Caregiver Jobs in Folsom, CA
Folsom families, from Historic Folsom to the new neighborhoods south of Highway 50, post in-home care needs on this page. Set up a free profile, choose a travel radius and apply when a job suits you.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Folsom
Folsom sits in the Sierra Nevada foothills at the northeast edge of Sacramento County, and the city is still growing: the Folsom Plan Area south of Highway 50 allows about 11,000 new homes. That spreads care requests across a wide map, from older streets near Historic Folsom and Folsom Lake to newer subdivisions in Empire Ranch and the Folsom Ranch area, so think about travel time before you accept. The postings above update as Folsom families publish them, showing distance from the city; a larger radius brings in Rancho Cordova, Orangevale and El Dorado Hills.
Write a profile that answers what Folsom families ask first. Median household income here is $139,804 (ACS 2020–2024), and households paying privately will look for reliability, clear communication with adult children who may live elsewhere, and experience with conditions like Parkinson's disease or dementia. State whether you drive and whether you can take a client to appointments at Mercy Hospital of Folsom on Creekside Drive. List any languages besides English; 24.8% of Folsom residents over the age of four use another language at home, and the largest groups are Asian and Pacific Island languages, other Indo-European languages and Spanish (ACS 2020–2024).
Families looking for private caregivers near Folsom, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Folsom 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: California, CA, about 92 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Sacramento County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Folsom
Expect requests for companionship and daily living help for parents living with or near their adult children, short-term support once someone comes home from Mercy Hospital of Folsom, medication reminders, meals, and rides to the Folsom Senior Center on Natoma Street. You may also see requests for respite for a spouse caring for someone with dementia, or part-time help with a parent who has Parkinson's; the senior center runs support groups for both conditions. Without experience, start with companion and errand work; for personal care, families will want to see training such as a nurse assistant course.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Folsom: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento 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, Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento County) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 60,350 jobs; concentration 2.02× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Sacramento County | $19.15 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento County) | $22.84 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.
Folsom has no local wage rate: the Labor Center at UC Berkeley, which tracks California localities that set their own, does not include Folsom, leaving $16.90 as the legal minimum. Folsom shares the BLS metro that carries its name with Sacramento and Roseville, where the median aide in home health and personal care makes $16.50 and the median certified nursing assistant $22.84. Sacramento County's $19.15 IHSS wage, in force since New Year's Day 2026, works as a floor for experienced private work, and with Folsom's median home valued at $755,200 many families pay above it for weekend, overnight or dementia shifts. California's domestic worker overtime rule kicks in for personal attendants once daily hours top nine or weekly hours top 45.
How to enroll as a provider in Sacramento County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Sacramento 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 Folsom
Folsom families may hire an independent caregiver for non-medical help without a license, and the California Home Care Aide Registry, with its $35 fee and fingerprinting, is voluntary for independents but compulsory for anyone placed by a licensed home care agency. If you care for an IHSS recipient, the Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority handles enrollment and fingerprinting. One detail matters for full-time providers: Sacramento County IHSS caregivers whose paid hours reach 85 or more in each of three straight months become eligible for Kaiser medical and United Healthcare dental benefits, with a $51.65 monthly premium, though enrollment is currently waitlisted. Nursing assistant work at Mercy Hospital of Folsom or a skilled nursing facility requires CDPH certification. Read more in the California caregiver requirements page and the Sacramento County IHSS walkthrough.
Training and career resources near Folsom
Folsom-area courses and support for caregivers, checked against official sources in mid-October 2026.
- Folsom Lake College, Nurse Assistant course (NURSE 100)10 College Parkway, (916) 608-6500. An eight-week course that prepares you for the California nurse assistant certification exam, with lab sessions at the El Dorado Center, the Rancho Cordova Center or the Folsom campus and clinical hours at Folsom Care Center on Mill Street or Whitney Oaks Care Center in Carmichael. You need a physical and a TB test from the last three months; the college pays for Live Scan and, when grant funds allow, the $100 exam fee and a uniform. Medical Language for Healthcare Providers (AH 311) must be completed before or with the course.
