Caregiver Jobs in Kelseyville, CA
Kelseyville is an unincorporated town in Lake County where half of residents speak Spanish at home and the IHSS office is a 15-mile drive away in Lower Lake. Lake County IHSS pays $17.55 an hour, and the postings above update as families publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Kelseyville
Kelseyville is a census-designated place, so there is no city hall to call. County government and special districts run the basics: a county-operated water system draws on four wells and serves 2,169 residents through 1,015 connections in the downtown and surrounding residential areas, sewage goes to the county treatment plant on Gaddy Lane, and the Kelseyville Fire Protection District, headquartered at 4020 Main Street, covers about 100 square miles with advanced life support ambulance service. For a caregiver, the practical upshot is that clients may live well outside the area the town water system serves, and the county offices you will need for IHSS are in Lower Lake, 14.7 road miles from the center of town.
Put 95451 in your profile and set a radius that reaches the places you would really drive to: the Lakeport Senior Center is about 7 road miles away and the county Adult Services office in Lower Lake about 15. Kelseyville workers average a 28.6-minute trip to work and almost all of them (94.8%) drive alone, so families will expect you to have a car. If you speak Spanish, say so in your first line. ACS counts half of Kelseyville residents aged 5 and over as Spanish speakers at home, and 13.7% say they speak English less than very well, which opens jobs to Spanish speakers that English-only applicants are not suited for.
Families looking for private caregivers near Kelseyville, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Kelseyville
About 18.0% of Kelseyville residents are 65 or older, and 42.1% of households include at least one person that age (ACS 2020–2024). More than half of the older residents (51.6%) report a disability, and in 12.9% of households a woman aged 65 or older lives alone. That points to steady, practical requests: bathing and dressing help, cooking, reminders to take medicine, trips to Lakeport for appointments, and company for someone who spends most days at home. The May 2025 state licensing files list no residential care home and no home care organization at a 95451 address, so most paid care here happens in the client's own house. Newer caregivers can start with errands, cooking and companionship.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Kelseyville: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Lake and three other 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, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Lake and three other counties) | $16.74 median ($17.16 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 10,140 jobs; concentration 3.34× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Lake County | $17.55 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Lake and three other counties) | $23.12 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.
The pay figures above are for a four-county BLS region, not Kelseyville: Lake is grouped with Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino as the North Coast nonmetropolitan area. In May 2025 the region counted 10,140 aide jobs, paying half of them less than $16.74 an hour, and with a location quotient of 3.34, aide work is far more concentrated there than nationally. Certified nursing assistants in the same region had a $23.12 median, so finishing a CNA course is the clearest route to a higher hourly rate. The UC Berkeley Labor Center's list of local wage laws has no Kelseyville entry, which leaves the $16.90 state minimum in force; the county's IHSS rate is $17.55.
About 8.0% of Kelseyville's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, compared with 7.2% for Lake County and 5.3% for California. EDD derives figures for small places like Kelseyville from county totals, so treat that rate as approximate. It is one reason IHSS work for a relative or neighbor on Medi-Cal counts for so much here; the Lake County IHSS guide explains the enrollment steps.
How to enroll as a provider in Lake County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Lake 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 Kelseyville
Nothing about Kelseyville changes the state rules. Private, non-medical work for a family needs no state license, and a Home Care Aide Registry listing becomes mandatory only when an agency is your employer. Lake County IHSS providers start online, then attend an in-person orientation at 16170 Main Street, Unit E, in Lower Lake, bringing a valid photo ID and an original Social Security card with matching names; the fingerprint appointment is handed out at that orientation. To join the county registry instead of working for one client, call (707) 995-4680 and ask for a registry training date. As a paid caregiver you are a mandated reporter under Welfare and Institutions Code §15630; Lake County APS takes reports around the clock at (707) 995-4244. The full statewide picture is in our requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Kelseyville
Kelseyville has no college or training center of its own; the nearest courses and computer access are a short drive or bus ride away in Lakeport.
- Lake County Office of Education, CNA programTheory classes run Monday evenings, 4 to 9 p.m., at Hance Education Center, 1510 Argonaut Road, Lakeport, about 3.5 road miles from central Kelseyville. Clinical hours are Wednesdays 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Rocky Point Care Center, 625 16th Street, Lakeport. The $1,500 fee covers textbooks, a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope, fingerprinting, the drug screen and the state exam, with a $150 deposit on acceptance. You must be 18, have a high school diploma or equivalent and pass a basic skills test. LCOE main line (707) 262-4100.
