Caregiver Jobs in Live Oak, CA
Live Oak is the second city of Sutter County, with 9,755 residents, a 99-bed nursing facility and a community health center on Live Oak Boulevard. Requests from ZIP 95953 are listed above as families post them; widen the search to add Yuba City and Gridley.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Live Oak
Households in Live Oak are large and multilingual. ACS 2020–2024 puts the average household at 3.41 people, against 2.88 in Gridley, and almost half of residents aged five and up (48.1%) speak something besides English at home: 27.2% Spanish and 17.5% another Indo-European tongue, the census category Punjabi falls under. Residents of Asian Indian origin make up 10.3% of the city. With households that size, a job can mean working alongside relatives who handle part of the care themselves. If you speak Punjabi, Hindi or Spanish, lead your profile with it.
The ACS counts 889 households, a third of the total (32.9%), with someone 65 or older, and 346 where an older person lives by themselves. A disability is reported by 45.3% of those 65 and over. Men make up 49.2% of residents 65 and over, against 37.4% in Gridley, so requests to help a grandfather are as likely as requests for a grandmother. River Valley Care Center on Larkin Road is the city's one nursing facility in CDPH's listing, and Peach Tree's Live Oak Health Center on Live Oak Boulevard is its clinic.
Families looking for private caregivers near Live Oak, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Live Oak by distance. 1 caregiver within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 109 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Sutter County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Live Oak
Families in Live Oak tend to ask for help that fits around a busy household: someone to sit with an elder while working adults are away, bathing and dressing help, rides to clinic visits in Live Oak or Yuba City, and extra hours after a hospital discharge. Many of these jobs suit IHSS, because the county allows a recipient to name a relative or friend as the paid provider. If you are just starting out, meals, company and errands are a sensible first step.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Live Oak: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Yuba City, CA metro (Sutter and Yuba 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, Yuba City, CA metro (Sutter and Yuba counties) | $16.50 median ($16.89 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 3,120 jobs; concentration 2.21× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Sutter 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 7.9% of Live Oak's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. That is above California's 5.3% but a little below Sutter County's 8.5%; month to month the city's rate moved between 6.7% and 9.4%, in a labor force of roughly 4,200. In that setting a regular care schedule is worth having, and Sutter County IHSS pays providers $17.90 for each authorized hour.
The metro figures above cover both Sutter and Yuba counties. UC Berkeley's Labor Center inventory has no Live Oak ordinance, leaving $16.90 as the lowest legal wage, and a family employing you as a personal attendant owes overtime on hours worked beyond nine in any day, or beyond 45 in the same week. Gridley, across the Butte County line, has the same $17.90 IHSS rate, but a client in Marysville or Olivehurst is paid at Yuba County's $18.78: the rate follows the client's county. ACS puts Live Oak's median household income at $73,571 and median gross rent at $1,014.
How to enroll as a provider in Sutter County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Sutter 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 Live Oak
Live Oak follows state rules. No license is required to work straight for a Live Oak household on non-medical tasks, and a registry listing only matters for agency work. The state's May 2025 licensing file shows one home care organization application pending at a Live Oak address and none licensed yet. River Valley Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medi-Cal, so its nursing assistant jobs require CDPH certification. To become an IHSS provider, call the Sutter County Public Authority in Yuba City on (530) 822-7619 once your client has been approved. The Attorney General lists five Live Scan sites in Sutter County, all in Yuba City and none in Live Oak. California counts every paid caregiver as a mandated reporter, so you must report any abuse of a client that you suspect. Details are on the Sutter County page and in the requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Live Oak
Who hires, treats and transports people in Live Oak, confirmed on each provider's pages or in state data during October 2026.
- River Valley Care Center, 9000 Larkin RoadA skilled nursing facility with 99 licensed beds, certified for Medicare and Medi-Cal according to CDPH's September 2026 listing, and the only nursing facility in the city. (530) 695-8020.
