Caregiver Jobs in Gridley, CA
Gridley is a small city in southern Butte County, home to 7,384 people and to Orchard Hospital. Requests from families in ZIP 95948 are listed above when posted; widen the radius to take in Biggs, Live Oak and Oroville.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Gridley
Most care work in Gridley sits within a few blocks of Spruce Street. Orchard Hospital, a 24-bed critical access hospital, is at number 240; Gridley Post Acute, an 82-bed skilled nursing facility, is at 246; and the hospital's Medical Specialty Center is at 284. Ampla Health runs a community health center at 520 Kentucky Street. Private requests can follow a stay or a visit at one of those addresses, so if you have worked a hospital, rehab or nursing home shift, put it in the first lines of your profile.
The city's own site puts Gridley about 20 minutes north of Yuba City and 27 miles south of Chico. A car widens your options a lot: ACS 2020–2024 shows 84.5% of employed residents driving to work alone and only 0.2% using a bus, with an average trip of 25.3 minutes. Spanish matters too. One resident in three aged five or older (33.4%) speaks it at home, and 16.6% of residents in that age range speak Spanish but not fluent English, so bilingual caregivers can take jobs that others cannot. If you speak Spanish, write that near the top of the profile.
Families looking for private caregivers near Gridley, CA
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 115 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Butte County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Gridley
Private requests here tend to be practical: help with a bath and breakfast, someone to drive to an appointment on Spruce Street, a few weeks of daytime cover after a parent leaves the hospital's swing bed program, or evenings with someone who should not be alone. Newcomers can begin with companionship, meals and rides. Gridley also has one licensed home care organization in the state's files, Warm Hearts Caregiving on California Street, licensed in February 2025, which means an agency job is possible without leaving town.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Gridley: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Chico, CA metro (Butte 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, Chico, CA metro (Butte County) | $16.50 median ($17.11 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,940 jobs; concentration 2.74× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Butte County | $17.90 | 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.
About 9.4% of Gridley's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. For Butte County as a whole the figure was 6.1%, and for California 5.3%; Gridley's labor force is roughly 2,760 people. Steady hours count for more in that setting. An IHSS provider job pays $17.90 for every hour the county authorizes, and the Butte County IHSS guide explains how to enroll.
The BLS figures above describe all of Butte County, since the Chico metro covers exactly that county. Gridley does not appear in UC Berkeley's Labor Center inventory of local wage laws, so for private work the state's $16.90 sets the bottom of the scale. Personal attendants hired by a household are also owed overtime once a single day tops nine hours, or the weekly total tops 45. Local incomes are modest: ACS puts Gridley's median household income at $57,974 and median gross rent at $1,176. Weigh both when you set your private rate, and remember that a client just over the county line in Live Oak is paid IHSS at Sutter County's rate, which happens to be the same $17.90.
How to enroll as a provider in Butte County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Butte 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 Gridley
State rules apply unchanged in Gridley. No license is needed when a Gridley household hires you itself for non-medical help, and a registry listing becomes mandatory only if you join a licensed agency such as Warm Hearts. Orchard Hospital describes its nursing team as registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and certified nursing assistants, and Gridley Post Acute is certified for Medicare and Medi-Cal, and a nursing assistant job at either one requires CDPH certification. IHSS enrollment runs through the Butte County Public Authority in Oroville. The Attorney General's Live Scan list for Butte County shows no fingerprint site in Gridley; the nearest listed are in Oroville and Chico, so plan the trip. Paid caregivers count as mandated reporters under California law, so suspected abuse of a client has to be reported. More on the Butte County page and in the requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Gridley
Places that hire, train or carry Gridley caregivers, checked against their own pages or state data this month.
- Orchard Hospital, 240 Spruce StreetA nonprofit, 24-bed acute care hospital with a physician on site around the clock. CNAs work on the nursing team, and the swing bed program gives skilled nursing and therapy to patients not yet ready to go home. Job openings are linked from orchardhospital.com; main line (530) 846-9000.
