Caregiver Jobs in Oakdale, CA
Oakdale is a Stanislaus County city of 23,489 with its own district hospital and a 115-bed nursing center. Family requests from ZIP 95361 appear above as they are published; widen the radius for Riverbank and Modesto.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Oakdale
Oakdale had 23,489 residents on January 1, 2026, by the Department of Finance estimate. ACS 2020–2024 counts 2,985 people 65 and older, or 12.9% of the city, and 409 aged 85 and up. What stands out is how many older residents live alone: 938, of whom 850 are women. Half of the city's older population (50.0%) reports a disability, the kind of limitation that usually brings in paid help. Some 2,295 households (27.7%) include at least one person past 64.
Compared with Patterson and Newman, English is more common at home here; 77.5% of residents over four speak only English and 19.4% speak Spanish. Spanish still helps, since 9.3% speak it with limited English. In your profile, say whether you have worked in assisted living or a nursing home; Oakdale has eight licensed elder care homes and a nursing center, and that experience is easy for a family to check.
Families looking for private caregivers near Oakdale, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Oakdale
With so many older women living on their own, requests may well look like this: a morning visit for bathing and breakfast, medication reminders, shopping, and evening check-ins. Facility work is the other path. The hospital's nursing and rehabilitation center has advertised full-time CNA shifts, and the city's licensed assisted living homes, which CDSS rather than CDPH oversees, hire caregivers too.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Oakdale: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Modesto, CA metro (Stanislaus 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, Modesto, CA metro (Stanislaus County) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 9,160 jobs; concentration 1.7× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Stanislaus County | $18.75 | CDSS; effective July 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Modesto, CA metro (Stanislaus County) | $22.38 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.
About 9.0% of Oakdale's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. That is higher than both the Stanislaus County figure of 7.0% and California's 5.3%; across the year the city's monthly rate stayed between 8.2% and 9.5%, in a labor force of about 11,167. Regular care hours are worth seeking out under those conditions, and an IHSS provider here earns $18.75 an hour; enrollment steps are set out in the Stanislaus County IHSS guide.
No Oakdale wage ordinance is listed in the UC Berkeley Labor Center inventory, so private employers must pay at least the state's $16.90, with overtime for a personal attendant after nine hours in a day or 45 in a week. The CNA median in the Modesto metro is $22.38, a meaningful step up for anyone who certifies and moves into facility work. ACS puts Oakdale's median rent at $1,559 and median household income at $83,091.
How to enroll as a provider in Stanislaus County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Stanislaus 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 Oakdale
Families who hire you directly for daily living help do not need you to hold a license. Agency employers must list aides on the Home Care Aide Registry; independent caregivers may join for $35. Assisted living homes are licensed by CDSS Community Care Licensing; nursing center CNA posts call for CDPH certification. For IHSS, call the Community Services Agency on (209) 558-2637; Link2Care names Oakdale as one of three areas where it most needs registry providers. You have a choice of Live Scan sites in town, all on the Attorney General's list: Pak Mail at 1570 East F Street, Suite A (walk-ins on weekdays from 9 a.m.), The UPS Store #1554 at 1449 East F Street, Suite 101E, and Express Mobility Livescan & Notary Services on Morgan Street, by appointment only. The caregiver requirements guide has the statewide detail.
Training and career resources near Oakdale
Oakdale employers, job help and transit for caregivers, each read on its own site in October 2026.
- Oakdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Oak Valley Hospital)The hospital district's long-term care center at 275 South Oak Avenue, Medicare and Medi-Cal certified, with licensed nurses on duty 24 hours a day; CDPH lists it with 115 beds. The hospital's job board lists a full-time Certified Nurse Assistant post, day or night shifts, in its Nursing Home and Rehab Center. (209) 848-5365.
- Oak Valley Hospital Transitional Care UnitShort-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation inside the hospital at 350 South Oak Avenue for patients recovering from illness, injury or surgery. Its team includes nursing assistants alongside nurses, therapists and a discharge coordinator.
- Oakdale Job CenterSuite I at 1405 West F Street, phone (209) 322-3564. Staffed Monday to Wednesday and on Friday, mornings from 8:30 to 12:30 and afternoons from 1 to 4:30; it does not open on Thursdays.
- Modesto Junior College, Nurse Assistant programNURSE 52, approved under CDPH rules, combines 60 hours of online theory with 100 supervised clinical hours in one semester. NURSE 53 then trains certified assistants as home health aides.
- StanRTA Route 60 and Dial-A-RideRoute 60 connects Oakdale with Modesto Transit Center about once an hour, with stops at Oakdale and Freddi, W. F Street and S. Oak Street, and N. Maag and E. F Street; weekday buses run from about 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Inside the city, Dial-A-Ride operates on weekdays between 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; book on (209) 527-4900.
Oakdale in numbers
The CDPH facility listing (September 16, 2026) shows Oak Valley Hospital District at 350 South Oak Avenue with 29 general acute care beds, the 115-bed Oakdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 275 South Oak, a 12-station dialysis clinic on Willow Glen Avenue, and the district's Oakdale Community Health Center at 1420 West H Street. CDSS licensing data from May 2025 counts eight licensed homes in the elderly residential care category, 207 beds in all, from Belmare Senior Living on West F Street (114 beds) and Astoria at Oakdale on Laurel Avenue (45) to five six-bed homes, plus one home pending. No licensed home care organization has an Oakdale address.
Renters occupy 37.4% of Oakdale homes, and 589 households (7.1%) have no vehicle, a higher share than in Patterson or Newman. Workers average 35.4 minutes to their jobs. Related pages: Riverbank, Modesto and the Stanislaus County page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Oakdale (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Oakdale
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Oakdale is part of Stanislaus 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
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Oakdale city
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Modesto, CA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (modified 2026-09-30)
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- StanLink2Care (IHSS Public Authority), registry requirements
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Stanislaus County
- Oak Valley Hospital, job openings
- Oak Valley Hospital, Oakdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Oak Valley Hospital, Transitional Care Unit
- Stanislaus County Workforce Development, job center locations
- Modesto Junior College, Nurse Assistant program
- StanRTA, Route 60, Dial-A-Ride and fares
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
Caregiver jobs in Oakdale: frequently asked questions
Is Oak Valley Hospital hiring CNAs?
When we checked in October 2026, the hospital's job openings page listed a full-time Certified Nurse Assistant position, with day or night shifts, in its Nursing Home and Rehab Center. Openings change, so check the page before you apply.
Can I work in Oakdale assisted living without a CNA?
Residential care homes for the elderly are licensed by CDSS Community Care Licensing, not by CDPH, which certifies nursing assistants; ask each home what training it requires of new caregivers. Oakdale has eight such licensed homes, ranging from six beds to 114.
What is the IHSS pay rate in Oakdale?
Oakdale is in Stanislaus County, where IHSS providers have earned $18.75 an hour since July 1, 2026. Compare other counties in the IHSS pay table.
Where can I do Live Scan in Oakdale?
The Attorney General lists three sites in the city: Pak Mail and The UPS Store, both on East F Street, and Express Mobility Livescan, which works by appointment only. Call ahead to confirm fees and hours.
Can I reach Oakdale clients by bus from Modesto?
Yes. StanRTA Route 60 runs from Modesto Transit Center to Oakdale seven days a week, about hourly, for a $2 fare. Dial-A-Ride covers trips within Oakdale on weekdays for $2.50.
How do Oakdale families find caregivers?
They post on the Oakdale family page, and those requests appear here. A profile is free, and nothing is deducted from what families pay you.
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