Caregiver Jobs in Lodi, CA
Lodi is older than Tracy or Manteca, and most of its workers stay in the county, so care here tends to be local, steady and close to home. Your profile is free; choose how far you will go and apply to Lodi families on your own.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Lodi
Lodi is a vineyard town on the Mokelumne River at the north end of San Joaquin County, and it works differently from Tracy or Manteca. Commutes are short: 84.0% of Lodi workers have jobs inside the county and the average trip to work is 24.1 minutes (ACS 2020–2024). That means many caregivers and the families who hire them live a few miles apart, and a shift can start at the time the client needs rather than the time a commuter train leaves. The biggest single source of care requests is the discharge desk at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial on South Fairmont Avenue, the city's hospital and one of its largest employers.
New Lodi postings appear above as families publish them, each marked with how far it is from the city center; widen your radius and you also reach Stockton to the south and Elk Grove across the county line in Sacramento County. In your profile, list the parts of town you cover, your transport, and any early-morning or weekend availability. Spanish is spoken at home by 26.7% of residents aged five and up, so list it if you speak it. Experience with memory loss is worth spelling out: with 16.0% of residents aged 65 or older and 7.0% aged 75 or older, dementia care is a frequent need.
Families looking for private caregivers near Lodi, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Lodi by distance. 2 caregivers 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 66 miles away. A profile created now is visible to San Joaquin County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Lodi
Lodi requests include company and watchful supervision for a widowed parent living alone, help with meals, bathing and dressing, rides to medical appointments and to the LOEL Senior Center downtown, recovery care after a stay at Lodi Memorial, and respite for an older spouse. A caregiver who is new to the field can start with errands, meals and light housekeeping; personal care and dementia jobs normally go to someone with experience or a certificate.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Lodi: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Stockton–Lodi, CA metro (San Joaquin 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, Stockton–Lodi, CA metro (San Joaquin County) | $16.50 median ($17.17 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 12,580 jobs; concentration 1.57× national |
| IHSS provider wage, San Joaquin County | $18.97 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Stockton–Lodi, CA metro (San Joaquin County) | $22.37 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.
Lodi is one half of the Stockton–Lodi metro the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on, which counted 12,580 aides in home health and personal care during May 2025 (median $16.50, mean $17.17) and put the nursing assistant median at $22.37. Berkeley's Labor Center finds no Lodi wage ordinance, which leaves $16.90 as the floor. The county IHSS rate rose to $18.97 on January 1, 2026. Lodi's median household income ($88,530) is lower than Tracy's or Manteca's, so rates here tend to start near the IHSS figure; ask for more for dementia care, nights, weekends and driving. Shifts longer than nine hours, or weeks longer than 45, earn personal attendants time and a half.
How to enroll as a provider in San Joaquin County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS San Joaquin 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 Lodi
California sets no licensing rule for a Lodi caregiver whom a family engages on its own for non-medical help; signing up with the Home Care Aide Registry is up to you, though agency-placed aides must appear on it. For Lodi residents, IHSS is a county program whose offices are in Stockton, and its Public Authority, 1-800-491-1996, signs up providers, tracks fingerprint checks, keeps a referral registry and arranges CPR, First Aid and AED training. To work as a nursing assistant at Lodi Memorial or one of the city's nursing facilities you need CDPH certification. County APS takes elder-abuse reports on (209) 468-3780 every hour of every day. Both the San Joaquin IHSS guide and the state requirements page go into more detail.
Training and career resources near Lodi
Training and local contacts for Lodi caregivers, each checked on the organization's own site in October 2026.
- Lodi Adult School542 E. Pine Street, (209) 331-7605, weekdays 8:00 to 4:30; it shares its campus and mission with Lincoln Technical Academy, the Lodi Unified career technical center. Its Medical Assisting program ends with a full-time, five-week (200-hour) externship in a clinical setting.
- San Joaquin Delta College, Nurse Assistant and Home Health AideThe CNA and HHA program at 5151 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, (209) 954-5151, runs 10 weeks each spring and fall. You apply online and are chosen by random selection; typical tuition is $322 plus about $90 for textbooks, and the college covers fingerprinting.
