Caregiver Jobs in Grass Valley, CA
Grass Valley, a city of 13,238, holds most of western Nevada County's hospital, nursing-home and hospice jobs. Requests from Grass Valley families are added above when published; a wider radius brings in Nevada City and Penn Valley.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Grass Valley
The city traces its start to the Gold Rush and says it got its name when settlers' cattle strayed from a camp on Greenhorn Creek to a grassy valley with better grazing. The Department of Finance counted 13,238 residents on January 1, 2026. What matters to a caregiver is how much of the area's care work sits inside city limits: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital on Glasson Way, four of the county's five licensed skilled nursing facilities, one of its two licensed hospices (the other is in Truckee) and the IHSS Public Authority office are all here.
The population is also old, even by Nevada County standards. In ACS 2020–2024, 4,483 Grass Valley residents are 65 or older, 31.8% of the city, against 29.3% for the county and 15.7% statewide. Another 873 are 85 or older, and women make up 72% of the 65-plus group. Roughly one household in three (2,193 of 6,769) consists of someone 65-plus who lives alone. Clients like these usually want reliable short visits for bathing, meals and errands rather than one long shift. In your profile, say which neighborhoods you cover, whether you drive, and whether you have worked in a nursing facility or alongside a hospice team.
Families looking for private caregivers near Grass Valley, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Grass Valley by distance. 1 caregiver within 50 miles already have profiles here.
No open postings in Grass Valley right now
No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 121 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Nevada County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Grass Valley
Grass Valley work splits three ways. Private families and IHSS recipients hire for help at home: personal care, cooking, laundry and rides to appointments. Facilities employ nursing assistants around the clock; CDPH lists Golden Empire, Crystal Ridge Care Center, Spring Hill Manor and Wolf Creek Care Center, with 392 licensed beds between them. Hospice of the Foothills runs its team of nurses, social workers and hospice aides from Rough and Ready Highway, and trains volunteers who sit with patients so families can rest, a sensible first step if you have no paid experience yet.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Grass Valley: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Nevada 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, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Nevada County) | $16.50 median ($17.00 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,000 jobs; concentration 1.73× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Nevada County | $18.50 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Nevada County) | $22.66 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 6.5% of Grass Valley's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. Grass Valley's rate sits higher than the county average of 4.8% and the statewide 5.3%, with monthly readings between 5.7% and 6.8%. The census survey puts the median Grass Valley household income at $51,764, well under the county's $89,882. For anyone looking for steady hours close to home, a Nevada County IHSS provider job pays $18.50 an hour from January 1, 2026, which the county's own IHSS page also states. In the ten-county rural area that BLS uses for Nevada County, aides doing home health and personal care work have a $16.50 midpoint wage, and nursing assistants post a $22.66 median. UC Berkeley's inventory shows no Grass Valley wage ordinance, and private employers here owe at least the state's $16.90.
How to enroll as a provider in Nevada County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Nevada 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 Grass Valley
The city has not added any caregiving regulations beyond California's. Doing non-medical work for a Grass Valley household that pays you directly requires no state license, and you must enroll on the Home Care Aide Registry only when an agency is your employer. IHSS enrollment runs through Connecting Point, the Public Authority, at 208 Sutton Way, (530) 274-5601; the full steps are on the Nevada County page. Jobs in the four nursing facilities and at the hospital generally call for state CNA certification, and Sierra College's route to it is a one-semester course followed by the state exam. Anyone paid to care for an older or dependent adult must, by law, report suspected mistreatment. More detail is in our California requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Grass Valley
Places to train, work and get around in Grass Valley; we read every detail on the provider's website or the state list this month.
- Sierra College, Nevada County CampusThe college's Grass Valley campus is at 250 Sierra College Drive and opened in 1996; call (530) 274-5364 for a tour. Its CNA program, Precertification Nursing Assistant Training, is a 16-week, one-semester course entered by application. Fall applications for the Rocklin Campus are taken April 1 to 30, students are fingerprinted at Rocklin, and the college says total costs should stay under $1,000.
- Hospice of the Foothills volunteer trainingHospice of the Foothills, part of Foothills Compassionate Care on Rough and Ready Highway ((530) 272-5739), trains patient support, vigil and bereavement volunteers; the most recent session ran October 5 to 9, 2026. Volunteers commit to at least a year at two to four hours a week. Paid openings, such as per diem night nurse, are posted on its careers page.
