Caregiver Jobs in Lassen County
This page covers all of Lassen County: Susanville, which is its only city, and unincorporated places such as Westwood, Janesville, Herlong, Doyle and Bieber. A request from a family anywhere in Lassen County lands in the listings above once posted.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Lassen County
Most of Lassen County lives outside a city. State demographers at the Department of Finance estimated 27,318 residents on January 1, 2026, and its E-5 housing report shows that 12,063 of them live in Susanville and 15,255 in unincorporated areas. The same report counts 4,196 county residents in group quarters, a category that includes prisons, and 23,122 in households.
A car matters almost everywhere in the county. In the 2020–2024 American Community Survey, only 0.3% of Lassen County workers commuted by public transportation, 7.0% worked from home, and one-way commutes averaged 19.5 minutes. Lassen Rural Bus reaches some outlying towns on scheduled routes, not door to door. Your profile should list the ZIP codes within your driving range and state plainly if you are willing to drive clients to Susanville appointments.
Families looking for private caregivers in Lassen County
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Caregiver jobs by city and town
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- Caregiver jobs in Susanvillepop. 12,063
The communities of Lassen County
Lassen County has a single city and many unincorporated communities. Susanville has a dedicated page. For the other communities, enter the ZIP code in the search.
- SusanvilleLassen's one incorporated city, population 12,063. Home to the IHSS office, the college and the hospital.
- Westwood and Clear CreekServed by the West County bus route. Westwood Family Practice on Birch Street and the Westwood Family Resource Center are the local health and family contacts.
- Johnstonville, Litchfield, Standish and JanesvilleStops on the South County bus route, with Litchfield served on demand at Heard's Market.
- Milford, Herlong and DoyleReached by the South County and commuter routes; Doyle's senior center is a stop on the South County route. The Fort Sage Family Resource Center is in Herlong.
- Bieber, Nubieber, Madeline, Ravendale and WendelLassen Rural Bus lists no route to these ZIP areas. Clients here generally need a caregiver who drives; Big Valley Medical Center is in Bieber.
Types of caregiver jobs in Lassen County
The county's IHSS page spells out the work: housekeeping, laundry, shopping and errands, meal preparation and clean-up, plus personal care such as bathing, dressing, feeding, help walking, getting in and out of bed, and going along to medical appointments. Paramedical tasks such as injections or wound care need a doctor's confirmation.
- Senior caregiving: day-to-day help so an older adult can stay at home.
- Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers.
- Companion care: company, errands, appointments, light help.
- Dementia care: routine-based support for memory loss.
- Respite care: cover so a family caregiver can rest or work.
- Live-in: room and board as part of the arrangement.
- Overnight: supervision through the night.
- Part-time and full-time: set by day and time block on your profile.
Caregiver pay in Lassen County: 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 (Lassen and nine 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 Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Lassen and nine other counties) | $16.50 median ($17.00 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,000 jobs; concentration 1.73× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Lassen County | $17.55 | 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 (Lassen and nine other counties) | $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.
BLS pools Lassen with Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Modoc, Siskiyou, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn and Colusa counties in one nonmetropolitan area. In that pooled area it counted 5,000 aides in home health and personal care work in May 2025, whose hourly pay had a $16.50 midpoint and a $17.00 mean; the nursing assistant median was $22.66. Since January 1, 2026, Lassen County IHSS providers have earned $17.55 an hour, 65 cents over the $16.90 state minimum. No Lassen ordinance appears in UC Berkeley's inventory, which leaves $16.90 as the private-pay floor; personal attendants earn overtime once a workday passes nine hours or a workweek passes 45. CDSS also caps an IHSS provider at 66 hours a week across all recipients combined, unless an exemption applies.
About 6.7% of Lassen County's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, compared with 5.3% statewide; Susanville's own average was 7.4%. Public administration employs 26.4% of working county residents in the 2020–2024 ACS, more than any other industry group. Where so much work depends on government payrolls, paid care for a parent or neighbor through IHSS in Lassen County is one of the few steady openings that does not depend on a single employer.
How to enroll as a provider in Lassen County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Lassen 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 Lassen County
Caring for a family directly, without medical tasks, needs no state license. Lassen caregivers who sign on with a licensed agency are then required to register as home care aides with the state; independents can skip it. Lassen County runs IHSS through its Adult Services office at 1400 Chestnut Street, Suite C, in Susanville, open Monday to Friday from 8 to 5 on 530-251-8158. CDSS lists the provider steps as a county orientation, the SOC 426 enrollment form, the SOC 846 provider agreement and a Department of Justice fingerprint check. A job in a skilled nursing facility calls for a CDPH nurse assistant certificate. Every paid caregiver must report suspected elder or dependent adult abuse. See the California caregiver requirements guide for statewide rules.
Training and career resources near Lassen County
Enrollment, training and transport for Lassen County caregivers, all checked against the providers' own pages this month.