- Mendocino College Lake Center2565 Parallel Drive, Lakeport, (707) 263-4944, and a named stop on Lake Transit Route 4. The center offers fall, spring and summer classes, financial aid, EOPS and CalWORKs support, and a learning lab with student computers and Wi-Fi.
- Lake County Library bookmobile and Lakeport branchKelseyville has no library branch; the bookmobile stops in Kelseyville, Riviera and Cobb on Tuesdays. The main library is at 1425 N. High Street, Lakeport, (707) 263-8817, open Tuesday to Saturday with late hours (to 7 p.m.) on Wednesdays.
- Lake Transit Routes 4 and 4ARoute 4 (South Shore) runs between Clearlake and Lakeport with stops at Kit's Corner and Main and Fourth in Kelseyville; Route 4A (Soda Bay) runs weekdays only between Kit's Corner and Lakeport. Kelseyville counts as part of the Lakeport local fare area: $1.25 a ride, or $2.25 when a trip crosses into a second area such as Clearlake. Call (707) 994-3334 for schedules.
Kelseyville in numbers
The Census Bureau estimates 4,011 people in Kelseyville CDP (ACS 2020–2024, margin of error ±865), on 2.9 square miles of land. The median age is 33.1; 18.0% of residents are 65 or older and 2.8% are 85 or older. About 63.5% are Hispanic or Latino and 22.7% were born outside the United States. The median household income is $45,663, about 22.9% of families have incomes below the poverty line, and 18.5% of working residents hold jobs in schools, health care or social services. Roughly six homes in ten are owner-occupied, mobile homes make up 30.9% of housing units, and the median gross rent is $1,132. Margins are wide for a place this size.
The closest hospital in the state licensing data is Sutter Lakeside Hospital, 5176 Hill Road East, Lakeport, with 27 licensed beds and a basic emergency department, about 14 road miles from Kelseyville. For a larger nearby job market see Clearlake, and for county-wide services see the Lake County page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Kelseyville (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Kelseyville
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Kelseyville is part of Lake 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 EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Kelseyville CDP
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer, places in California
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (31-1120, 31-1131), read through the BLS public API
- BLS, May 2025 OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- County of Lake Special Districts, Kelseyville water system and Kelseyville wastewater treatment
- Kelseyville Fire Protection District, About Us
- County of Lake, IHSS Provider Enrollment
- County of Lake, Report Abuse (APS reporting line)
- Lake County Office of Education, CNA Program Details
- Mendocino College, Lake Center
- Lake County Library, branches and bookmobile
- Lake Transit Authority, Route 4 schedule (effective August 31, 2026)
- Lake Transit Authority, Route 4A schedule and fares
- HCAI facility profile, Sutter Lakeside Hospital
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (RCFE and home care organization files, May 2025)
- Road distances: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, addresses geocoded with the Census geocoder
Caregiver jobs in Kelseyville: frequently asked questions
Is Kelseyville a city?
No. It is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake County. A county special district supplies water and sewer service to the downtown area, and the Kelseyville Fire Protection District handles fire and emergency medical calls.
Do Kelseyville families need Spanish-speaking caregivers?
Many do. In the ACS 2020–2024 profile, 50.0% of residents aged 5 and older speak Spanish at home and 13.7% speak English less than very well. Put your languages near the top of your profile and say which tasks you can explain in each.
How much does the Lakeport CNA course cost?
The Lake County Office of Education charges $1,500, which includes books, basic equipment, fingerprinting, a drug test and the certification exam. A $150 deposit is due once you are accepted, and LCOE lists several agencies that help students pay.
Can I get to clients in Kelseyville without a car?
Partly. Lake Transit's Route 4 picks up in Kelseyville at two stops, and a ride within the Lakeport area, which includes Kelseyville, is $1.25. Clients outside the bus corridor are hard to reach without driving, so most families will ask whether you have a car.
Why is IHSS work important in Kelseyville?
EDD estimates that about 8.0% of Kelseyville's labor force lacked work, on average, in the twelve months ending August 2026, above the 7.2% county average. Through IHSS, the county pays $17.55 an hour for the hours it authorizes for a Medi-Cal recipient, and a relative can be the paid provider. The town figure is approximate because EDD builds it from county data.
Where do Kelseyville families look for caregivers?
On the Kelseyville family page, which shows caregivers closest to 95451 first.
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