- Connecting Point classes and IHSS registryThe Public Authority keeps a registry that matches IHSS providers with clients by location, skills and availability, and runs free classes on caregiving and health, in person, on Zoom or hybrid. 208 Sutton Way, (530) 274-5601.
- Live Scan fingerprinting in Grass ValleyIHSS providers need a Live Scan. The Attorney General's list for Nevada County includes The UPS Store at 111 Banks Street (walk-ins on weekdays), Mailboxes Plus at 2036 Nevada City Highway and Affordable Legal Services at 563 Brunswick Road (by appointment). Call ahead for fees.
- Nevada County Connects busesWeekday buses run 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. from the Tinloy Transit Center at 118 Tinloy Street; Saturday service is reduced and Sunday has none. Route 3 loops through Grass Valley and Route 1 runs to Nevada City. A local adult fare is $1.50 and a monthly pass $45. (530) 477-0103.
Grass Valley in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 counts 14,113 residents with a median age of 49.6. Nearly half of households (47.0%) include someone 65 or older, and 36.2% of those 65-plus have a disability. Most homes are rented: owners occupy 40.2%, and median gross rent is $1,458. Commutes are short, averaging 16.9 minutes, and 68.2% of workers drive alone. At home, 5.1% of Grass Valley residents five or older use Spanish. Among employed residents, 29.0% are employed in the education, health and social assistance sector.
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital has served the area since 1958 and is licensed for 104 beds. CDPH lists nine licensed primary care clinics in the city, among them Western Sierra Medical Clinic's sites, which include an urgent care center on Old Tunnel Road, and the Chapa-De Indian Health center on East Main Street. Nevada City jobs are listed on the Nevada City page, and Auburn is the nearest Placer County city we cover.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Grass Valley (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Grass Valley
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Grass Valley is part of Nevada 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
- City of Grass Valley, History
- Dignity Health, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Locations (data as of 09/16/2026)
- Foothills Compassionate Care, contact and hospice pages
- Foothills Compassionate Care, volunteer and careers pages
- Sierra College, Precertification Nursing Assistant Training
- Sierra College, Nevada County Campus
- Connecting Point, Home Care/IHSS and contact
- 211 Connecting Point (describes its IHSS Public Authority)
- Nevada County, In-Home Supportive Services
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Nevada County
- Nevada County Connects, fares, routes and rider information
- Gold Country Senior Services, Senior Center and lunch
- Western Sierra Medical Clinic, Grass Valley
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, local minimum wage inventory
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Grass Valley city
Caregiver jobs in Grass Valley: frequently asked questions
Which Grass Valley employers hire nursing assistants?
Four skilled nursing facilities in the city appear on the CDPH list: Wolf Creek Care Center on Catherine Lane, Spring Hill Manor (Joerschke Drive), and Golden Empire and Crystal Ridge Care Center, both on Dorsey Drive. Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital on Glasson Way is the other large clinical employer. Check each one's own careers page for current openings.
Where is the nearest CNA course for Grass Valley residents?
Sierra College runs a 16-week nursing assistant course. Its program page takes fall applications for the Rocklin Campus in April and fingerprints students there, so ask the Nursing Department whether any section meets at the Nevada County Campus on Sierra College Drive before you plan around it.
Can I volunteer with hospice to get experience first?
Yes. Hospice of the Foothills trains direct patient support volunteers who stay with patients while family caregivers take a break. It asks for at least a year of service, about two to four hours a week, attendance at a monthly team meeting and completion of its training.
Is there an IHSS office in Grass Valley?
Connecting Point, the IHSS Public Authority that handles provider enrollment, payroll questions and the caregiver registry, is at 208 Sutton Way in Grass Valley. Applications for IHSS services go to Nevada County Adult Services in Nevada City on (530) 265-1639.
Can I reach Grass Valley clients by bus?
Partly. Nevada County Connects runs weekday routes from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., including the Route 3 loop past Gold Country Village and Raley's, but there is no Sunday service and some stops are served only on request. A car widens the jobs you can accept, so say in your profile whether you drive.
Does CaregiverConnect take a cut of my pay?
No. Caregivers join free, apply to Grass Valley posts free, and keep everything a family pays them. CaregiverConnect does not run background checks, so families may ask you for references or a Live Scan of your own.
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