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Orange, California · Orange County
Caregiver Jobs in Orange, CA
The City of Orange (population 141,063) holds four general acute care hospitals, three nursing homes and 73 licensed elder care homes. Family postings from ZIPs 92865 to 92869 appear above as households publish them.
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Orange, CA is a hospital city before it is anything else. CDPH's facility list of October 16, 2026 puts UCI Health–Orange (459 licensed beds) on The City Drive South and Providence St. Joseph Hospital (446 beds, plus a 37-bed psychiatric unit) on West Stewart Drive, with Chapman Global Medical Center (75 beds) on East Chapman Avenue and Rady Children's Hospital Orange County on West La Veta. That concentration shapes private work too: many Orange families hire right after a discharge, when a parent comes home weaker than before and needs someone for bathing, meals and the first week of follow-up visits.
The same CDPH file lists 11 home health agencies with Orange addresses, eight of them in ZIP 92868 alone, and eight hospices. Agency jobs there, or nursing-assistant shifts at one of the three skilled nursing homes, build the references that private households ask for. When you write your profile, name the ZIPs you can reach, from 92865 to 92869; families read distance closely. New requests show above whenever an Orange household posts one.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Orange, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Orange by distance. 7 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Orange
Typical Orange requests: a few weeks of daytime help after a stay at St. Joseph or UCI Health–Orange; evening cover for a parent with dementia while adult children work; rides to dialysis at one of the five chronic dialysis clinics in the city; or a morning shift that gets someone to the Orange Senior Center on South Olive Street for lunch and activities. If you are new to the work, start with companionship, errands and meal preparation, and say plainly that you are willing to learn transfers.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Orange: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (Los Angeles and Orange counties combined); 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, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (Los Angeles and Orange counties combined) | $16.50 median ($17.25 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 385,530 jobs; concentration 2.22× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Orange County | $18.90 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
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 4.0% of Orange's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. That is a little under Orange County's 4.1% for the same months and well under California's 5.3%; the city's labor force averages about 72,500 people, and the monthly rate ranged from 3.4% to 4.6%. For a caregiver the useful numbers are the pay ones. IHSS pays $18.90 an hour for every hour the county authorizes for an Orange County client, and the Orange County IHSS guide walks through enrollment.
The City of Orange has no local wage ordinance in UC Berkeley's inventory (updated September 30, 2026), so a household that hires you directly owes at least the state's $16.90. DIR notes a separate, higher minimum for certain health care workers, worth asking about if you take a hospital or nursing-home job. ACS 2020–2024 puts the city's median household income at $117,113 and median rent at $2,327. As a personal attendant employed by a family, you earn time and a half after nine hours in a day or 45 in a week.
How to enroll as a provider in Orange County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Orange 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 Orange
Nothing in Orange's own rules changes the state picture. A family can hire you for non-medical personal care with no license. To be placed by one of the city's home care organizations (CDSS's May 2025 file shows 11 licensed in Orange, among them FirstLight Home Care of Orange and Homewatch CareGivers of Orange), you must first be on the Home Care Aide Registry, which costs $35. The hospitals and the three nursing homes hire CNAs certified by CDPH. IHSS work runs through Orange County Social Services and the Public Authority in Santa Ana, briefly covered on the county page. The Attorney General lists seven Live Scan sites inside Orange's residential ZIPs for the fingerprints these paths require. Caregivers of older adults are mandated reporters. Full rules: the requirements guide.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Orange
Training, employers and services inside the City of Orange, each checked on its own site or in state data in October 2026.
- Santiago Canyon College Continuing Education, nursing assistant programsRunning since 2016 with day, evening and weekend cohorts. All 38 students from the spring 2025 CNA cohort who sat the state exam on May 31 passed, and the newer Acute Care program places students at Providence St. Joseph for clinicals. The Orange Education Center moves to 1465 N. Batavia St. on January 4, 2027; the provisional site at 1937 W. Chapman Ave. closes December 14, 2026. (714) 628-5900.
- Skilled nursing facilities in OrangeCDPH lists MainPlace Post Acute (1835 W. La Veta Ave., 169 beds), New Orange Hills (5017 E. Chapman Ave., 145 beds) and Orange Healthcare & Wellness Centre (920 W. La Veta Ave., 102 beds), plus 27 skilled nursing beds inside Chapman Global Medical Center.