- Lodi WorkNet Center100 E. Pine Street, (209) 644-8601. San Joaquin County's job center in Lodi, with job-search help and access to training programs, weekdays 8:00 to 4:30 and to 2:30 on Wednesdays.
- San Joaquin County IHSS Public AuthorityCall 1-800-491-1996 for provider enrollment, fingerprinting status and the list that matches caregivers with IHSS recipients; the office no longer takes walk-ins.
- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Adult Day ServicesA licensed adult day program for older and disabled adults that the county uses for caregiver respite; 209-369-4443. If a client spends some weekdays there, coordinate pick-up times with its staff.
- LOEL Senior Center105 S. Washington Street, (209) 369-1591. Run as a private non-profit, it serves daily lunches on site, delivers Meals on Wheels and holds exercise sessions, so you may drive clients there.
Lodi in numbers
The state Department of Finance (E-1) counted 68,513 people in Lodi at the start of 2026. Its median age is 36.4, and the share of residents 85 or older, 2.2%, is higher than in Tracy or Manteca (ACS 2020–2024). Housing is cheaper than in the south county: the median home value is $492,500, median rent is $1,680, and 43% of homes are rented. The city's 2021 financial report listed Lodi Unified (1,389 employees), Pacific Coast Producers (1,298), Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (1,204) and Blue Shield of California (1,042) as the largest employers, and the vineyards of the Lodi AVA surround the town.
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, 975 South Fairmont Avenue, has 194 licensed beds and a basic emergency department, making it by far the largest hospital among Lodi, Tracy and Manteca. The Lodi Transit Station downtown is served by Amtrak Gold Runner trains and San Joaquin RTD buses, and the city's GrapeLine buses and Dial-A-Ride cover local trips. Nearby pages: Stockton, Elk Grove and the San Joaquin County overview.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Lodi (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Lodi
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Lodi is part of San Joaquin 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
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Stockton-Lodi, CA (31-1120, 31-1131), via BLS public data API
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- California Department of Finance, E-1 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year (S0101, S0801, DP02, DP03, DP04, DP05), Lodi city
- Wikipedia, Lodi, California (employers, wine, transportation)
- HCAI, Adventist Health Lodi Memorial facility profile
- Lodi Adult School (Lodi Unified)
- California Adult Education Program, Lodi Adult School Medical Assisting
- Lincoln Technical Academy (Lodi Unified)
- San Joaquin Delta College, Nurse Assistant Training FAQ
- San Joaquin County WorkNet, locations and centers
- San Joaquin County HSA, In-Home Supportive Services
- San Joaquin County IHSS Public Authority
- San Joaquin County HSA, Caregiver Support (Lodi Memorial Adult Day Services)
- San Joaquin County HSA, Adult Protective Services
- LOEL Senior Center
- City of Lodi, ADA VineLine and Dial-A-Ride
Caregiver jobs in Lodi: frequently asked questions
Is caregiving work in Lodi mostly local?
Largely, yes. Most Lodi workers stay inside San Joaquin County and the average commute is about 24 minutes, so many families look for a caregiver who lives in or close to town and can come at short notice.
What is the IHSS hourly wage for Lodi providers?
$18.97, set for all of San Joaquin County from January 1, 2026. The IHSS pay by county table shows how it compares with Sacramento County to the north.
Does Lodi Adult School train nursing assistants?
Its current healthcare offering is Medical Assisting, which ends in a 200-hour externship. For CNA and home health aide certification, the closest college program is at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton.
Do I need a car for caregiver jobs in Lodi?
It helps, but Lodi is compact. GrapeLine buses cover the city, and anyone may reserve a seat on Lodi Dial-A-Ride by calling 209-333-6806, so a client without a driver can still get to appointments.
Which experience do Lodi families ask about most?
Care for older adults, especially memory loss and help after a stay at Lodi Memorial. Lodi has a larger share of residents over 75 than Tracy or Manteca, so describe any dementia or end-of-life work in detail.
Where do Lodi families post?
On the Lodi family page, where caregivers who include Lodi in their radius appear.
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