Caregiver Jobs in Oakhurst, CA
Oakhurst is an unincorporated foothill community in Madera County with an older population and a cluster of clinics on Road 426. Requests from families in ZIP 93644 are listed above when they are posted; widen the radius for Coarsegold, Bass Lake or North Fork.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Oakhurst
Oakhurst is not a city. As a census-designated place, it relies on Madera County for public services, including a Department of Social Services outstation at 40232 Junction Drive, Suite 200, which handles adult services cases for this part of Madera County. The places most likely to generate care requests are medical. Camarena Health runs three sites side by side on Road 426: a health center with family medicine and behavioral health, a dental center, and an urgent care that the organization says opened in 2019 because eastern Madera County lacked one. Majestic Mountain Care Center, a 66-bed skilled nursing facility, is the only nursing home with an Oakhurst address in CDPH's October 2026 listing.
A family hiring privately here is usually looking for someone who can be relied on to show up, often for an older person living alone. Lead your profile with your experience caring for older adults, state clearly if you have a car, and give a radius that matches the roads you are willing to use every day. In the 2020–2024 survey, 64.4% of Oakhurst workers drove alone and almost a quarter (23.6%) worked from home; the average one-way commute was 20.4 minutes. Among residents aged five and up, 13.8% use Spanish at home; if you are bilingual, mention it.
Families looking for private caregivers near Oakhurst, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Oakhurst
Typical requests: a morning shower and getting dressed, meal preparation, reminders to take medication, a ride to an appointment on Road 426, several weeks of daily visits once someone returns home from Majestic Mountain or a hospital, and evenings or nights with a person living with memory loss. Without a certificate, start with companionship, cooking, housekeeping and errands. A CNA certificate opens nursing home shifts; ask Majestic Mountain directly about openings.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Oakhurst: 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.
About 6.5% of Oakhurst's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates; that labor force numbers roughly 3,300. Madera County's figure, 7.7%, is higher, and California's 5.3% is lower. Because Oakhurst is a CDP, EDD's number comes from a model that apportions county data, so treat the rate as an approximation. For a caregiver here, an IHSS client means predictable, authorized hours: Madera County's provider rate has been $17.90 since July 1, 2026; how to sign up is covered in the Madera County IHSS guide.
The wage figures above come from EDD's 2026 release for the Fresno MSA, which now folds in Madera County, so they describe a large valley labor market rather than Oakhurst alone. Berkeley's Labor Center records no wage ordinance covering unincorporated Madera County, and Oakhurst households hiring privately therefore owe at least California's $16.90. Remember that IHSS pay follows where the client lives: a client in Fresno County earns you that county's $18.75. A personal attendant hired by a household is due overtime past the ninth hour of a day and the 45th of a week. In ACS 2020–2024, the typical (median) Oakhurst household earned $82,056.
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 Oakhurst
The state's rules apply in Oakhurst without local changes. Non-medical work you do directly for a household requires no license. Agency employment is different: a licensed home care organization must have you on the Home Care Aide Registry; the CDSS file from May 2025 shows no home care organization with an Oakhurst address. Nursing assistant shifts at Majestic Mountain Care Center call for a CDPH certificate. Enrollment as an IHSS provider goes through Madera County's Public Authority (orientation, fingerprinting, references and ID), and the county's Oakhurst office at 40232 Junction Drive, (559) 395-0404, is a local point of contact. Caregivers are mandated reporters; Madera County's 24-hour Adult Protective Services hotline is (559) 675-7839. Enrollment detail is on the Madera County page and statewide rules in the requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Oakhurst
Employers, schools, offices and buses in or serving Oakhurst, each confirmed on the organization's own site, an archived copy or state data this month.
- Majestic Mountain Care CenterLicensed by CDPH as a 66-bed skilled nursing facility, at 40131 Highway 49 in Oakhurst, certified for Medicare and Medi-Cal; phone (559) 683-2244. It is the only skilled nursing facility with an Oakhurst address in that listing.
