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Pinole, California · Contra Costa County
Caregiver Jobs in Pinole, CA
Pinole is a West Contra Costa city of 18,891 (DOF, January 2026) where 23.8% of residents have reached 65. New requests from families in ZIP 94564 are added to the list above when they are posted.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Pinole
Pinole has been a city since 1903, and its own history page describes Old Town growing up as the service center for the California Powder Works plant next door. Today the paid care work inside its one ZIP code, 94564, comes from three kinds of employer. The first is licensed elder care homes: the CDSS licensing file dated May 25, 2025 lists 11 licensed elder care homes (RCFEs in state terms) with 166 beds between them, plus two applications pending. Nine of the 11 hold six beds and sit in ordinary houses on streets such as Granada Court, Marlesta Road and Tara Hills Drive. The two larger ones are Westmont of Pinole on Estates Avenue (100 beds) and St. Clare's Home for Seniors on San Pablo Avenue (12).
The second is home care agencies. The same file shows three licensed home care organizations, all with offices on Appian Way: Emerald Caregiving, Love Apparent Senior Services and Visiting Angels Pinole. The third is private families hiring directly. Look through CDPH's October 16, 2026 facility list for 94564 and you find dialysis, surgery and clinic sites but no hospital, nursing home, home health agency or hospice, so a nursing-home CNA job means working outside the city. In your profile, give 94564 or your own starting ZIP, the radius you will really travel, and the hours you can cover, and say early whether you have bathed, transferred or sat overnight with a client before.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Pinole, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Pinole
ACS 2020–2024 estimates that 45.4% of Pinole households, about 2,990 of 6,588, include someone 65 or older, and that roughly 705 older residents live by themselves, 514 of them women. Typical requests are a few hours on weekday mornings for showering, dressing and breakfast; a lunch-hour visit with a drive to the Senior Center on Charles Avenue; evening help with dinner and bedtime; and, after a fall or a hospital stay, nights or longer blocks. Without paid experience, start with company, shopping and cooking for a client.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Pinole: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties); 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, San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties) | $17.28 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 119,120 jobs; concentration 1.81× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Contra Costa County | $20.03 | 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 3.0% of Pinole's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. Pinole therefore sits under Contra Costa County's 4.7% and California's 5.3%; the monthly figure moved between 2.6% and 3.4% across an average labor force of about 9,217. For pay, the UC Berkeley Labor Center's minimum wage inventory, last modified on September 30, 2026, has no entry for Pinole, so agencies, care homes and families in Pinole start from the state's $16.90. Two other West County cities on that list, Richmond ($19.18) and El Cerrito ($18.82), set floors of their own for work inside their limits. IHSS providers whose client lives in Contra Costa County earn $20.03 an hour under the county wage CDSS lists from January 1, 2026; the Contra Costa IHSS guide walks through enrollment. The BLS median of $17.28 blends five counties, so for private bathing and transfer work, quoting the IHSS figure as your starting point is reasonable.
How to enroll as a provider in Contra Costa County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Contra Costa 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 Pinole
No state license is needed when a Pinole household employs you itself for non-medical care. Work for one of the three Appian Way agencies adds one step: the agency enters you in California's aide registry, which charges $35, before your first client visit. CNA certification comes through CDPH, which also lets anyone verify an active certificate online. IHSS pay starts with enrollment at the Contra Costa IHSS Public Authority, (800) 333-1081; joining its registry adds an application, a face-to-face interview, reference checks, Live Scan prints and two orientations. The Public Authority's fingerprinting list has no Pinole location; its West County entries are in El Cerrito, Richmond and San Pablo. Reporting suspected abuse of a client is a legal duty for you (WIC §15630), and Contra Costa APS answers 24 hours a day on (925) 229-8434 from a cell phone. Fuller rules are in the California requirements guide.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Pinole
Employers, courses and services in or serving Pinole, each checked in October 2026 against the source listed below.
- Licensed elder care homes in 94564Eleven licensed RCFEs: Westmont of Pinole at 2850 Estates Avenue (100 beds), St. Clare's Home for Seniors at 893 San Pablo Avenue (12) and nine six-bed homes, among them Granada Care Home No. 1 and No. 2, Tara Hills Care Home, Toyon Care II, Premiere Home Care, M&E Care, Wonder Years Care Home and Absolute Care for Life.
