Caregiver Jobs in Glendale, CA
Glendale has one of the largest Armenian-American communities in the country, and nearly one resident in five is 65 or older. Families here hire caregivers directly; open a free profile and reply to the ones that fit.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Glendale
Glendale counted 193,286 residents on January 1, 2026, and 18.4% of them were 65 or older at the 2020 census. Much of the private care requested here is family-led: a son or daughter arranging weekday help for a widowed parent, a household wanting someone to sit with a grandparent while everyone else works, or a short stretch of overnights after a hospital stay at Glendale Memorial. Their requests carry a Glendale ZIP code and join the list above once published.
Language matters more in Glendale than in most places. The city has one of the largest communities of Armenian descent in the United States, built up from the 1970s by Armenians arriving from Lebanon, Iran and later the former Soviet Union, and by 1999 about a quarter of residents spoke Armenian. If you speak Armenian, Persian, Spanish, Russian or Tagalog, put it in the first line of your profile, and be specific about the dialect if it matters to you. Set a radius you can cover at the start of a shift: Glendale Beeline runs bus and paratransit service in the city and into parts of Burbank, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta-Montrose, and Metrolink stops at the Glendale Transportation Center.
Families looking for private caregivers near Glendale, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Glendale
Common requests: companionship and household help for an older parent, personal care on weekday mornings, recovery help after surgery, overnight watch, dementia support and weekend relief for the family. Companionship, cooking and errands suit caregivers starting out, and GCC's noncredit Home Caregiver Certificate is a four-month route to personal-care skills.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Glendale: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (Los Angeles and Orange 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, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (Los Angeles and Orange counties) | $16.50 median ($17.25 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 385,530 jobs; concentration 2.22× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Los Angeles County | $19.64 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
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.
Glendale's numbers come from the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metro: a $16.50 median and a $17.25 mean for home health and personal care aides in May 2025, with aides more than twice as concentrated in the local workforce as nationally. Los Angeles County pays IHSS providers $19.64 an hour from January 2026, and a relative who already cares for a family member on Medi-Cal may be able to be paid for it through IHSS. Glendale does not appear in the UC Berkeley Labor Center's inventory of local minimum-wage ordinances, so the $16.90 state rate applies in the city; work across the boundary in the City of Los Angeles carries an $18.42 minimum from July 1, 2026. Private families agree rates individually and pay more for dementia care, overnights and a shared language.
How to enroll as a provider in Los Angeles County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Los Angeles 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 Glendale
California rules, applied to Glendale: privately hired non-medical caregivers in Glendale are unlicensed by design; the Home Care Aide Registry is open to you for $35 and fingerprints if you want families to be able to look you up, and it is compulsory only for agency staff. IHSS clients in Glendale employ their providers directly while the county pays them, PASC handles provider enrollment on (877) 565-4477, and the county's IHSS Helpline, (888) 822-9622, takes calls in Armenian, Farsi, Russian and seven other languages besides English. A CDPH nurse assistant certificate is needed for nursing tasks and facility work. Suspected abuse of an older Glendale resident must be reported, to (877) 477-3646 for the county. Background is in the requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Glendale
Glendale training and job-search help, checked on each organization's own pages.
- Glendale Community College, Home Caregiver Certificate (Garfield Campus)Noncredit, pass/no pass, about four months: STV 60 Pathways to Health Careers, then STV 206 and STV 208 Home Caregiver/Aide I and II, taken in order. 1122 East Garfield Ave., (818) 240-1000 ext. 5678; program contact ext. 5690.
- Verdugo Jobs Center1255 S. Central Ave., Glendale; general information (818) 409-0476. Public job-search and training services.
- Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC)Glendale IHSS providers deal with PASC for enrollment and registry listing; it also offers a health plan to eligible providers. (877) 565-4477.
- LA County DPSS, IHSS Helpline(888) 822-9622 answers program questions in Armenian, Farsi and Russian, among others, during weekday business hours.
- Alzheimer's Los AngelesHelpline 844-435-7259 for dementia education.
Glendale in numbers
The 2020 census counted 196,543 people in Glendale, 62.3% of them non-Hispanic white, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino and 15.0% non-Hispanic Asian; the city's estimated population on January 1, 2026 was 193,286. Armenian families have lived in Glendale since the 1920s, and the community is woven through local business, schools and civic life: the first Armenian member of the city council was elected in 1983. For a caregiver, that history means many clients are older immigrants whose comfort, food and routines are tied to that culture.
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, a 334-bed hospital at 1420 South Central Avenue, is on the same street as the Verdugo Jobs Center, and discharges from it are a regular source of short-term home care. Nearby pages: Pasadena, Los Angeles and Santa Clarita.

How to find private caregiver jobs in Glendale (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Glendale
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Glendale is part of Los Angeles County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
- Caregiver jobs in Pasadena, CA7 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Los Angeles, CA8 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Santa Clarita, CA23 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Torrance, CA23 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Long Beach, CA25 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Palmdale, CA27 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Fullerton, CA27 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Pomona, CA29 mi
Elsewhere in Los Angeles County: Lancaster
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 Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates, January 1, 2026
- Glendale, California (2020 census, Armenian community history, transit, as reported)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31-1120)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (updated September 2026)
- City of Los Angeles, Office of Wage Standards, minimum wage
- LA County DPSS, contact numbers (IHSS Helpline languages, Elder Abuse Hotline)
- Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC)
- Glendale Community College, Home Caregiver Certificate
- LA County services locator, Verdugo Jobs Center
- Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center
- Alzheimer's Los Angeles
Caregiver jobs in Glendale: frequently asked questions
Do I need to speak Armenian to find caregiver work in Glendale?
No, but many Glendale families caring for an older relative look for it, since the city has one of the largest Armenian-American communities in the country. If you speak Armenian, Persian or Russian, lead with it on your profile.
What does IHSS pay in Glendale?
Glendale providers are paid the countywide IHSS wage, $19.64 an hour from the first of January 2026. The county IHSS Helpline, (888) 822-9622, can help in Armenian; PASC handles provider enrollment questions on (877) 565-4477.
Is there caregiver training in Glendale?
Glendale Community College's Garfield Campus offers a noncredit Home Caregiver Certificate of three courses, about four months in total. Call (818) 240-1000 ext. 5690 for the next start.
Does Glendale have a higher minimum wage?
No local ordinance appears for Glendale in the UC Berkeley Labor Center inventory, so the state $16.90 applies. The City of Los Angeles, next door, requires $18.42 from July 1, 2026.
Can I get around Glendale for work without a car?
Glendale Beeline buses cover the city and parts of Burbank, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta-Montrose, and Metrolink serves the Glendale Transportation Center. List the routes you use; overnight jobs may still need a car.
Where can I get help looking for work?
The Verdugo Jobs Center at 1255 S. Central Ave., (818) 409-0476, and the job-search guide.
Where do Glendale families post?
On the Glendale family page, which shows caregiver profiles near the city as they join.
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