- Camarena Health, Oakhurst sites on Road 426Oakhurst Health Center (49169 Road 426, weekdays 8 to 5, (559) 642-6724) offers family practice, behavioral health, health education and insurance enrollment; Oakhurst Urgent Care next door (49165 Road 426) is open daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. All are HRSA-listed health center sites; the organization posts jobs on its careers page.
- Madera Community College, Oakhurst campusThe campus at 40241 Highway 41 serves Oakhurst and surrounding mountain communities, with certificates and associate degrees taught in Oakhurst, in Madera or online; main office (559) 683-3940. Ask a counselor which health courses can be taken from Oakhurst.
- Madera County DSS, Oakhurst officeAn outstation at 40232 Junction Drive, Suite 200, open weekdays 8 to 5, (559) 395-0404, delivering public assistance, child welfare and adult services programs for the Oakhurst area.
- Madera County Connection, Eastern Madera County routeFive weekday runs from downtown Madera to South Fork through Oakhurst, stopping at the Oakhurst Medical Center, Met Cinema and Community College stops. The first outbound bus reaches the Medical Center stop at 7:15 a.m.; a one-way fare is $2.00.
Oakhurst in numbers
The Census Bureau's ACS 2020–2024 estimate for Oakhurst is 6,091 residents (±822). The median age is 45.5, and 27.2% of residents, roughly 1,660 people, are 65 or older, including about 240 aged 85 and up. Of 2,202 households, 52.5% include a person aged 65-plus, and about 400 consist of an older person living alone. A disability is reported by 37.1% of residents 65 and older, and 9.4% of adults are veterans. The two largest employers of working residents by industry are education, health care and social assistance (22.8%) and arts, recreation, lodging and food service (20.8%).
Licensed care is limited. Besides Majestic Mountain, CDSS licensing data (May 2025) shows a single elder care home in Oakhurst, Oakhurst Board and Care, with 11 beds, and a licensed adult day program run by Social Vocational Services on Golden Oak Drive. The Area Agency on Aging serves a weekday senior lunch at 49111 Cinder Lane. For more work, see Madera, Clovis and, on the Fresno County side, Auberry.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Oakhurst (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Oakhurst
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Oakhurst is part of Madera County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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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
- California EDD, OEWS 2026 release, Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera counties)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Madera County DSS, office locations (Oakhurst outstation)
- Madera County DSS, hotlines (APS)
- Camarena Health, Oakhurst Health Center
- Camarena Health, Oakhurst Urgent Care
- HRSA, Health Center Service Delivery Sites data (record date October 16, 2026)
- Madera Community College, Oakhurst Campus
- Madera County Connection, Eastern Madera County route (archived February 11, 2026)
- Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging, congregate meal sites (April 2026 list)
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Oakhurst CDP
Caregiver jobs in Oakhurst: frequently asked questions
Does any nursing home in Oakhurst hire CNAs?
Majestic Mountain Care Center at 40131 Highway 49 is a 66-bed skilled nursing facility certified for Medicare and Medi-Cal, and nursing homes staff certified nursing assistants. Call (559) 683-2244 to ask about openings.
What does IHSS pay in Oakhurst?
Oakhurst is in Madera County, where the CDSS table shows $17.90 an hour from July 1, 2026. If your client lives in Fresno County, you are paid that county's rate of $18.75.
Do I have to drive to Madera to deal with the county?
Not always. The Department of Social Services keeps an Oakhurst outstation on Junction Drive, open weekdays 8 to 5 at (559) 395-0404, for adult services and public assistance in this area.
Can I get to Oakhurst by bus from the valley?
Yes, on weekdays. The Eastern Madera County route makes five trips from downtown Madera through Oakhurst to South Fork, with stops at the Medical Center and the community college. The fare is $2.00 each way.
Is there a licensed home care agency in Oakhurst?
Not in the CDSS file from May 2025, which lists none at an Oakhurst address. So in Oakhurst, paid help at home is mostly hired by families themselves or funded by IHSS.
Is Oakhurst's unemployment rate higher than Madera County's?
No, lower. EDD estimates averaged 6.5% for Oakhurst against 7.7% countywide from August 2025 to August 2026, though both exceed California's 5.3%.
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