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Light housekeeping & companion care caregiver needed in Kingston, NY
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Kingston, New York · Ulster County
Caregiver Jobs in Kingston, NY
Kingston is a city in Ulster County; the Census Bureau estimated its population at 23,942 on July 1, 2025. Openings posted by Kingston-area families for private and in-home care are listed above, with each one's town and its distance from you.
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In Kingston the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey counts 4,052 people aged 65 or older, 16.9% of residents, and a median age of 37.2. Of the 10,020 households, 29.5% contain someone past 65, and 1,574 are older people living by themselves (855 women and 719 men). Ulster County as a whole is older: 21.3% of its 182,601 residents are past 65.
Families here set their own hours and hourly pay and message you themselves, with no agency involved; the profile is free and there is no commission. Which postings you see depends on the ZIP (12401 for most of the city) and travel radius on your profile. Say whether you drive: In Kingston 14.0% of households have no vehicle, against 7.3% across Ulster County, so mention a car if you have one: it lets you take a client to the doctor or the pharmacy. Openings above refresh as families publish them; New York rules for all towns are on the New York caregiver jobs page.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Kingston, NY
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Kingston
Typical requests are morning help with washing and dressing, company and a meal for a parent alone during the day, shopping and laundry, rides to appointments, or a fixed weekly block so a working relative gets a break. Companion and homemaker work needs no certificate. Kingston's own nursing home on the county's list is Golden Hill Nursing & Rehab. Center on Golden Hill Drive; the others listed are in Lake Katrine, Highland, New Paltz and Margaretville.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Kingston: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Kingston, NY metro (Ulster 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, Kingston, NY metro (Ulster County) | $18.15 median ($19.46 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,110 jobs; concentration 1.29× national |
| New York home care aide minimum, remainder of state (Public Health Law §3614-f) | $18.65 from January 1, 2026 | NY DOL fact sheet P105 |
| New York (remainder of state) minimum wage | $16.00 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Kingston, NY metro (Ulster County) | $21.50 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison) |
Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer. The New York (remainder of state) minimum wage is $16.00 an hour (effective January 1, 2026); the federal minimum of $7.25 and federal overtime rules apply to directly employed caregivers unless the work is exempt companionship under the FLSA. Source: US Department of Labor, direct care workers; the state source is listed at the end of this page.
BLS defines the Kingston, NY metro as Ulster County alone. In May 2025 it counted 2,110 home health and personal care aides, a location quotient of 1.29 (more common than nationally). Their median was $18.15 an hour and their mean $19.46; the lowest-paid tenth earned under $17.28 and the top tenth over $22.53. Statewide the median is $19.05 across 663,140 aides. The 540 nursing assistants in the metro had a $21.50 median. In the remainder-of-state region that includes Ulster County, New York's general minimum is $16.00 for 2026 and, the Department of Labor says, will not rise on January 1, 2027. The region's home care aide minimum is $18.65 for 2026, going to $19.00 at the start of 2027. The survey predates the 2026 step, so compare an agency offer with $18.65, not with the median.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in New York, applied to Kingston
New York's home care aide minimum wage applies to home health aides, personal care aides, home attendants, CDPAP personal assistants and any other licensed or unlicensed person whose main job is helping someone at home with daily activities or health-related tasks, says the Department of Labor's P105 fact sheet; casual workers are excluded, and so are relatives working under a government-funded program, except relatives hired through CDPAP. It also lists call-in pay and an extra hour's pay for workdays longer than ten hours. When a family employs you directly, the state's domestic worker law gives overtime after 40 hours (44 if you live in), a 24-hour rest day every seven days and, after a year with the same employer, three paid days of rest. Under federal law, the U.S. Department of Labor says, a household worker who lives in is still owed the minimum wage even though the overtime rule does not reach them.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Kingston
Offices, programs and rides a caregiver working in Kingston may use, each confirmed on its own website on October 27, 2026.
- Ulster County Office for the Aging1003 Development Court, Kingston, (845) 340-3456 or toll-free (877) 914-3456. Partners with local providers to supply personal care aide services and runs its own homemaker program; every client gets an OFA case manager. Its list of local home care providers names twelve agencies, eight of them in Kingston.
- NY Connects, Ulster CountyFree information on long-term services for people of any age or disability, at the same Development Court address: (800) 342-9871 or (845) 334-5307. Staff help with applications such as Medicaid.
