Caregiver Jobs in Palermo, CA
Palermo is an unincorporated Butte County community of about 5,300 people, and close to half of its households include someone 65 or older. Requests posted for ZIP 95968 show in the list above; widen the radius to pick up work from neighboring towns.
- Free to join and build a profile
- No agency fees, no cut of your pay
- Families can contact you directly
Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Palermo
There is no city hall in Palermo. The Census Bureau treats it as a census-designated place, and its ACS 2020–2024 estimate is 5,266 residents (margin of error 674). The population is older than the county's: the median age is 47.0, against 36.2 for Butte County as a whole, and 1,217 residents (23.1%) are 65 or over, compared with 18.4% countywide. Of the 2,066 households, 985, or 47.7%, have at least one member aged 65 or more, and 263 are an older adult living alone. Just over half of Palermo residents 65 and up (51.0%) report a disability, a much larger share than the 33.3% for older people across the county. In practice that means many local requests involve hands-on help: bathing, dressing, moving safely from bed to chair, and keeping track of medicines.
A car matters here. ACS records 0.0% of Palermo workers commuting by public transportation, 77.7% driving alone, and an average trip to work of 28.7 minutes. About 5.0% of households (103) have no vehicle at all, so an older client without a car may count on you for shopping and medical visits. Spanish is spoken at home by 12.1% of residents five and older, and 4.2% speak an Asian or Pacific Islander language. Put any language you speak, and whether you can drive clients, at the top of your profile.
Families looking for private caregivers near Palermo, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Palermo by distance.
No open postings in Palermo right now
No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: Westport, CA, about 120 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Butte County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
This list is generated from live postings on CaregiverConnect. We never show sample, demo or expired jobs here.
Get an email when a family near Palermo posts a job
Free; at most one email a day; 50-mile radius; one-click unsubscribe.
Need a caregiver in Palermo?
Families post free; local caregivers apply.
Types of caregiver jobs in Palermo
Expect three kinds of posts: personal care for a parent with limited mobility, a few hours of housekeeping and meals for someone living alone, and help after a stay at one of the Oroville hospitals or nursing centers. IHSS is likely to be part of many arrangements, since a relative or neighbor can be the paid provider. New caregivers often start with companionship and errands and move to personal care as they gain experience or finish a CNA course.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Palermo: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Chico, CA metro (Butte 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, Chico, CA metro (Butte County) | $16.50 median ($17.11 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,940 jobs; concentration 2.74× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Butte County | $17.90 | 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 8.7% of Palermo's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. That is higher than Butte County's 6.1% and California's 5.3%. EDD estimates small unincorporated places like Palermo from county totals, so treat the figure as approximate; the monthly rate ranged from 7.5% to 9.4% for a labor force near 2,050. Steady care hours, including a Butte County IHSS case at $17.90 an hour, can help a household through a slow stretch.
Palermo does not appear in the UC Berkeley Labor Center inventory of local minimum wage ordinances, so California's $16.90 is the lowest legal rate for a private family that hires you. Once a personal attendant works more than 9 hours in one day, or more than 45 in one week, each extra hour is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. Household budgets are modest: ACS puts the median household income at $50,588, well under the county's $67,928, and 20.1% of all residents live below the poverty line. Families may be able to fund only a few private hours, so check whether a client could qualify for IHSS before you settle on a private rate.
How to enroll as a provider in Butte County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Butte 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 Palermo
Palermo has no local caregiver permit; state rules apply. A family that hires you directly for non-medical care cannot require a state license, and the Home Care Aide Registry is mandatory only for staff of licensed home care organizations. CDSS licensing files from May 2025 list eight licensed home care organizations in Butte County, seven in Chico and one in Gridley, and none in Palermo. For IHSS work, enrollment runs through the Butte County IHSS Public Authority, whose office is on Table Mountain Blvd in Oroville (toll free 1-855-398-8899). The steps are online orientation videos, the SOC 426 and SOC 846 forms, fingerprints taken with the county's own Live Scan form, and an in-person appointment. You also complete an IRS Form W-4 for each client to receive electronic timesheets. Paid caregivers are mandated reporters of elder abuse. More in the California requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Palermo
Transport, fingerprinting and training options for a caregiver based in Palermo, checked on each organization's site in October 2026.
- B-Line Route 30 (Oroville to Biggs)Three stops are on Palermo Road: Lincoln & Palermo, Palermo Rd & Lone Tree Rd, and SR 70 & Palermo Rd. On weekdays, inbound buses leave Lincoln & Palermo at 9:10 a.m., 1:10 p.m. and 4:28 p.m. for the Oroville Transit Center at Mitchell & Spencer, and the route also stops at Olive Hwy & Oroville Medical Center. There are three runs each way on Saturdays. (530) 342-0221.
