Caregiver Jobs in Portola, CA
Portola is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, a town of about 2,100 with its own hospital and nursing facility. Posts from Portola families are added above as they come in, and setting a wider radius brings in Graeagle and other eastern Plumas homes.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Portola
The city describes Portola as a mountain town of about 2,100 people at roughly 4,800 feet, with four seasons and snowy winters, and says retirees settle here alongside families and remote workers. On January 1, 2026, the state's Department of Finance put it at 2,087. The census survey gives a higher figure, 2,441, so treat ACS shares for a town this small as rough. By that survey, 27.5% of residents are 65 or older, and 62.8% of those older residents report a disability, a far higher share than the 42.2% county-wide.
The detail that matters most for a caregiver is who lives alone. Of Portola's 1,008 households, 299 are a person aged 65 or older living alone, close to three in ten. Those clients may need a short visit every day more than a long shift once a week, and a caregiver who lives in town can manage that without a long drive. In your profile, say you live in or near Portola, which days you can come in snow, and whether your car is available for 1st Avenue clinic trips. Note any work with veterans: 12.4% of adults here are veterans.
Families looking for private caregivers near Portola, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Portola
Portola work comes in three main forms. Private families hire for daily help at home: meals, bathing, medication reminders and company. IHSS pays a provider of the client's choosing for hours the county approves. And Eastern Plumas Health Care's skilled nursing facility on the hospital campus, licensed for 27 residents, provides 24-hour nursing care, the setting where certified nursing assistants work.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Portola: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Plumas 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, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Plumas County) | $16.50 median ($17.00 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,000 jobs; concentration 1.73× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Plumas County | $18.50 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Plumas County) | $22.66 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 10.2% of Portola's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. The county averaged 7.3% over those months and California 5.3%. The labor force behind that figure is small, about 843 people, and the monthly rate moved between 7.4% and 14.4%, so a handful of jobs gained or lost shifts it noticeably. ACS puts the city's median household income at $44,492 and finds 22.3% of residents below the poverty line. Against that background, a provider job through Plumas County IHSS at $18.50 an hour is year-round, local work. UC Berkeley's inventory lists no Portola wage ordinance, which leaves a private employer bound by the state's $16.90, with time and a half after nine hours in a day. Nursing assistants in this ten-county BLS area earn a $22.66 median.
How to enroll as a provider in Plumas County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Plumas 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 Portola
Portola has no rules of its own for caregivers; state law applies. Working straight for a family on non-medical tasks requires no state license, and you join the Home Care Aide Registry only for an agency job. IHSS enrollment runs through Plumas County Social Services in Quincy, (530) 283-6350, so plan on trips there for the in-person paperwork and orientation. For the fingerprint step, Feather River College notes that the Plumas County Sheriff's Department offers Live Scan by appointment. Nursing assistant jobs in a facility generally require a CDPH certificate. As a paid caregiver, state law makes you a mandated reporter of elder and dependent adult abuse. The Plumas County page lists the enrollment steps; the statewide rules are in our requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Portola
Employers, training and transport for Portola caregivers, each read on the organization's site in October 2026.
- Eastern Plumas Health Care skilled nursing facilityIts 500 First Avenue campus houses up to 27 residents in single or double rooms, with 24-hour nursing and physical and occupational therapy. The emergency room, lab and radiology are down the hall. The Portola nursing director is on (530) 832-6652; EPHC posts openings at jobs.ephc.org.
- EPHC classes in CPR and life supportEPHC teaches American Heart Association BLS, ACLS and PALS for health care workers and says community members may attend its provider courses when space allows. Community-only classes are on hold, so call (530) 832-6586 to ask about dates.
- CNA training at Feather River CollegeThe Quincy college offers an eight-week nurse assistant course that meets three days a week, ending with eligibility for the state exam. College line: (530) 283-0202.
- Portola senior nutrition siteThe county's Portola meal site is in the Veterans Hall at 449 West Sierra Street, (530) 832-4173. Lunch is open to anyone 60 or older, homebound seniors get weekday deliveries, and the kitchen also brings meals to the Mohawk Community Resource Center on Wednesdays.
- Plumas Transit, Portola and Graeagle routesWeekday buses connect Portola with Graeagle and Quincy. The fare table lists $4.00 one way between Portola and Quincy and $1.00 for Portola local rides, but the agency says all routes are free for now. Call (530) 283-2538.
Portola in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 counts 672 Portola residents aged 65 and over, 32 of them 85 or older, with a median resident age of 40.6, well below the county's 52.0. Almost half of households (48.2%) include someone 65-plus, and half (50.3%) receive Social Security income. Median gross rent is $819 and the median owner-occupied home is valued at $231,300, both below county levels. In 11.8% of households no vehicle is available, so rides to the clinic or the grocery store are often part of the job. Workers average a 21.3-minute commute and 75.6% drive alone. Roughly 20% of residents five and older use a non-English language at home, mostly languages the census groups as other Indo-European, so ask families which language a parent prefers.
The town's health care is concentrated on 1st Avenue: the EPHC hospital, a nine-bed critical access hospital with a stand-by emergency room, and the Portola Medical Clinic at number 480, open weekdays 8 to 5. County-wide services are on the Plumas County page, and related city pages cover Susanville and Oroville.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Portola (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Portola
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Portola is part of Plumas 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
- City of Portola, About
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Plumas County, Social Services
- Eastern Plumas Health Care, Skilled Nursing Facility
- Eastern Plumas Health Care, About Us, Contact and Education pages
- Feather River College, CNA and Home Health Aide course
- Plumas County Public Health Agency, Senior Nutrition and Transportation
- Plumas Transit Systems, fares and Portola/Graeagle routes
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Portola city
Caregiver jobs in Portola: frequently asked questions
Is there a nursing facility in Portola that hires CNAs?
Yes. Eastern Plumas Health Care runs a skilled nursing facility for up to 27 residents on its Portola campus at 500 First Avenue, with nursing care day and night. Openings are posted on the EPHC jobs site.
What does IHSS pay a Portola provider?
Providers here earn the Plumas County wage of $18.50, in effect since the start of 2026, on every authorized hour. Enrollment and orientation are handled by Social Services in Quincy rather than in Portola.
Where is the nearest CNA class to Portola?
Feather River College in Quincy runs the CDPH-approved course, with clinical weeks in the local hospital. The course page was still showing a 2025 start when checked, so contact the college for the next one.
Can I get to clients in Portola without a car?
Within town, and to Graeagle or Quincy, Plumas Transit's weekday buses can work, and they are free for now. Clients on rural roads outside town are much harder to reach without a car.
Where do older Portola residents go for lunch?
The county senior nutrition program serves lunch at the Portola Veterans Hall on West Sierra Street for people 60 and over and their spouses. If a client goes, you can arrange your visit around it; call (530) 832-4173.
How do Portola families find me?
Through the Portola family page; anything posted there feeds the list on this page. Joining and applying cost you nothing, and none of your pay goes to us.
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