- CDPAP through Public Partnerships (PPL)If a Medicaid client chooses you as a personal assistant, PPL is the statewide fiscal intermediary that runs payroll: 1-833-247-5346, answered six days a week (not Sundays) from 8 in the morning to 8 at night. Required trainings are due within 90 days of starting, and a health assessment before the first shift and yearly after.
- SUNY Ulster, Nursing A.S.For caregivers aiming at a nursing license: an associate degree accredited by ACEN and the New York State Education Department, with local hospitals and health agencies used for clinical experience. It cannot be completed in the evening; the first-time NCLEX pass rate was 100% in 2024 and 2025.
- Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT)Fare free for every rider on fixed routes and paratransit. The Blue and Yellow routes serve the city and the KPL runs daily to the Poughkeepsie train station. Dispatch: (845) 334-8458. ADA paratransit reservations: (845) 334-8120, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with next-day trips guaranteed.
- Ulster County Adult Protective ServicesDepartment of Social Services, 1061 Development Court, Kingston. APS: (845) 334-5125, for adults over 18 who cannot protect themselves from abuse or neglect because of a physical or mental impairment and have no one able to help responsibly.
The area
Kingston in numbers
The Census Bureau's 2020–2024 survey puts the median household income in Kingston at $68,186, below Ulster County's $86,271, and the median gross rent at $1,469. Just over half of homes (51.6%) are rented. The poverty rate is 17.6% overall and 10.8% for people 65 and older. One resident in ten aged five or older (10.0%) speaks Spanish at home; the average commute takes 23.1 minutes.
Medicaid pays for some local caregiving hours through CDPAP, the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, in which a member eligible for home care hires and trains their own personal assistant, with PPL as the single fiscal intermediary. Since September 1, 2025, the Department of Health applies Minimum Needs Requirements to new assessments of people 21 and over. The CDPAP guide covers the steps; within Ulster County, NY Connects and the Department of Social Services handle the Medicaid side.
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How to find private caregiver jobs in Kingston (no agency)
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Sources (checked 2026-10-27):
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates, New York incorporated places
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Kingston city, NY (place 3639727)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Ulster County, NY
- BLS, OEWS May 2025 area definitions (Kingston, NY metro = Ulster County)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Kingston, NY metro (28740) and New York, SOC 31-1120 and 31-1131 (public API, series OEUM0028740…)
- NY DOL, New York State minimum wage fact sheet P700 (12/25)
- NY DOL, Minimum wage (2027 rates and home care minimum)
- NY DOL, Home Care Aide Minimum Wage fact sheet P105 (10/24)
- NY DOL, rights of domestic workers
- U.S. Department of Labor, direct care workers under the FLSA
- NYS Department of Health, CDPAP (Wayback Machine capture of October 3, 2026; the live page returns 403 to automated requests)
- PPL, NY Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program
- Ulster County Office for the Aging
- Ulster County OFA, Personal and Home Care
- Ulster County OFA, Home Health Agencies
- Ulster County OFA, Nursing Homes
- Ulster County OFA, NY Connects
- Ulster County DSS, Adult Protective Services
- UCAT, routes, schedules and fares
- UCAT, ADA paratransit
- SUNY Ulster, Nursing A.S.
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Kingston: frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage for a caregiver in Kingston, NY?
Two rates apply in Ulster County. The general New York minimum outside New York City, Long Island and Westchester is $16.00 an hour in 2026. Home care aides, a group that includes CDPAP personal assistants, have their own minimum of $18.65 from January 1, 2026, rising to $19.00 on January 1, 2027.
Can I be paid to care for my own parent in Kingston?
Possibly, through CDPAP. If your parent has Medicaid and qualifies for home care, the Department of Health says they may hire a friend or family member as their personal assistant, except a spouse, their designated representative or, for consumers under 21, a parent. PPL handles the payroll.
Is there a senior lunch in Kingston a client could attend?
Yes. The Office for the Aging serves a Community Café lunch at its Senior Hub, 5 Development Court, on Mondays and Wednesdays at noon for people 60 and over; reservations at (845) 443-8836, with a suggested $3.00 contribution.
How do clients without a car get around Kingston?
UCAT buses and paratransit are fare free. Seniors 60 and over who register with the Office for the Aging can book two medical trips a week, Monday through Friday, in a wheelchair-accessible van, and an aide travelling with them rides free.
Where would I report suspected abuse of a client in Ulster County?
Call Ulster County Adult Protective Services at (845) 334-5125, part of the Department of Social Services at 1061 Development Court.
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