- Live Scan in OrovilleThe Attorney General lists the Butte County Sheriff's Department at 5 Gillick Way (by appointment, Monday to Friday, $37 rolling fee) and Feuerstein Services at 2366 Lincoln Street (weekdays and Saturday by appointment, $35). Bring the Butte County IHSS Live Scan form.
- Butte College Certified Nursing Assistant certificateTwo courses taken together: NSG 100, CNA Basic Nursing Care theory (4 units), and NSG 101, the 3-unit clinical course; passing both makes you eligible to sit the state CNA exams.
- Butte County IHSS Public Authority registryProviders hoping for referrals to approved clients who lack a caregiver can ask for a registry application on 530-552-6163; the registry is a database of qualified, screened providers.
- Ampla Health Oroville Medical & DentalA federally qualified health center at 2800 Lincoln Blvd, Oroville, in CDPH's facility listing. Ampla describes a sliding fee scale based on family size and income, which matters for uninsured clients you may accompany to visits.
Palermo in numbers
Housing in Palermo is a mix of owned homes and manufactured housing. In ACS 2020–2024, 41.8% of the 2,376 housing units are mobile homes, against 10.3% countywide, and 23.0% were built in the 1970s. About 68.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, the median owner home value is $283,000, and the median gross rent is $1,135, below the county's $1,414. Veterans make up 8.9% of adults, and 43.9% of households receive Social Security. Poverty is lower among older residents (9.4% of those 65 and up) than among the population overall.
CDPH's facility listing (data date September 16, 2026) shows no hospital, nursing home or clinic with a Palermo address. In Oroville, the same listing includes Oroville Hospital on Olive Highway (133 licensed beds), the Oroville Hospital Post-Acute Center (126), Country Crest Post-Acute (59) and Feather River Care Center (50). State licensing files list six licensed elder care homes in Oroville with 318 beds in total. Those are the places a CNA from Palermo would apply for shift work. For the whole county, see the Butte County page; nearby pages cover Oroville and Gridley.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Palermo (no agency)
CaregiverConnect is a marketplace, not an agency. Families post what they need, caregivers apply, and the two of you work out the arrangement directly.
- Tell us about your experience
- Set your availability and rate
- Create your account
- Browse, apply or respond
- Agree on the details
Applying to open postings and starting a new conversation are part of Caregiver Premium ($7.99/month, cancel anytime). Replying to a family who contacts you is always free. CaregiverConnect takes no cut of what you earn.
Caregiver jobs near Palermo
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Palermo is part of Butte 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
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Palermo CDP
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Butte County
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (Chico, CA, 17020)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Butte County IHSS Public Authority, provider enrollment
- Butte County IHSS Public Authority, contact and registry
- B-Line (Butte Regional Transit), Route 30 Oroville–Biggs
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Butte County
- Butte College, Certified Nursing Assistant program map 2026–2027
- Ampla Health, sliding fee scale and services
- 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 Palermo: frequently asked questions
Can I get from Palermo to Oroville Hospital by bus?
Yes, on B-Line Route 30. It has three stops on Palermo Road and a stop at Olive Hwy & Oroville Medical Center. Weekday buses run only three times in each direction, so check the schedule before you accept a shift that depends on it.
What does IHSS pay a Palermo provider?
$17.90 an hour, the Butte County rate in effect since January 1, 2026, per the CDSS wage table. The rate goes by the county where the client lives, so a client across the line in Yuba County would be paid at that county's rate instead.
Where can I be fingerprinted for IHSS near Palermo?
The Attorney General's Butte County list includes two Live Scan sites in Oroville: the Sheriff's Department on Gillick Way, by appointment on weekdays, and a private office on Lincoln Street that also takes Saturday appointments.
Are there care homes or agencies in Palermo that hire aides?
None have a Palermo address in the state files. Licensed elder care homes and skilled nursing centers are in Oroville, and the county's licensed home care organizations are in Chico and Gridley.
Is caregiving a realistic job in Palermo?
For many people, yes. Nearly one household in two includes someone 65 or older, and half of older residents report a disability. Paid care often comes through IHSS or through families who hire a few hours a week directly.
How do Palermo families find caregivers here?
They post on the Palermo family page, and those posts appear above. Your profile is free, and CaregiverConnect takes no cut of what a family pays you.
Ready to find caregiver work in Palermo?
Create your free caregiver profile in about ten minutes. Families in Butte County can find you as soon as it is live.
Create your free caregiver profile