Caregiver Jobs in Ione, CA
Ione is the most populous city in Amador County by the state's count, but a third of the people the Census tallies here live in group quarters, not in family homes. Amador IHSS pays $19.40 an hour, and care requests from Ione households show above once families publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Ione
Ione is an incorporated city in Amador County. The Department of Finance estimated 8,632 residents on January 1, 2026, down 3.8% from its 2025 figure of 8,975. That headline number hides an important detail for anyone looking for home care work. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists Mule Creek State Prison at 4001 Highway 104, Ione, and the Census Bureau's ACS 2020–2024 counts 3,135 Ione residents living in group quarters. The people who actually hire caregivers live in the 2,409 households the survey found in town, a population of about 6,021.
Within those households, 36.7% include someone 65 or older. Those are the families that post requests for help with bathing, meals, medication reminders and rides. Most of the clinical care they rely on is outside town; Ione's city website reckons the drive to Sutter Amador Hospital in Jackson at about 15 minutes. Inside Ione, the CDPH facility list shows MACT Medical, Ione, on Preston Avenue, licensed for primary care. When you write your profile, put 95640 as your base, mention the Ione neighborhoods or nearby towns you cover, and note if you are able to take a client to Jackson for appointments or a hospital follow-up.
Families looking for private caregivers near Ione, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Ione by distance. 1 caregiver within 50 miles already have profiles here.
No open postings in Ione right now
No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 89 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Amador County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Ione
Because so many Ione residents live in the prison rather than in homes, the useful numbers are the household ones. Among Ione's civilian, non-institutional residents aged 65 and over, ACS 2020–2024 finds 44.6% living with a disability, a share with a wide margin of error but well above the county's 33.0%. Expect requests for personal care, for someone to stay with a parent who should not be alone, for driving to Jackson, and for short visits around the Thursday senior lunch at the Methodist church. If you are starting out, housekeeping, cooking and companion hours are the usual first jobs, and they lead to personal care once a family trusts you.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Ione: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Amador 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, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Amador County) | $16.52 median ($17.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,220 jobs; concentration 1.27× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Amador County | $19.40 | CDSS; effective August 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Amador County) | $22.79 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 Ione's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. That sits above Amador County's 5.8% and California's 5.3%, and the town's monthly estimates ranged from 5.4% to 7.1%. EDD's labor force for Ione is only about 2,434 people, far below the population figure, a gap that reflects the town's large group-quarters population. For an Ione resident with an older parent or neighbor who qualifies, IHSS hours paid at $19.40 are steady work that does not involve a commute; the Amador County IHSS guide walks through enrollment. BLS groups Amador with six other counties for its aide wage figures, where the May 2025 median was $16.52. Private Ione jobs pay at least the state's $16.90, since UC Berkeley's tracker shows no Ione ordinance raising it.
How to enroll as a provider in Amador County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Amador 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 Ione
No state license stands between you and an Ione household that wants to pay you for non-medical help. The home care aide registry binds only caregivers whom a licensed home care organization places with clients, and CDSS files list no such agency with an Ione address. IHSS is the exception that needs paperwork: online enrollment, orientation and an in-person appointment go through the Amador County Public Authority at the county offices on Conductor Boulevard, with Live Scan fingerprints after that, and the Amador County page sets out each step. Nursing home work is a separate track that needs a CDPH nurse assistant certificate. California law also makes you, as a paid caregiver, responsible for reporting any abuse of an elder or dependent adult you suspect. Our requirements guide covers the state rules.
Training and career resources near Ione
Places in or serving Ione where a caregiver can get online, get to the county offices, or meet older residents, each checked with the organization in October 2026.
- Ione Branch LibraryPart of the Amador County Library system, at 25 East Main Street, (209) 274-2560. The city lists Wi-Fi during open hours, and it stays open until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Useful if you need a connection to finish IHSS enrollment online.
- Amador Transit Route 7The Ione bus runs twice each weekday in each direction. It leaves the Sutter Hill Transit Center at 7:45 a.m. and 3:40 p.m., and from Castle Park it heads back at 8:25 a.m. and 4:13 p.m. Stops include Main Street at Highway 104, Josie's Place Apartments, the Sutter and Shakeley Lane loop and the Ione Park and Ride. Fares are $2, or $1 reduced. Call (209) 267-9395.
- Mother Lode Job Training, Amador CenterThe nearest job center is the Amador office in Sutter Creek, 1 Prosperity Court; phone (209) 223-3341. Weekday hours run from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., except state holidays. Ask staff what job search help it offers.
- Thursday senior lunch at the Methodist churchThursday is the Ione lunch day for the Amador County Senior Center, which serves a hot meal at the Ione Community Methodist Church from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. for adults 60 and up. Seats are reserved through (209) 223-0442 by the prior Friday. If a client attends, you may be the one driving them there.
Ione in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 puts Ione's population at 9,156, with a median age of 41.5 and 66.1% of residents male. Those age and sex figures are distorted by the 3,135 people in group quarters, so they say little about the families who hire home help. The household data are cleaner: 2,409 households averaging 2.50 people, 78.2% of them owner-occupied, a median household income of $91,495 and a median home value of $474,900. The Census Bureau did not publish a median rent for Ione. Working residents average a 28.4-minute commute, and 83.4% drive alone. Survey estimates for a place this small are imprecise.
The CDPH list also shows a 10-bed correctional treatment center at the prison's Highway 104 address, licensed to CDCR. Outside it, Ione's only licensed residential care is four small adult residential homes of three to six beds each in the May 2025 Community Care Licensing file; the county's elderly care homes are all in Jackson and Sutter Creek. For more work options nearby, see the Sutter Creek and Jackson pages, or San Andreas in Calaveras County.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Ione (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Ione
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Ione is part of Amador 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
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026 (Ione, 2025 and 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Ione city
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 B26001 group quarters population, Ione city
- CDCR, Mule Creek State Prison facility page
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- City of Ione, new resident information
- City of Ione, library page
- Amador Transit, Route 7 Ione schedule (effective June 2022)
- Mother Lode Job Training, locations and hours
- Area 12 Agency on Aging, Congregate Dining – Ione
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (adult residential and home care organization files, May 2025)
Caregiver jobs in Ione: frequently asked questions
Why does Ione's population look so large for a small town?
The state prison counts. ACS 2020–2024 places 3,135 Ione residents in group quarters, and CDCR lists Mule Creek State Prison on Highway 104 in Ione. The households that hire caregivers number about 2,409.
What is the IHSS hourly rate for Ione providers?
$19.40, the Amador County rate on the CDSS wage table from August 1, 2026. If your client's home is in a different county, that county's rate applies instead.
Can I get from Ione to the county IHSS offices by bus?
On weekdays, yes, though only twice a day. Route 7 links Ione with the Sutter Hill Transit Center, and the afternoon westbound run and the morning eastbound run both list a Health and Human Services stop. Check times with Amador Transit, (209) 267-9395, before you rely on it.
Is Ione's unemployment rate higher than the county's?
Slightly. EDD's 12-month average for Ione is 6.5%, against 5.8% for Amador County. Ione's labor force estimate, about 2,434, does not include prison residents.
Is there a clinic in Ione that my clients might use?
MACT Medical, Ione, at 305 Preston Avenue, is on the CDPH list as a licensed primary care clinic. Hospital care is at Sutter Amador in Jackson, about 15 minutes away according to the city.
Where do Ione families post care requests?
On the Ione family page. Requests from 95640 appear above for caregivers who list nearby ZIP codes.
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