- Home care agencies on Appian WayEmerald Caregiving (2655 Appian Way), Love Apparent Senior Services (2643 Appian Way, Suite A) and Visiting Angels Pinole (2644 Appian Way, Suite 206) hold CDSS home care licenses. Each agency sends its aides into clients' homes, and every aide it employs needs a registry listing.
- Disability programs and clinics in PinoleCDSS licenses two adult day programs, Cole Vocational Services Pinole (45 places) and Pathway to Choices Day Services (60), and two six-bed adult residential homes. CDPH lists Pinole Dialysis (24 stations) and LifeLong Medical Care's Pinole Health Center.
- Contra Costa College CNA program (on hiatus)The San Pablo college has paused its Certified Nursing Assistant program from May 2026 and asks students to check again in spring 2027. Until then, look at the Mt. Diablo Adult Education course listed on the county page.
- West Contra Costa Adult Education, CPR and first aidAt 5625 Sutter Avenue in Richmond, (510) 231-1453, with CalRegional: a one-day certified CPR course and a one-day basic first aid course at $67 each.
- WestCAT Senior Dial-A-RideWestCAT, headquartered in Pinole, carries riders 65 and over curb to curb, or door to door on request. A certified personal care attendant rides free; register a client on (510) 724-7993 and book on (510) 724-7433 one to three days ahead.
The area
Pinole in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 counts 18,761 Pinole residents with a median age of 44.7. Of them, 4,470 (23.8%) are 65 or older, including 1,435 aged 75 to 84 and 614 aged 85 and up, and about a third of older residents outside institutions (32.7%) report a disability. The city is mixed: 28.7% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, 27.6% Asian (11.0% Filipino), 9.7% Black and 29.2% non-Hispanic white. At home, 58.8% of people five and older speak only English, 18.2% an Asian or Pacific Island language and 15.9% Spanish, so name any second language you speak in the opening line of your profile.
Most homes are owner-occupied (79.4%) detached houses, the median home value is $718,600 and the median household income $127,717, while renters pay a median $2,700 a month. Commutes average 35 minutes, and 7.7% of households have no vehicle, so ask whether a client still has a car you may drive. Nearby pages: Hercules, Rodeo, Richmond, El Cerrito and the Contra Costa County page.
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Caregiver jobs near Pinole
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Pinole is part of Contra Costa County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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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
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Pinole city
- City of Pinole, History Overview (incorporation 1903)
- City of Pinole, Senior Programs
- CDSS Community Care Licensing facility files: RCFE, adult residential and day programs, home care organizations (file date May 25, 2025)
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Locations (data date October 16, 2026)
- Contra Costa College, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- West Contra Costa Adult Education, Careers in Healthcare
- WestCAT, About Us
- WestCAT, Senior Dial-A-Ride Ride Guide (June 2026)
- Contra Costa IHSS Public Authority, become a registry provider
- Contra Costa IHSS Public Authority, fingerprinting locations
- Contra Costa EHSD, Adult Protective Services
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county (IP Effective 10-1-2026 sheet)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (modified September 30, 2026)
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- CDPH, Certified Nurse Assistant program
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Pinole: frequently asked questions
Which employers in Pinole hire caregivers?
Eleven licensed elder care homes, the largest being Westmont of Pinole with 100 beds, and three licensed home care agencies with offices on Appian Way. Private families hire directly as well. There is no hospital or nursing facility in 94564.
Is unemployment high in Pinole?
No. EDD estimates average about 3.0% from August 2025 through August 2026, against 4.7% for Contra Costa County and 5.3% statewide.
What is the minimum wage in Pinole?
The statewide $16.90, in force from January 1, 2026, because the Labor Center lists no Pinole ordinance. If your client is in IHSS in Contra Costa County, the rate is $20.03.
Is there a CNA class near Pinole at the moment?
Not at Contra Costa College, whose program is on hiatus until at least spring 2027. Mt. Diablo Adult Education in Concord runs one, and West Contra Costa Adult Education in Richmond offers one-day CPR and first aid courses for $67.
Can I ride WestCAT Dial-A-Ride with my client?
Yes. Clients 65 and over qualify by age alone. A certified personal care attendant rides free, and one companion may ride at the same $1.25 fare if there is space. Book your seat when the client books the trip.
How do Pinole families find me?
Through the Pinole family page: anything posted for 94564 is listed on this page too. Building a profile costs nothing, and caregivers keep all of what families pay them.
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