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Meal preparation & homemaking caregiver needed in California, CA
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Santa Rosa, California · Sonoma County
Caregiver Jobs in Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa is the Sonoma County seat, and since January 1, 2026 its minimum wage has been $18.21 an hour for every business. Build a free profile and answer Santa Rosa requests above as families post them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Santa Rosa
With 179,798 residents at the start of 2026 (Department of Finance), Santa Rosa is where the county keeps most of what a caregiver deals with: the IHSS and aging office on Westwind Boulevard, three of the county's hospitals, the junior college and the Job Link center. Requests posted from ZIP codes 95401 through 95409 show up above as families publish them. In your profile, name the parts of the city you can reach easily, for example the Mendocino Avenue corridor near the college, the Montgomery Drive area by Memorial, or the north end near Kaiser and Sutter, and say whether you will drive a client in your own car.
Spanish is the second language of the city. In ACS 2020–2024, Spanish is the home language of 27.4% of residents aged five and up, and 47.2% of them report less than very good English; 35.0% of residents speak some language besides English, and 21.2% were born outside the United States. Families looking for a caregiver who can talk with a parent in Spanish will search for exactly that, so if it is true of you, say it in your headline.
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Santa Rosa
Typical Santa Rosa requests include a few hours each morning for bathing and breakfast, afternoon company for a parent who lives alone, someone to drive to appointments and wait, help through the first weeks after a discharge from Memorial, Kaiser or Sutter, and overnight stays for clients with dementia. With no paid experience yet, apply first for companion, meal and errand work, or take the SRJC nursing assistant course to qualify for hands-on care sooner.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Santa Rosa: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA metro; 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, Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA metro | $17.72 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 10,150 jobs; concentration 1.79× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Sonoma County | $20.25 | CDSS; effective March 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.
The city's own floor is the first figure to know. Santa Rosa adopted a local minimum wage in 2019, started it at $15 in July 2020, and raises it every January by the year-over-year change in the Bay Area CPI-W, measured June to June: $17.45 in 2024, $17.87 in 2025 and $18.21 in 2026, the same for businesses of any size. Coverage, per the city, reaches anyone employed for a minimum of two hours weekly within Santa Rosa, even if the employer is located outside it. Its page does not mention households that hire directly, so if a family pays you, ask the Economic Development Division on (707) 543-3080. The May 2025 aide median for the metro, $17.72, sits below the city minimum, while Sonoma County IHSS pays $20.25; quote the IHSS figure when a family asks what you charge for personal care.
How to enroll as a provider in Sonoma County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Sonoma 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 Santa Rosa
Non-medical work for a Santa Rosa household that employs you directly needs no license. Licensed home care agencies are different: every aide they send out must hold a $35 listing on the state registry. IHSS for Santa Rosa is administered at 3725 Westwind Blvd, 95403, lobby open weekdays 8 to 5, phone (707) 565-5900; the Public Authority registry is on (707) 565-5700. Already chosen by an IHSS client? Then provider enrollment alone is enough. Nursing-facility and hospital jobs require a CDPH nursing assistant certificate, which the junior college course prepares you to sit for. As a caregiver you are a mandated reporter; you can meet that duty by calling Sonoma County APS on (707) 565-5940 and faxing form SOC 341, or by filing an online report. More: Sonoma County IHSS guide and California requirements.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa training, job help and wage contacts, each checked on its own site in October 2026.
- SRJC Certified Nurse Assistant (NRA 150A)Main campus at 1501 Mendocino Avenue. The CDPH-approved course runs 10 weeks in spring, summer and fall, three to four days a week, with 226 hours of lecture, lab and clinical work; up to 30 students a term, and students should plan on at least 12 hours a week of study.
- Sonoma County Job LinkA partnership of more than 30 employment and training providers at 2227 Capricorn Way, Suite 100, offering free resume help, interview practice, job skills training and Skillup Sonoma online courses. (707) 565-5550.
- IHSS Public Authority registrySelected applicants are invited to a registry information meeting, then references are checked. Email IHSS-PA@sonomacounty-hsd.gov with questions.
- IHSS Career Pathways (CDSS)A statewide program, linked from the county caregiver page, that pays IHSS providers for the time they spend in approved training classes.
- Labor Commissioner, Santa Rosa officeEnforces state and local minimum wage law, including Santa Rosa's: 50 D Street, Suite 360, Santa Rosa 95404, (707) 576-2362. Claims must be brought within three years.
- Sonoma County Transit routes in Santa RosaRoutes 42 (Industry West Business Park), 44 (Petaluma, SRJC, Sonoma State), 48 (Rohnert Park, Cotati, Petaluma), 60 (north to Windsor and Healdsburg) and 62 (County Airport) all run in the city.
The area
Santa Rosa in numbers
According to the ACS 2020–2024, 19.0% of Santa Rosa residents are 65 or older (33,650 people), 4,431 are 85 or older, and 10,275 households are someone 65-plus living alone. Almost a third of older residents (31.4%) report a disability. The median household income is $99,060; renters occupy 43.3% of homes and pay a median $2,152 a month, and 6.2% of households have no vehicle. The average commute is 22.9 minutes, and 71.4% of workers drive alone.
HCAI lists three general acute hospitals in the city. Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital at 1165 Montgomery Drive has 283 licensed beds and a second, consolidated campus of 46 beds at 151 Sotoyome Street; Kaiser Foundation Hospital Santa Rosa at 401 Bicentennial Way has 172 and Sutter's Santa Rosa Regional, on Mark West Springs Road, has 124. Nearby pages: Rohnert Park, Petaluma and the Sonoma County hub.
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How to find private caregiver jobs in Santa Rosa (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Santa Rosa
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Santa Rosa is part of Sonoma County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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 2026-10-15):
- City of Santa Rosa, minimum wage (archived September 28, 2026)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Sonoma County Human Services, become a paid caregiver
- Sonoma County IHSS Public Authority, registry application
- Sonoma County Human Services, I am an IHSS caregiver
- Sonoma County Human Services, Adult Protective Services
- Santa Rosa Junior College, Certified Nurse Assistant program
- Sonoma County Human Services, Job Link
- Sonoma County Transit, routes and paratransit
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Santa Rosa city (via MCDC)
- HCAI facility profiles (Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Montgomery and Sotoyome, Kaiser Santa Rosa, Sutter Santa Rosa Regional)
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Santa Rosa: frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Santa Rosa in 2026?
$18.21 an hour since January 1, 2026, with no lower rate for small businesses. The city publishes the next year's figure online by October 31, after the June consumer price data comes out.
Does the Santa Rosa rate apply if I only work there part of the week?
Yes, once you put in two hours or more in a week inside the city, whoever employs you; time spent just passing through is exempt. For direct hires by a household, check with the city before relying on it.
How does Santa Rosa pay compare with IHSS?
Sonoma County IHSS pays $20.25 an hour, $2.04 above the city minimum and $2.53 above the May 2025 metro median for aides. Private families set their own rates, so the IHSS number is a fair reference when you negotiate.
How long is the SRJC nursing assistant course?
Ten weeks, meeting three to four days a week, for 226 hours in all, with the clinical portion done at a nursing facility in the county. It runs in spring, summer and fall; pass with at least 70% and you can register for the state test.
Do IHSS providers in Santa Rosa get health insurance?
They can, after averaging 75 paid hours monthly across three straight months, but the county notes a waiting list. Questions go to Dublin Insurance at (888) 838-5370; payroll questions to (707) 565-2852.
Where do Santa Rosa families post?
On the Santa Rosa family page. Their requests, and those from the surrounding county, appear in the list on this page.
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