- Peach Tree Live Oak Health CenterA nonprofit clinic at 9980 Live Oak Boulevard, near Larkin Road, offering family medicine, behavioral health, vision and an Enhanced Care Management team. Its enrollment staff help people apply for Medi-Cal, which every IHSS recipient needs. (530) 749-3242.
- Yuba-Sutter Transit Live Oak RouteTwo weekday round trips between Live Oak, Yuba City and Marysville, leaving Ash Street and Highway 99 at 7:00 a.m. and noon and stopping at Maple Park, Live Oak Park, Senior Village on Date and O Streets and Butte View Estates. Eligible riders can be picked up at home by reservation. (530) 742-2877.
- Yuba College Sutter County CenterThe college's Yuba City center, opened in 2012 with 18 classrooms, a library and student services; the Live Oak Route stops there on request if you call an hour ahead.
- Orchard Horizon Senior Center, GridleyOrchard Hospital's program for older adults welcomes Live Oak residents, with activities, exercise and resource referrals. Useful to know if a client wants a day out with company. (530) 846-9076.
Live Oak in numbers
The Department of Finance put Live Oak at 9,755 residents as of January 1, 2026, and the 2020–2024 ACS finds 1,399 people 65 or older (15.0%), including 129 past their 85th birthday; half of residents are younger than 35.4. Of the city's 2,706 occupied homes, 69.1% are owner-occupied, and 13.7%, or 372 households, have no vehicle at all, nearly double Gridley's 7.2%. The ACS estimate for commuting by public transit is 0.0%, 73.7% of workers drive alone and the average commute is 28.4 minutes. Civilian veterans account for 8.5% of adults.
Live Oak's ties to the town to its north go back to 1949, when Live Oak contributed to the pledge drive that built what is now Orchard Hospital in Gridley. CDSS files list two small licensed adult residential homes in Live Oak, with four and three beds, and no licensed RCFE, the state's term for an assisted living home for older adults. For city programs, the Parks and Recreation office answers on (530) 695-2112. Nearby pages: Yuba City, Gridley and Marysville.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Live Oak (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Live Oak
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Live Oak is part of Sutter 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
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Yuba City, CA metro
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Sutter County HHS, In-Home Supportive Services (for recipients)
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Sutter County
- Peach Tree Health, Live Oak Health Center
- Yuba-Sutter Transit, Live Oak Route
- Yuba College, Sutter County Center
- Orchard Hospital, History and Orchard Horizon Senior Center
- City of Live Oak, Parks and Facilities (via r.jina.ai reader)
- 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, Live Oak city
Caregiver jobs in Live Oak: frequently asked questions
Do families in Live Oak look for Punjabi-speaking caregivers?
Some do. The census group that includes Punjabi is spoken at home by 17.5% of Live Oak residents five and older, and about half of that group report limited English. Being able to talk with an elder in Punjabi fills a real gap.
What is the IHSS rate for a Live Oak provider?
Sutter County pays $17.90 an hour since the start of 2026. A Gridley client means Butte County's rate, also $17.90, and in Marysville or Olivehurst it is Yuba County's $18.78.
Can I become the paid IHSS caregiver for my own grandparent?
Often, yes. Sutter County allows a recipient to pick a friend or relative as the IHSS caregiver, and the recipient then acts as your employer, supervising tasks and signing timesheets. The Public Authority, (530) 822-7619, handles your enrollment.
Where is the nearest Live Scan site?
Yuba City. The Attorney General's Sutter County list names five providers there and none in Live Oak, so book a slot and plan a ride if you do not drive.
Is there a bus from Live Oak to Yuba City?
Yes, the Live Oak Route makes two round trips each weekday, leaving Live Oak at 7:00 a.m. and noon and heading back from the Yuba County Government Center at 11:35 a.m. and 5:35 p.m. Call (530) 742-2877 for times or to book a home pickup.
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