest: ACS gives a median of $52,761, an 18.0% poverty rate and a median gross rent of $1,412. Service occupations account for 33.9% of employed residents. A CNA certificate opens facility work; the metro's nursing assistant median is $22.32.
How to enroll as a provider in Riverside County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Riverside 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 Desert Hot Springs
You need no license to give non-medical help to a family that pays you itself; registry enrollment as a home care aide is required only of agency staff, and CDSS's May 2025 file lists one licensed home care organization in 92240. IHSS enrollment starts with the IHSS HOME line, (888) 960-4477. For the Live Scan step, the Attorney General lists The UPS Store #5062 at 14080 Palm Drive, Suite D, open for walk-ins and appointments seven days a week (weekdays 8 to 6) with a $35 rolling fee; call (760) 329-2309. Intermediate care homes for people with developmental disabilities are CDPH-licensed health facilities, so ask each employer what training it requires. Paid caregivers are mandated reporters. More in the requirements guide and on the Riverside County page.
Training and career resources near Desert Hot Springs
Employers, classes and buses for Desert Hot Springs caregivers, read on each organization's own site or a state dataset in October 2026.
- Angel ViewRuns 24-hour residential care in six-bed homes for children and adults with developmental disabilities, ten of them in Desert Hot Springs, plus a weekday day program for adults 22 and older at its headquarters in the city. Its October 2026 jobs page lists direct care staff and says it takes applicants with minimal experience, with medical, dental and vision coverage among the benefits. Employment line (760) 329-6471.
- College of the Desert, Desert Hot Springs campusAt 11625 West Drive; 760-776-7370 or 760-674-7800. Bilingual enrollment and administrative services run Mondays 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the campus handles English as a Second Language registration. The college's nurse assistant course is listed on the Riverside County page.
- Desert Hot Springs Senior CenterRun by the city at 11777 West Drive for adults 50 and older, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; membership is $15 a year. Lunch is served Monday to Friday, and in hot or cold spells the building is open to older residents who need somewhere to cool down or warm up. (760) 329-0222.
- SunLine Route 2Runs every day from West Drive at Pierson Boulevard across Interstate 10 to Palm Springs and on to Cathedral City. The first southbound bus leaves at 5:00 a.m., with buses about every 30 minutes until 9:30 p.m.; end to end the ride takes roughly 65 to 80 minutes.
- SunLine Route 5A weekday-only route from Desert Hot Springs to CSUSB Palm Desert and the Palm Desert Mall. Morning trips run from 6:10 a.m., there is no service in the middle of the day, and afternoon trips start again after 2 p.m.
Desert Hot Springs in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 counts 12,474 housing units in the city, 8.8% of them vacant, and roughly half (50.7%) of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Workers average 28.5 minutes to get to work and 5.8% work from home. Veterans make up 4.3% of civilian adults, 1,028 people. Educational services, health care and social assistance employ 19.1% of working residents, and 63.6% of residents are Hispanic or Latino.
CDPH's September 16, 2026 facility list has no hospital or skilled nursing facility in 92240. What it does list is 11 small intermediate care homes, six beds each, for residents with developmental disabilities, ten of which appear on Angel View's own list of homes, and three DAP Health primary care sites, on Pierson Boulevard, Cholla Drive and Palm Drive. The May 2025 community care file shows seven licensed assisted living homes, the biggest of them a 56-bed Desert Cove Assisted Living community at 13660 Mountain View Road, and Angel View's adult day program licensed for 105 on Miracle Hill Road. Related pages: Palm Springs, Cathedral City and the Coachella Valley overview.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Desert Hot Springs (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Desert Hot Springs
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Desert Hot Springs is part of Coachella Valley, which sits within Riverside 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
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Riverside County DPSS, IHSS Public Authority and IHSS HOME line (Wayback Machine snapshot, June 10, 2025)
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Riverside County
- Angel View, Jobs, Residential Care, Locations and Day Program
- Angel View, Home Locations and Licenses
- College of the Desert, Desert Hot Springs campus
- City of Desert Hot Springs, Senior Center, Nutrition and Cooling and Warming Center
- SunLine Transit Agency, Routes 2 and 5 schedules (effective September 6, 2026)
- HRSA, Health Center Service Delivery Sites data download
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Desert Hot Springs city
Caregiver jobs in Desert Hot Springs: frequently asked questions
Is Angel View hiring caregivers in Desert Hot Springs?
Its jobs page for October 2026 lists direct care staff among current openings and says the organization often has openings for applicants with minimal experience. Homes are staffed seven days a week; call (760) 329-6471 or search for Angel View on Indeed for the job descriptions.
What is an intermediate care facility, and what does the work involve?
It is a small CDPH-licensed home, six beds in Angel View's case, giving 24-hour personal care, habilitation and, in the nursing-level homes, nursing supervision to people with intellectual disabilities. Angel View says about 70 percent of its residents have some form of paralysis and many use mobility devices, so expect hands-on personal care for wheelchair users.
Can I do the IHSS Live Scan in Desert Hot Springs?
The Attorney General lists The UPS Store #5062 at 14080 Palm Drive, Suite D, which offers Live Scan every day of the week for a $35 rolling fee. Phone (760) 329-2309 before you go.
How much does IHSS pay in Desert Hot Springs?
The city is in Riverside County, so providers earn the county's $19.90 an hour, effective May 1, 2026 in the CDSS table. A client who lives in Sky Valley or Palm Springs is paid at the same county rate.
Can I get from Desert Hot Springs to Palm Springs clients by bus?
Route 2 runs every day from about 5 a.m. to after 9 p.m., roughly every half hour, from West Drive and Pierson Boulevard to Palm Springs and Cathedral City. Route 5 serves Palm Desert on weekdays only.
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