Caregiver Jobs in Rio Dell, CA
Rio Dell is a city of 3,224 residents in Humboldt County, ZIP 95562. Requests from families here are listed above when they post; widen your radius to reach Scotia, Fortuna and Eureka.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Rio Dell
Rio Dell is small, and most of its civic life sits along Wildwood Avenue: City Hall is at number 675, the Rio Dell Community Resource Center at 406, and Memorial Park and Triangle Park sit in the 600 and 700 blocks. State files list no hospital, nursing home, licensed elder care home or home care agency with a Rio Dell address. In practice that means two kinds of work for a caregiver who lives here: private jobs in Rio Dell homes, and employer jobs a short trip north in Fortuna, where the state's lists show Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital (35 licensed beds), Fortuna Rehabilitation & Wellness Center (a 104-bed skilled nursing facility on Newburg Road) and Sequoia Springs Senior Living, licensed for 92 residents.
ACS 2020–2024 describes a younger town than the county as a whole: a median age of 35.2, with 526 people (15.7%) aged 65 or older. Even so, 360 of Rio Dell's 1,480 households include someone 65-plus, and in 119 households an older resident lives alone. Those are the clients who ask for a few hours of help several days a week. Put Rio Dell in your profile title if you live here; a family in 95562 is likely to value a caregiver who does not have to drive down from the bay.
Families looking for private caregivers near Rio Dell, CA
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: Westport, CA, about 59 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Humboldt County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Rio Dell
Expect requests for light housekeeping, meals, bathing help, company during the day and rides to appointments in Fortuna or Eureka. A job can also mean collecting the Friday senior meal pick-up at the fire hall, or sitting with a parent while a relative works. With no experience, companionship and errands are the usual start; a CNA certificate opens the Fortuna nursing home and hospital jobs.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Rio Dell: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino 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, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties) | $16.74 median ($17.16 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 10,140 jobs; concentration 3.34× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Humboldt County | $18.40 | 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.
On average, about 8.4% of Rio Dell's labor force was unemployed between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, with a monthly range of 7.1% to 9.2%. Humboldt County's rate over the same months was 5.2% and California's 5.3%. Rio Dell's labor force is only about 1,300 people, and EDD builds estimates for places this small from county totals, so read the figure as approximate. Steady weekly hours are worth more where work is harder to find, and IHSS provides them: Humboldt County pays providers $18.40 an hour, and the Humboldt County IHSS guide walks through enrollment.
BLS publishes no Humboldt-only aide wage, so the figures above cover the four-county North Coast area. The UC Berkeley Labor Center inventory has no Rio Dell ordinance, which leaves $16.90 as the private floor; household employers also owe overtime to personal attendants beyond nine hours in a day or 45 in a week. ACS puts Rio Dell's median household income at $42,753 and median gross rent at $1,042, both lower than in many bay towns, so private rates here tend to be set close to the IHSS figure.
How to enroll as a provider in Humboldt County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Humboldt 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 Rio Dell
State rules apply in Rio Dell as everywhere else in California. You need no license to work directly for a family on non-medical tasks; a Home Care Aide Registry listing is needed only if a licensed home care agency hires you, and none is based in Rio Dell. The Fortuna hospital and nursing home hire CDPH-certified nursing assistants. IHSS enrollment is handled by Humboldt County DHHS at 808 E Street in Eureka (707-476-2100): register in the BOUNDS portal and finish orientation and fingerprinting within 90 days. The Attorney General's Humboldt list shows no Live Scan site in Rio Dell; the closest is the Fortuna Police Department, which takes appointments on weekdays for a $35 fee. Caregivers are mandated reporters of elder abuse under state law. See the requirements guide for the details.
Training and career resources near Rio Dell
Training, transport and employers that matter to Rio Dell caregivers, checked on their own sites or in state data in October 2026.
- Redwood Transit System, Rio Dell City Hall stopHTA's schedule effective September 7, 2026 lists a Rio Dell City Hall stop. Northbound weekday buses leave it from 6:31 a.m., eight times a day, through Fortuna to Eureka and Arcata; southbound trips continue to Scotia. Cash fare $2.00, reduced fare $1.00; HTA office (707) 443-0826.
