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Meal preparation & homemaking caregiver needed in California, CA
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 2, 2026
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Napa, California · Napa County
Caregiver Jobs in Napa, CA
Napa is the county seat and the only city in the valley with more than 25,000 residents. A profile costs nothing, and the requests above update as Napa households and their neighbors publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Napa
The Department of Finance put the city of Napa at 77,803 residents on January 1, 2026, more than half the county. In the 2020–2024 ACS, 14,802 residents are 65 or older (18.9%), 1,795 are past 85, and 4,042 households consist of one person aged 65-plus living alone. People living alone at that age are often the ones who need a few hours of help a day to stay in their homes. Requests with the city's two ZIP codes, 94558 and 94559, appear above whenever families post them.
Napa is a driving town: 94.6% of households own at least one vehicle, and only 0.7% of Napa workers take public transit to their jobs. Families will expect you to reach the house on your own and often to take a parent to appointments, so mention in the profile if you own a car and which parts of town you can reach quickly. If you use the bus, Vine routes leave from the Soscol Gateway Transit Center downtown. Spanish is spoken at home by 30.9% of residents five and older, and 41.2% of Napans are Hispanic or Latino, so Spanish skills are worth a line near the top of your profile.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Napa, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Napa
Typical Napa requests: a morning routine and lunch for a widowed parent, rides to Queen of the Valley or the pharmacy, a few nights of cover after a hospital stay, weekend relief for an adult child, and company for someone in the early stages of dementia. Newcomers can offer company, cooking, shopping and housework first; the city's Senior Center lists activities you could join a client for. Families usually keep bathing and transfers for applicants who have done them before.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Napa: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Napa, CA metro (Napa 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, Napa, CA metro (Napa County) | $16.50 median ($19.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,900 jobs; concentration 1.35× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Napa County | $20.90 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Napa, CA metro (Napa County) | $24.21 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.
Napa never passed a local wage law; the city is absent from the ordinance list UC Berkeley's Labor Center maintains, and California's $16.90 rate stays in force. For the metro, which is all of Napa County, BLS counted 2,900 aide positions (home health and personal care) in May 2025, with an hourly median of $16.50 and a mean of $19.48, so at least half of those jobs paid $16.50 or less. IHSS pays providers $20.90 from January 1, 2026, which is a fair floor to quote a private family for hands-on care. The metro's nursing assistants were paid a $24.21 median, a step up if you later move into facility work.
How to enroll as a provider in Napa County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Napa 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.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Napa
Napa households that arrange non-medical help with you themselves do not need you to be licensed. Agency jobs are the exception: a licensed home care agency can place you with clients only after your name is entered in the state aide registry, which costs $35 and lasts two years. To become an IHSS provider you deal with the county office at 650 Imperial Way, Suite 101 (707-253-3818). The steps are an online account on the state enrollment site, the mandatory videos, an orientation appointment (carry the original of your Social Security card plus a picture ID), and fingerprinting by Live Scan using the form issued there. Regular providers work for a specific recipient and are not referred out; registry providers also take Public Authority training so they can be referred to new clients. A job in a hospital or skilled nursing facility calls for CDPH certification. Suspected abuse goes to Napa APS, 707-253-4398. Details: Napa County IHSS guide, California requirements.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Napa
Places in Napa to train, find work and get around, each confirmed on its own site in October 2026.
- IHSS Public Authority registryThree steps: enroll as an IHSS provider, send the registry application, then complete a training with Public Authority staff. 650 Imperial Way, Suite 101; 707-259-8359.
- Napa Valley College, main campus2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, (707) 256-7000. Health Occupations, Building 800, Room 810, (707) 256-7600, runs the nursing degree, psychiatric technician, respiratory care and paramedic programs and the Napa CPR Training Center.
- Psych Tech apprenticeship with DSH-NapaA paid 18-month route into psychiatric technician work at the state hospital in Napa, with state benefits while you study; applications go through CalCareers, and the 2026 filing date has passed.
- CareerPoint NapaJob search and training referrals at 2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive; walk in Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, or call 707-253-4134.
- Napa Senior CenterCity-run center on Jefferson Street (number 1500); call (707) 255-1800 between 8 and 5 on weekdays. It has classes, social games and a weekday lunch from Community Action Napa Valley.
- Vine TransitLocal and valley routes start downtown at Soscol Gateway (625 Burnell Street); $2.00 adult fare, and Clipper START cuts fares in half for eligible riders. Transit center phone (707) 251-2800.
The area
Napa in numbers
Napa's median age is 41.5 in ACS 2020–2024. A third of residents 65 and older (31.7%) report a disability. Median household income is $105,963 and median gross rent $2,282, and 41.3% of homes are rented. About one Napan in five (20.9%) was born outside the United States, 14.0% of workers worked from home, and the average trip to work took 23.9 minutes.
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center, 1000 Trancas Street, is the city's general hospital; HCAI records 198 licensed beds and a basic-level emergency room. If you have helped patients home from a hospital stay, say so in your profile. Up valley hospitals and towns are on the Napa County page. Nearby cities: Vallejo, Fairfield and Santa Rosa.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in Napa (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Napa
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Napa is part of Napa County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
Guides
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
Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- Napa County HHSA, I Want to be a Paid Care Provider (archived October 2, 2025)
- Napa County HHSA, Registry Care Providers (archived October 2, 2025)
- Napa County HHSA, In-Home Supportive Services (archived October 30, 2025)
- Napa County HHSA, Adult Protective Services (archived October 29, 2025)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Napa, CA metro (31-1120, 31-1131), time series data file
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Napa Valley College, Health Occupations and campus contacts
- Napa Valley College, Psychiatric Technician paid apprenticeship
- Workforce Alliance of the North Bay, career centers
- City of Napa, Adults & Seniors (Napa Senior Center)
- Vine Transit, fares
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Napa city (via MCDC)
- HCAI facility profile, Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Napa: frequently asked questions
Does Napa set its own minimum wage?
No. Caregivers employed in Napa fall under California's $16.90 hourly minimum, in effect from January 1, 2026; the Labor Center's list of city ordinances has no Napa entry.
How much do IHSS providers earn in Napa?
Since January 1, 2026 the county's IHSS rate has been $20.90 an hour. The IHSS office on Imperial Way answers questions at 707-253-3818.
What do I bring to IHSS orientation in Napa?
Your original Social Security card and a valid government-issued photo ID. You will be given the Live Scan form there to start the fingerprint background check.
Can a conviction stop me from becoming an IHSS provider?
It can. The county warns that a conviction, or incarceration following one, in the past ten years may keep you from being a paid provider; its provider page links to the list of exclusionary crimes.
Does Napa Valley College teach nursing assistants?
Its Health Occupations department lists an associate degree in nursing, respiratory care, psychiatric technician and paramedic programs, but no CNA course. Call (707) 256-7600 to ask whether other health classes are scheduled.
I do not drive. Can I still find caregiving work in Napa?
Yes, but fewer families will choose you. Name the Vine routes you can use and the neighborhoods they reach, and look for clients near the downtown transit center.
Where do Napa families post?
On the Napa family page; those requests and nearby ones appear above.
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