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Front Royal, Virginia · Warren County
Caregiver Jobs in Front Royal, VA
Front Royal is the Warren County town where the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging has its office, with about 15,700 residents and a 65-plus share of 17.1%. When a family nearby publishes a private or in-home caregiver job, it appears in the list above with its own town and distance.
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Front Royal is an incorporated town in Warren County, Virginia. The Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate puts it at 15,722 residents on July 1, 2025, against an April 2020 base of 14,999. In the ACS 2020–2024 profile, about 2,600 residents (17.1%) have turned 65, and half the town is younger than 37.7. One household in three (33.0%) has a member aged 65 or more, and 46.2% of older residents report a disability. Women over 65 living alone head 7.9% of households and men over 65 living alone 5.4%.
CaregiverConnect lets a family post the job and its hours, set the pay and message you directly; no agency sits in the middle. Front Royal is the only Virginia town with its own page here for now, so the setting that matters is your search radius. Seniors First, the area agency on aging, serves Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah and Warren counties and the City of Winchester from its Front Royal office, and a radius that takes in some of those places will show more of the region's postings beside the town's. Put your ZIP (22630 if you live in town) on your profile, give the distance you are willing to drive, and mention it if you can bring a client to medical visits. The ACS counts 9.5% of Front Royal households without a vehicle and a 32.7-minute average commute, so reliable transport is worth stating.
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Front Royal
Private and in-home caregiver jobs can mean companion care, help with bathing, dressing and meals, housekeeping and errands, medication reminders, and a few hours of respite so that a working son or daughter can leave the house. Home health aide jobs with licensed agencies and companion care jobs both start from the same skills. Looking after your own parent counts as experience if you describe it plainly.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Front Royal: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro (includes Warren 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, Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro (includes Warren County) | $18.52 median ($18.80 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 50,450 jobs; concentration 0.58× national |
| Virginia statewide home health and personal care aides (70,070 jobs), median | $14.57 | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| Virginia minimum wage | $12.77 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro (includes Warren County) | $21.99 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison) |
Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer. The Virginia minimum wage is $12.77 an hour (effective January 1, 2026); the federal minimum of $7.25 and federal overtime rules apply to directly employed caregivers unless the work is exempt companionship under the FLSA. Source: US Department of Labor, direct care workers; the state source is listed at the end of this page.
BLS counts Warren County as part of the Washington, DC metro, so the table above is that metro's wage survey: 50,450 home health and personal care aides with an $18.52 median. The same metro takes in the District of Columbia and counties such as Fairfax, Loudoun and Montgomery, so the figure is not a Warren County measure, and OEWS publishes no county-level series. Two other BLS numbers frame what a Front Royal rate can look like: the Virginia median for the same aides is $14.57, and the Winchester, VA-WV metro, which BLS lists separately from Warren County, reports $14.06. Virginia's minimum wage is $12.77 from January 1, 2026 until January 1, 2027, the 2025 rate of $12.41 raised by 2.9% for inflation. Certified nurse aides earn a $21.99 median in the DC metro and $20.77 statewide.
How the public numbers relate to private rates, and what affects them, is covered in the caregiver pay guide.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in Virginia, applied to Front Royal
The Virginia licensing programs on the official pages checked for Front Royal cover organizations and nurse aides. The Department of Health's Office of Licensure and Certification licenses home care organizations, hospices, nursing homes and hospitals (a home care organization license is $1,500 every three years). Nurse aides are certified by the Board of Nursing, and first-time candidates schedule the state competency test through Credentia. Since 1974 the federal Fair Labor Standards Act has reached workers employed in private homes; families who hire for companionship may claim an exemption, agencies may not, and live-in workers are owed the minimum wage but not overtime. If you suspect abuse of an older adult, call Warren County Social Services at 540-635-3430 in business hours, or the state APS hotline, 888-832-3858, at other times. The Virginia page covers the state.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Front Royal
Places a Front Royal caregiver may need, confirmed on each one's website on October 25, 2026.
- Seniors First, the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging207 Mosby Lane, Front Royal, (540) 635-7141. Serves people 60 and older and their families. Its Personal Care program arranges bathing and self-care help through a licensed home health agency on a sliding fee, and its respite care gives family caregivers a few hours off in the client's home. Long-term care advocate: (540) 551-5635.
- Warren Senior Center465 West 15th Street, Front Royal, (540) 635-8652, open Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Operated by Seniors First, which also offers rides to its senior centers, depending on distance and van space.
- Laurel Ridge Community College, Nurse Aide (NUR 27)Completers are eligible for the Virginia CNA exam; the one-year Patient Care Technician certificate builds on it. Offered at the Middletown campus (173 Skirmisher Lane), the Fauquier campus in Warrenton and the Luray-Page County Center; listed as eligible for G3 tuition funding. Workforce Solutions healthcare questions: 540-868-7021.
