Caregiver Jobs in Madera County
Madera County holds two separate job markets, the valley floor around Madera and Chowchilla, and the foothill and mountain towns on Highway 41 toward Yosemite. Madera County IHSS pays $17.90 an hour, and family postings from either side are added to the list above as they come in.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Madera County
Think of Madera County as two halves. On the valley floor, the city of Madera, Chowchilla to the north, the Madera Ranchos and Madera Acres, and small farm communities hold most of the people, the main county offices and the two hospitals we checked with HCAI. The eastern side climbs through Coarsegold and Oakhurst to Bass Lake and North Fork, where the population is far smaller but much older. A caregiver search there is less about the number of postings and more about distance: North Fork and Bass Lake are a long drive from the valley, so a hill family is best served by someone who lives nearby.
The county's own numbers show what is at stake. Madera County Department of Social Services says it serves 1,677 IHSS recipients with roughly 1,300 individual providers, and that providers can be relatives, people the recipient picks, or someone matched through the Public Authority registry. In your profile, say which half of the county you can cover, if you are comfortable driving Highway 41 or 99, and if you speak Spanish, which 42.7% of county residents five and older use at home (ACS 2020–2024).
Families looking for private caregivers in Madera County
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Madera County by distance.
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No family within 60 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 142 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Madera County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Caregiver jobs by city and town
Each page below has its own local research and shows live postings near that place. Towns without a page yet are covered by this hub.
- Caregiver jobs in Maderapop. 67,759
- Caregiver jobs in Chowchillapop. 19,057
The communities of Madera County
Where the county's people live, from the valley floor up to the Sierra foothills. Only Madera and Chowchilla have separate pages so far (links appear further down); for any other community, type its ZIP code into the search.
- Madera (county seat)The largest city, 67,759 residents in 2026, with the county IHSS and Adult Services office on Sunrise Avenue, Madera Community Hospital, Madera Community College and its own Madera Metro buses.
- ChowchillaA city of 19,057 at the northern edge of the county on Highway 99, with a county social services outstation at 125 S. 2nd Street, (559) 665-0205, and a county bus link to Madera through Fairmead.
- Madera Ranchos and Madera AcresUnincorporated communities near Madera; Madera Acres has 9,846 residents (ACS), and the Ranchos have a small demand-response bus listed at 559-673-9173.
- Oakhurst and CoarsegoldFoothill communities on Highway 41 with older populations; the county runs a social services outstation on Junction Drive in Oakhurst.
- North Fork, Bass Lake and AhwahneeMountain communities where four in ten North Fork residents are 65 or older; the Eastern Madera County Senior Bus and a volunteer escort service cover parts of this area.
- Valley Children's and the Highway 41 corridorValley Children's Hospital, 358 licensed beds on Valley Children's Place, is a stop on the county bus from the mountains; IHSS also covers eligible children who need help at home.
Types of caregiver jobs in Madera County
The county lists the tasks IHSS can pay for, and private requests look much the same: housecleaning, meals, laundry, grocery runs, bathing and grooming, and going along to medical appointments. In the mountain communities add longer blocks and some overnight stays, since short split shifts rarely make sense on foothill roads. Newer caregivers usually begin with companionship, errands and meal help.
- 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 Madera County: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Fresno MSA, Fresno and Madera counties (EDD 2026 release); 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, Fresno MSA, Fresno and Madera counties (EDD 2026 release) | $16.92 median ($17.26 mean) | California EDD OEWS, May 2025 jobs, Q1 2026 wages; 33,580 jobs |
| IHSS provider wage, Madera County | $17.90 | CDSS; effective July 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Fresno MSA, Fresno and Madera counties (EDD 2026 release) | $22.04 median | California EDD OEWS, May 2025 jobs, Q1 2026 wages (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.
Fresno and Madera counties projection: 28,870 aide jobs in 2023 to 38,830 in 2033 (+34.5%), about 59,260 openings over the decade including replacements (California EDD, 2023–2033 projections). Openings are not the same as net new jobs.
Federal statistics publish no separate home care row for a Madera metro area this year. California EDD's 2026 wage release puts Madera County inside the Fresno MSA, where the May 2025 count of home health and personal care aides was 33,580, paid a $16.92 median and a $17.26 mean at first-quarter 2026 wage levels; nursing assistants in the same area had a $22.04 median. The county IHSS rate of $17.90, in force since July 1, 2026, sits about a dollar above the aide median, though below Fresno County's $18.75. UC Berkeley's ordinance list includes no Madera County city, which leaves California's $16.90 as the wage floor from Chowchilla to North Fork. EDD projects aide jobs in the two-county area to grow from 28,870 in 2023 to 38,830 in 2033.