- Lassen County IHSS Public Authority Provider RegistryRecipients who need a provider can ask for this list of enrolled providers. Joining takes a registry application with proof of identity, personal and professional references and your preferred work areas, then an interview. Once listed, you must call the IHSS office by the 5th of each month to stay on the monthly available-provider list. Adult Services, 1400 Chestnut Street, Suite C, Susanville, 530-251-8158.
- Lassen Community College, Vocational NursingA one-year LVN program that starts each August and finishes at the end of July, leading to a certificate or an Associate in Science and the licensing exam. Prerequisites include a CPR card, ENGL 1 and MATH 60. Director: 530-257-6181 ext. 8994. The campus is at 478-200 Highway 139, Susanville. The college's health pages list no nurse assistant (CNA) course.
- PSA 2 Area Agency on Aging, caregiver supportThe area agency for Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity counties posts caregiver training videos on its Caregiver Support page and links to Passages Caregiver Resource Center. Main office 208 W. Center Street, Yreka, 530-842-1687.
- Lassen Rural Bus, routes outside SusanvilleThe West County route links Susanville with Westwood, Clear Creek and Chester in Plumas County three times each weekday and twice on Saturday. The South County route stops in Johnstonville, Litchfield, Standish, Janesville, Milford, Herlong and Doyle, and a commuter route serves Janesville, Milford and Herlong. A monthly system pass is $90, or $45 at the reduced fare for riders over 60 and disabled riders. Call 530-252-7433.
Lassen County in numbers
Read Lassen County census figures with care. The 2020–2024 ACS counts 30,356 people, 6,595 of them in group quarters, and a sex ratio of 161.8 men for every 100 women. The 2020 Census counted 8,679 county residents in adult correctional facilities. CDCR reports that the California Correctional Center in Susanville was deactivated on June 30, 2023, Because prison counts distort age and sex shares, this page uses households instead. The ACS finds 9,247 households, and 3,485 of them (37.7%) include someone 65 or older; 1,636 residents of that age live alone. Of residents 65 and older living outside institutions, 38.0% have a disability. Median household income is $67,403, and 6.3% of households have no vehicle.
In CDPH's licensed-facility data (September 16, 2026 edition), the county's sole general acute care hospital is Banner Lassen Medical Center on Spring Ridge Drive in Susanville, licensed for 25 beds and flagged as a critical access hospital. The county has one skilled nursing facility, Lassen Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (96 beds), and one home health agency, Quincy Home Medical Services, both in Susanville. Clinics outside the city include Big Valley Medical Center in Bieber and Westwood Family Practice. For city detail, see the Susanville page; neighboring markets are on the Plumas County, Modoc County and Butte County pages.
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Useful reading before you apply
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained
Which rules apply to a caregiver in California depends on who pays them. A plain-language map of the Home Care Aide Registry, IHSS provider enrolment and CNA/HHA certification, with the official sources.
How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026)
Median hourly pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area from the May 2025 BLS survey, county IHSS wages, state minimum wages, and how private rates relate to them.
Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency
Where families who hire directly actually look, how to be found, what to put in writing, and the legal basics of being a household employee.
Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
What a family interview for private caregiving work really covers, the questions to expect, the questions you should ask, and what to bring.
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- CDSS, IHSS provider orientation and enrollment steps
- CDSS, IHSS program requirements (weekly hour limit)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- BLS OEWS, May 2025 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Lassen County, In-Home Supportive Services
- Lassen County, IHSS Public Authority Provider Registry
- Lassen Community College, Vocational Nursing, Registered Nursing and Health Occupations
- PSA 2 Area Agency on Aging
- Lassen Transit Service Agency, Lassen Rural Bus routes and passes
- Partnership HealthPlan of California, Lassen County food resources (family resource centers)
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDCR, California Correctional Center (deactivation notice)
- CDCR news release, deactivation of California Correctional Center in Susanville (April 13, 2021)
- California Department of Finance, E-5 population and housing estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05 and table B26001, Lassen County
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census table P5, group quarters by type, Lassen County
Caregiver jobs in Lassen County: frequently asked questions
What does IHSS pay in Lassen County?
CDSS's wage table shows $17.55 per hour for Lassen County providers starting January 1, 2026. Pay is tied to the recipient's home county, so if you care for someone living in Plumas or Modoc County, that county's rate applies.
Do I have to join the Public Authority registry to be an IHSS provider?
No. A recipient who already wants you can hire you after the state enrollment steps. The registry is for providers who want referrals, and it adds a reference check, an interview and a check-in call by the 5th of every month.
Is there CNA training in Lassen County?
Lassen Community College's health program pages describe vocational nursing, registered nursing and medical assisting, but no CNA course. Before enrolling elsewhere, ask the nursing home which approved program it accepts.
Can a client in Herlong or Doyle get to Susanville without me driving?
Sometimes. The South County bus route stops in Herlong and Doyle and runs to Susanville, stopping on Riverside Drive, at the college and at the Northeastern Rural Health Clinic. Check the schedule with Lassen Rural Bus on 530-252-7433, because trips are limited.
Where do Lassen County families post requests?
Families use the Lassen County family page or the Susanville page, and anything they post shows up in these listings. You can apply at no cost, and we never take a cut of what you earn.
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