- WellTran medical rides (Seniors First)Non-emergency rides to medical appointments for people 65 and older, or adults 18 and over receiving disability. $4.00 per 20-mile round trip, then $0.50 a mile; call ahead, 540-551-5706.
- Front Royal TrolleyThe town's trolley, run by Virginia Regional Transit, is fare-free for now (the usual fare is $0.50) and has a live tracker online.
- Warren County Department of Social Services465 W. 15th Street, Suite 100, Front Royal, 540-635-3430, weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Medicaid applications, Adult Protective Services and adult services; the place to request the long-term services screening that opens the CCC Plus waiver.
The area
Front Royal in numbers
The ACS 2020–2024 estimates for the town give a median household income of $64,838, a median gross rent of $1,135, 14.3% of residents below the poverty line and 13.0% without health insurance. Spanish is the home language of 7.3% of residents aged five or more, and 9.1% of adults are civilian veterans. Most workers (76.2%) drive alone to work; 0.2% use public transportation. Warren County Fire and Rescue says it protects 41,440 residents across the county's 214 square miles.
One route to paid help is Medicaid's CCC Plus waiver, for older adults and people with physical disabilities who would otherwise need a nursing facility. A community team of a social worker and a health department nurse does the screening (a hospital discharge planner can do it during a stay), and the person must qualify for Medicaid through CommonHelp online or Cover Virginia at 1-833-522-5582. Members choose agency-directed care, where a personal care agency employs an aide supervised by a nurse, or consumer direction, where the member or a representative hires, trains and manages the attendant. Payroll for consumer direction runs through a fiscal employer agent: Consumer Direct Care Network for fee-for-service members, and Public Partnerships or Consumer Direct Care Network depending on the managed care plan.
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How to find private caregiver jobs in Front Royal (no agency)
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Sources (checked 2026-10-25):
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates, Virginia incorporated places (SUB-IP-EST2025-POP-51)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Front Royal town, Virginia
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metro, Winchester metro and Virginia (31-1120, 31-1131)
- BLS, OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions (Warren County, VA in area 47900)
- Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, minimum wage rate effective January 1, 2026
- U.S. Department of Labor, state minimum wage rates
- Virginia DMAS, CCC Plus Waiver
- Virginia DMAS, Consumer Directed Services
- Virginia DMAS, Legally Responsible Individuals
- Virginia Department of Health, Office of Licensure and Certification
- Virginia Board of Nursing, Certified Nurse Aide application
- Virginia Department of Social Services, report abuse and neglect (APS hotline)
- U.S. Department of Labor, direct care workers under the FLSA
- Seniors First (Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging): home page, history, personal care, respite, transportation, Warren Senior Center
- Warren County, VA: Social Services; Warren County Senior Center; Fire and Rescue
- Laurel Ridge Community College, Patient Care Technician / Nurse Aide; locations; Workforce Solutions healthcare
- Town of Front Royal, Front Royal Trolley
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Front Royal: frequently asked questions
What is Virginia's minimum wage in 2026?
Virginia's rate is $12.77 an hour from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, set by the Department of Labor and Industry from the prior $12.41 plus a 2.9% inflation adjustment.
Why is the pay table for Washington, DC?
BLS places Warren County inside the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metro and publishes no wage series for the county alone. The metro aide median ($18.52) is far above the Virginia median ($14.57) and the Winchester metro's ($14.06), so treat it as an upper reference, not a promise.
Does Virginia Medicaid pay relatives who give care in Warren County?
Through the CCC Plus waiver the member, or a representative, hires the attendant under consumer direction. A spouse is a legally responsible individual and can be paid for up to 40 hours a week of personal care that is extraordinary and limited to daily living activities. Screening starts at Warren County Social Services.
Where can I train as a nurse aide near Front Royal?
Laurel Ridge Community College teaches its Nurse Aide course (NUR 27) at the Middletown campus, the Fauquier campus in Warrenton and the Luray-Page County Center; finishing it makes you eligible for the Virginia CNA exam, which is scheduled through Credentia.
Does Seniors First hire caregivers directly?
Its Personal Care program arranges services through a licensed home health agency, so employment with such an agency is the route into that work. The postings on this page are different: private jobs that families set up themselves.
How do clients without a car get to the doctor?
Seniors First's WellTran service drives people 65 and older, and adults receiving disability, to non-emergency medical appointments for $4.00 per 20-mile round trip plus $0.50 a mile beyond that; book ahead on 540-551-5706. Inside town, the Front Royal Trolley is fare-free for now.
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