- Home health agencies with Orange addressesAmong the 11 on the October 2026 CDPH list: Carewell Home Health (1745 W. Orangewood Ave.), Avery Home Health Agency (725 W. Town and Country Rd.), Wise Healthcare Services (2808 E. Katella Ave.), Silverwood Home Health Care (1122 E. Lincoln Ave.) and Ambitions Home Health (1224 E. Katella Ave.).
- Larger assisted living communitiesCDSS licenses Oakmont of Orange (155 residents), MainPlace Senior Living (153), Sunrise of Orange (139), Park Plaza on South Glassell Street (115), Citrus Hills Assisted Living (95) and Kirkwood Orange (66). Larger communities hire caregivers on rotating shifts.
- Orange Senior Center (Orange Elderly Services)The nonprofit that runs the city's senior program from 170 S. Olive St.; its case managers, at (714) 639-4820, know which older residents need help at home. Main line (714) 538-9633, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The area
Orange in numbers
Department of Finance estimates put Orange at 141,063 residents on January 1, 2026. In ACS 2020–2024, 21,180 residents (15.3%) were 65 or older and 2,487 were 85 or older; the median age was 37.2. Of 45,329 households, 14,258 (31.5%) include someone 65-plus, and 4,248 are a person of that age living alone, nearly three-quarters of them women. Among residents 65 and over, 29.0% report a disability. Spanish is spoken at home by 25.7% of residents five and older and Asian and Pacific Islander languages by 9.5%, so bilingual caregivers have an edge with some families.
Education, health care and social assistance employ 23.9% of working residents. Commutes average 25.8 minutes, 67.8% drive alone and 1.1% use transit. Owner-occupied homes are 56.7% of the total, at a median value of $945,800. For community clinic work, the HRSA site list shows St. Jude Neighborhood Health Centers' La Amistad Health Center on West La Veta and an AltaMed medical office on East Chapman. Nearby pages: Anaheim, Santa Ana, Tustin and Placentia.
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How to find private caregiver jobs in Orange (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Orange
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Orange is part of Orange County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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Elsewhere in Orange County: Huntington Beach · Costa Mesa · San Clemente · Dana Point · San Juan Capistrano · Laguna Niguel · Laguna Hills · Mission Viejo · Rancho Santa Margarita · Aliso Viejo · Laguna Beach · Lake Forest · Buena Park · La Habra · Westminster · Newport Beach · Fountain Valley · Cypress · Brea · Stanton
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 2026-10-20):
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA (31-1120)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (modified September 30, 2026)
- California DIR, Minimum Wage FAQ
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Aide registration ($35 fee)
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, current facility layer (October 2026) and home care organization file (May 2025)
- Santiago Canyon College Continuing Education, nursing assistant programs
- Santiago Canyon College Continuing Education, office hours and locations
- Orange Senior Center (Orange Elderly Services), About Us
- HRSA, Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Orange County
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Orange city
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Orange: frequently asked questions
Which hospitals in the City of Orange hire nursing assistants?
CDPH lists three adult general acute care hospitals in the city: UCI Health–Orange, Providence St. Joseph Hospital and Chapman Global Medical Center. Each hires CNAs who hold a current CDPH certificate; check their own career pages for openings.
Where can I train as a CNA in Orange?
Santiago Canyon College's Continuing Education division runs nursing assistant cohorts in day, evening and weekend formats. Its Orange Education Center opens at 1465 N. Batavia St. on January 4, 2027. Call (714) 628-5900 for the next start date.
How much does IHSS pay for a client in Orange?
$18.90 an hour since January 1, 2026, the Orange County rate. It is the client's county that sets the rate, so the figure is identical in Anaheim, Santa Ana and Tustin.
Does Orange have its own minimum wage?
No. The city is not in UC Berkeley's local ordinance list, so private household employers here pay at least the state's $16.90.
Are there home care agencies based in Orange?
Yes. CDSS's May 2025 file shows 11 licensed home care organizations with Orange addresses, and CDPH lists 11 home health agencies. You need Home Care Aide Registry status before a home care organization can place you with clients.
Where do I get Live Scan fingerprints in Orange?
The Attorney General's list shows seven Live Scan operators inside Orange's residential ZIPs, including sites on West Chapman Avenue, East Lincoln Avenue and North Batavia Street. Call ahead about hours and fees.
How do Orange families reach me?
Families publish requests on the Orange family page, and those requests appear on this page too. A profile costs a caregiver nothing, and you keep the full rate a family pays you.
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