How to enroll as a provider in Madera County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Madera 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 Madera County
No state license exists for non-medical work a Madera family pays you for directly; the Home Care Aide Registry becomes your concern only on an agency payroll. IHSS in Madera County runs through Adult Services at 1610 Sunrise Avenue in Madera, (559) 662-2600, with outstations in Chowchilla and Oakhurst. Provider enrollment, the Department of Justice check and the provider registry are handled by the county's IHSS Public Authority. Its listed steps are the SOC 426 enrollment form, a mandatory in-person orientation, two work or personal references, Live Scan fingerprinting, sight of an unexpired photo ID plus your Social Security card, a signed SOC 846, and proof you may work in the U.S. Every caregiver is a mandated reporter; the county Adult Protective Services hotline, (559) 675-7839, answers 24 hours. More detail: IHSS in Madera County and California caregiver rules.
Training and career resources near Madera County
Below: study options, job support and buses in the county, each confirmed on the provider's or county's website in October 2026.
- Madera Community College, Vocational Nursing (LVN)A three-semester, state BVNPT-approved program at 30277 Avenue 12, Madera; applicants must first pass prerequisites such as BIO 20 anatomy with a C or better, and applications are handed in person to Admissions and Records. The college also runs a site in Oakhurst. We did not find a nursing assistant (CNA) course listed in the county.
- Madera County Workforce Assistance Center2037 W. Cleveland Avenue, Madera, (559) 662-4500. Help paying for occupational training at private schools and community colleges, plus supportive services such as transportation.
- IHSS Public Authority of Madera CountyProvider enrollment, orientation and the registry. The county Public Authority pages also link the state electronic timesheet help, with Spanish videos on entering and reviewing time in the online portal and by phone.
- Valley Caregiver Resource CenterToll-free (800) 541-8614, office on N. Fresno Street in Fresno. Madera is one of the nine Central Valley counties it covers with caregiver support groups, and it runs the Fresno-Madera long-term care ombudsman program.
- Madera County Connection busesCounty routes listed by the Superior Court: Eastern Madera County to Madera (North Fork, Bass Lake, Oakhurst, Coarsegold, Yosemite Lakes, the Ranchos and Valley Children's) weekdays 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Chowchilla/Fairmead to Madera weekdays, $2.00. Information: 559-661-7435.
Madera County in numbers
DOF's E-1 report gives Madera County 166,407 residents for January 2026, and ACS 2020–2024 counts 14.4% at age 65 or above, but 34.7% of households (15,736) include someone that age, and four in ten of those older residents (39.5%) have some disability. Countywide the median age is 34.6, yet the mountain places look nothing like that: in Oakhurst 27.2% of residents are 65 or older, in Coarsegold 31.0%, and in North Fork 40.6%, with a median age of 60.7. Median household income is $76,627; poverty touches 19.2% of residents, and close to half of renters (47.2%) pay at least 35% of income for housing.
HCAI profiles show two open hospitals in Madera: Madera Community Hospital (East Almond Avenue; licensed for 103 beds, with a basic-level ER) and Valley Children's, licensed for 358 beds. City detail is on the Madera and Chowchilla pages; neighboring markets are on the Fresno County and Merced County hubs.
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Caregiver jobs near Madera County
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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
- California EDD, OEWS 2026 release, Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera counties)
- California EDD, 2023–2033 occupational projections, Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera counties)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- Madera County DSS, Adult Services (APS and IHSS)
- Madera County DSS, office locations
- Madera County, IHSS Public Authority
- Madera County, electronic timesheet help
- Madera Community College, Vocational Nursing (LVN)
- Madera County Workforce Assistance Center
- Valley Caregiver Resource Center
- Superior Court of Madera County, public transit listing
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 profiles: Madera County and Oakhurst, Coarsegold, North Fork, Madera Acres CDPs
- HCAI facility profiles: Madera Community Hospital; Valley Children's Hospital
Caregiver jobs in Madera County: frequently asked questions
What is the IHSS pay rate in Madera County?
$17.90 an hour since July 1, 2026 (CDSS wage table), which trails Fresno County's $18.75 but beats Merced County's $17.50.
What is the IHSS Madera phone number and address?
Call Adult Services on (559) 662-2600 (Monday to Friday, 8 to 5) or go to 1610 Sunrise Avenue in Madera; that unit runs IHSS. Residents of the north and east of the county can also use the Chowchilla office, (559) 665-0205, or the Oakhurst office, (559) 395-0404.
How do I become an IHSS provider in Madera County?
Complete the SOC 426, attend the in-person orientation, give two references, do Live Scan fingerprinting, present ID plus a Social Security card, and sign the SOC 846. The Public Authority coordinates the background check and can add you to its registry.
Is there caregiver work in Oakhurst and the mountain towns?
The population there is small but old: more than a quarter of Oakhurst residents and four in ten in North Fork are 65 or over. Expect fewer, longer shifts, and families who prefer someone already living in the foothills.
Where can I train in Madera County?
Madera Community College runs a three-semester LVN program. We did not find a CNA course listed inside the county; the Workforce Assistance Center on Cleveland Avenue can help fund training elsewhere.
Does Chowchilla belong to this county?
Yes. Chowchilla is a Madera County city, so its IHSS providers are paid the Madera County rate and enroll through Madera County. See the Chowchilla page for local detail.
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