- Gridley Post AcuteA skilled nursing facility licensed by CDPH for 82 beds at 246 Spruce Street and certified for Medicare and Medi-Cal, the only skilled nursing facility with a Gridley address in that listing. (530) 456-0400.
- Butte College nursing assistant certificate and free busThe CNA certificate prepares you for the state written and skills tests and goes through a special admission process run by the Nursing Department. The City of Gridley notes that Butte College runs free weekday buses from Gridley to the campus, which the city places about 25 miles north.
- B-Line Routes 32 and 30Route 32 runs from Biggs through Gridley's Spruce Street stops to Chico. Route 30 links Gridley and Biggs with Palermo and Oroville and stops at Olive Highway and the Oroville Medical Center. Schedules: (530) 342-0221.
- Feather Flyer Dial-a-RideThe city's lift-equipped, curb-to-curb van runs inside Gridley limits on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Riders who are ADA eligible may bring one personal care attendant at no charge, which helps if you go with a client to appointments. Book on (530) 370-1945.
Gridley in numbers
The Department of Finance counts 7,384 Gridley residents on January 1, 2026. Across 2020–2024 the ACS found 931 people aged 65 and over (12.7% of the population), with 146 people aged 85 or more; the median age was 34.1. Women make up 62.6% of older residents. A quarter of the city's 2,475 households (25.4%) include someone 65 or older, and 318 households consist of one older person and nobody else. A disability is reported by 45.4% of Gridley's 65-plus residents, the kind of figure that turns into requests for help with bathing, dressing and getting to appointments. Education, health care and social assistance employ 24.7% of working residents.
Orchard Hospital began in 1949 as Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital, built with money pledged by Biggs, Gridley, Richvale and Live Oak, and took its current name in 2013. State licensing records dated May 2025 show no licensed elder care home (RCFE) at any Gridley address, so within town limits, round-the-clock care for an older adult means Gridley Post Acute or the hospital itself, and everything else happens at home. Nearby pages cover Live Oak, Oroville and Yuba City.

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Caregiver jobs near Gridley
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Gridley is part of Butte 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
- City of Gridley, Bus, Taxi and Air Service (Feather Flyer, B-Line, Butte College buses)
- City of Gridley, Why Live Here (distances, Butte College)
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Chico, CA metro
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Orchard Hospital, Inpatient Services, Swing Bed Program and History
- Ampla Health, Gridley Medical
- Butte College, Certified Nursing Assistant program map 2026–2027
- Butte Regional Transit, Route 32 (Gridley–Chico) and Route 30 (Oroville–Biggs)
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Butte County
- 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, Gridley city
Caregiver jobs in Gridley: frequently asked questions
Does Orchard Hospital hire CNAs?
The hospital lists certified nursing assistants as part of its nursing care team alongside RNs and LVNs, and its swing bed patients need daily hands-on care. Check the job openings linked from orchardhospital.com, or call the main line on (530) 846-9000.
Does any home care agency have a Gridley address?
One appears in CDSS licensing data from May 2025: Warm Hearts Caregiving, a licensed home care organization on California Street. Every aide it sends out must already hold a listing on California's aide registry for home care.
What does IHSS pay a provider in Gridley?
Gridley is in Butte County, where CDSS lists $17.90 an hour starting in January 2026. Pay depends on where the client lives, not on your own address, so a client in Live Oak is paid at Sutter County's rate.
Is there a Live Scan fingerprint site in Gridley?
The Attorney General's list for Butte County has no site in Gridley itself. It shows four in Chico, two in Oroville and two in Paradise; call ahead, since most take appointments.
Can I reach clients in Gridley without a car?
Inside city limits, yes: the Feather Flyer takes riders anywhere in town on weekdays, and B-Line buses stop along Spruce Street. Trips to rural addresses outside town are much harder without a vehicle.
How do Gridley families find me?
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