- Eureka Adult School, Certified Nursing AssistantA CDPH-approved nurse assistant course with 60 hours of theory and at least 100 clinical hours, taught on weekday evenings from 3:45 to 8:15 p.m. and offered year-round except July and August. Evening classes fit around a daytime caregiving job.
- Fortuna Rehabilitation & Wellness CenterA skilled nursing facility licensed by CDPH for 104 beds at 2321 Newburg Road, Fortuna, the nearest nursing home to Rio Dell in the state listing. (707) 725-4467.
- Humboldt Senior Resource Center, Fortuna programsHSRC runs an adult day health center and a Redwood Coast PACE center on Newburg Road in Fortuna, and the PACE service area it lists includes Rio Dell. Main line (707) 443-9747.
- Humboldt County IHSS provider enrollmentStart in the BOUNDS provider portal, then book in-person orientation through it and bring the documents the county lists. Staff can set up a one-to-one appointment on 707-476-2100 if you need help.
Rio Dell in numbers
The Department of Finance counted 3,224 people in Rio Dell on January 1, 2026. In ACS 2020–2024, 26.5% of residents are under 18, 43.2% of households rent, and 7.0% of households have no vehicle. Nearly one employed resident in seven (14.2%) works from home; of the rest, 79.8% drive alone and the survey found no one commuting by public transportation, with a mean trip of 19.7 minutes. A disability is reported by 17.9% of residents 65 and older. Spanish is spoken at home by 5.1% of residents five and over. Education, health care and social assistance employ 17.4% of working residents, and 17.6% of residents live below the poverty line.
The federal health center file lists WeCare at Scotia Bluffs at 115 Main Street in Scotia, the stop after Rio Dell City Hall on southbound buses. Larger services are in Fortuna and Eureka. For more work in the county seat and on the north side of the bay, see the Eureka and Arcata pages and the Humboldt County page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Rio Dell (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Rio Dell
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Rio Dell is part of Humboldt 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 Rio Dell, City Hall
- City of Rio Dell, Rio Dell Community Resource Center
- City of Rio Dell, Attractions (parks on Wildwood Avenue)
- Humboldt Transit Authority, Redwood Transit System schedule effective September 7, 2026
- Humboldt Senior Resource Center, Redwood Coast PACE (service area, centers)
- Humboldt Senior Resource Center, Heritage Café and Mobile Heritage Café sites
- Eureka Adult School, Certified Nursing Assistant program
- Humboldt County DHHS, IHSS Provider Enrollment
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Humboldt County
- 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 Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- HRSA, Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites file
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Rio Dell city
Caregiver jobs in Rio Dell: frequently asked questions
Are there care facilities in Rio Dell that hire aides?
Not according to the state files: CDPH lists no hospital or nursing home in Rio Dell, and the CDSS file from May 2025 shows no licensed elder care home or home care agency there. The nearest facility jobs are in Fortuna, including a 104-bed skilled nursing facility and Redwood Memorial Hospital.
How much does IHSS pay in Rio Dell?
Rio Dell is in Humboldt County, where the CDSS table lists $18.40 an hour from January 1, 2026. The rate depends on the county the client lives in, so a Humboldt client pays the same whether you live in Rio Dell or Eureka.
Can I take the bus from Rio Dell to work in Fortuna or Eureka?
Yes. The Redwood Transit System stops at Rio Dell City Hall, with the first northbound weekday bus at 6:31 a.m. and five northbound trips on Saturdays. A cash ride costs $2.00. Check the current HTA schedule before you accept a shift that depends on it.
Where is the nearest Live Scan site?
The Fortuna Police Department at 2600 Newburg Road, by weekday appointment, with a $35 fee in the Attorney General's listing. Eureka and Arcata each have three sites.
Is the unemployment figure for Rio Dell exact?
No. EDD's 8.4% average is a model estimate for a labor force of about 1,300 people, built partly from Humboldt County totals. It is useful as a rough comparison with the county's 5.2%, not as a precise count.
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