- IHSS caregiver health and dental benefitsAdministered by the Health Care Employees/Employer Dental and Medical Trust, (800) 824-3316. Qualifying providers are added to a waitlist; late timesheets can delay or end coverage.
- Folsom Senior Center48 Natoma Street, (916) 461-6601, for adults 55 and over. It hosts a senior lunch on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, van day trips, exercise classes, and support groups for dementia caregivers (with the Alzheimer's Association), Parkinson's and grief. A good place to take a client and to learn about local services.
- SacRT in FolsomLocal bus routes 10 and 20, the Gold Line light rail from Historic Folsom to downtown Sacramento every 15 minutes on most weekday trips, a SacRT Flex shuttle zone for qualifying riders, and SacRT GO paratransit. Handy if you commute without a car.
- Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority classesThe Public Authority teaches no-cost classes to both providers and recipients and offers Care Academy online courses with certificates on completion; sign up through Eventbrite or call (916) 874-2888.
Folsom in numbers
Folsom reached 95,680 residents by January 1, 2026, in the Department of Finance estimate. The city is also home to Folsom State Prison, in its northwest corner, and in the 2020 census 7.2% of residents lived in institutions. Among residents counted by the ACS, the median age is 41.0, 14.8% are 65 or older and 6.3% are 75 or older, and just over a quarter of the older group (27.2%) has a disability (ACS 2020–2024). Housing is costly, with a median home value of $755,200 and a median rent of $2,352. Intel, the Sacramento area's largest private employer, is based in Folsom, and the average commute is 26.6 minutes.
The city's own hospital is Mercy Hospital of Folsom, 1650 Creekside Drive, licensed for 106 beds and running a basic-level emergency room. Nearby pages: Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights, Sacramento and the Sacramento County overview.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Folsom (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Folsom
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Folsom is part of Sacramento 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
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (31-1120)
- BLS public data API, OEWS series for area 40900 (aide mean, CNA median)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority, health and dental benefits for caregivers
- Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority, education opportunities
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Aide application process
- California Department of Finance, E-1 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (S0101, DP02, DP03, DP04, C16001), Folsom city
- Wikipedia, Folsom, California (prison, Plan Area, Intel, 2020 census group quarters)
- HCAI, Mercy Hospital of Folsom facility profile
- Folsom Lake College, Nursing (Nurse Assistant course)
- Folsom Lake College, nursing FAQ (AH 311 corequisite)
- Folsom Lake College, contact (campus addresses)
- City of Folsom, Senior Center (Wayback Machine capture, August 14, 2026)
- SacRT, Folsom transit service
Caregiver jobs in Folsom: frequently asked questions
How do I become a CNA near Folsom?
Folsom Lake College runs an eight-week Nurse Assistant course, NURSE 100, that makes you eligible for the state certification exam. Take AH 311 before or alongside it, and have a recent physical and TB test ready.
What do caregivers earn in Folsom?
IHSS providers earn the Sacramento County wage of $19.15 an hour. Private families often pay more for specialized or overnight care; the metro median for aides employed by agencies and facilities is $16.50.
Can IHSS caregivers in Folsom get health insurance?
Yes, once your paid hours reach 85 a month, three months running. Coverage is through Kaiser, dental through United Healthcare, and the premium is $51.65 a month, but new enrollees currently join a waitlist.
Is the minimum wage in Folsom higher than California's?
No. Folsom follows the state minimum of $16.90 for 2026; the city has not passed its own wage ordinance.
Can I get around Folsom without a car?
Partly. The Gold Line links Historic Folsom with downtown Sacramento, and SacRT routes 10 and 20 cover parts of the city, but clients in newer neighborhoods usually want someone with a car.
Where do Folsom families post?
On the Folsom families page. New Folsom requests show in the list at the top of this page.
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