Saugerties, New York · Ulster County

Caregiver Jobs in Saugerties, NY

Saugerties is a town in Ulster County with an incorporated village of the same name inside it; the Census Bureau estimated 19,393 people in the town on July 1, 2025, 3,853 of them in the village. Openings from families nearby are listed above with their town and straight-line distance.

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The town's population is older than the county's. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 figures give Saugerties a median age of 47.8 (Ulster County: 44.1), 4,392 residents aged 65 or more (22.8%), and older people living alone in 1,733 of its 8,649 households: 1,186 women and 547 men. Two households in five (40.4%) include someone past 65, and among those 65 or older, 38.0% have a disability. In the village alone the 65-plus share is higher, 25.8%, though the margin of error on a place that small is wide (±5.6 points).

Ownership is the rule here: 32.1% of the town's occupied homes are rented, and the survey's median value for an owner-occupied house is $335,400, so expect many clients to be staying on in a house they own. Families post their own schedule and hourly rate and message caregivers themselves; creating a profile costs you nothing and the site takes no cut. Set your ZIP (12477) and a travel radius; only 5.5% of town households have no vehicle, yet a client who no longer drives will count on you for rides. The city of Kingston lies roughly 9 miles off in a straight line between ZIP centers; see the Kingston caregiver jobs page.

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Families looking for private caregivers near Saugerties, NY

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Light housekeeping & companion care caregiver needed in Kingston, NY

Kingston, NY · about 8 straight-line mi from SaugertiesMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 10 hrs/day

$30.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 26, 2026

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This opening is in Kingston, not in Saugerties itself. It is listed here because caregivers in Saugerties can reach it; distances are straight-line miles between ZIP-code centers, not driving miles.

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Types of caregiver jobs

Types of caregiver jobs in Saugerties

Common requests are a morning visit for bathing and dressing, meals and medication reminders, housekeeping and laundry, a ride to a doctor in Kingston or to the Tuesday lunch at the senior center, or a few fixed hours a week so a family caregiver can rest. If the person you care for is a relative on Medicaid, CDPAP may let them hire you and have the state pay your wages (see below). Non-medical companion work does not require a certificate.

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Pay

Caregiver pay in Saugerties: how much caregivers make

Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Kingston, NY metro (Ulster 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, Kingston, NY metro (Ulster County)	$18.15 median	BLS OEWS via O*NET OnLine, May 2025
New York home care aide minimum, remainder of state (Public Health Law §3614-f)	$18.65 from January 1, 2026	NY DOL fact sheet P105
New York (remainder of state) minimum wage	$16.00	effective January 1, 2026
Nursing assistants, Kingston, NY metro (Ulster County)	$21.50 median	BLS OEWS via O*NET OnLine, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison)

Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer. The New York (remainder of state) minimum wage is $16.00 an hour (effective January 1, 2026); the federal minimum of $7.25 and federal overtime rules apply to directly employed caregivers unless the work is exempt companionship under the FLSA. Source: US Department of Labor, direct care workers; the state source is listed at the end of this page.

Saugerties sits in the Kingston, NY metro, which BLS defines as Ulster County. In May 2025 the middle half of the area's home health and personal care aides earned $18.07 to $21.30 an hour, with an $18.15 median, under the New York median of $19.05. The metro's nursing assistant median was $21.50. Two state floors now sit above those survey figures: the remainder-of-state general minimum is $16.00 in 2026 and stays unchanged in 2027 under the Labor Department's announcement, while the home care aide minimum for the same region is $18.65 in 2026 and goes to $19.00 on January 1, 2027. If an agency or CDPAP offer in Saugerties comes in under $18.65 an hour, ask how it meets the home care aide minimum.

Rules

Caregiver requirements in New York, applied to Saugerties

Under Public Health Law §3614-f, the home care aide minimum applies to anyone, licensed or not, whose primary job is in-home help with activities of daily living or health-related tasks, which takes in CDPAP personal assistants as well as home health and personal care aides and home attendants. The Labor Department's P105 fact sheet lists two exclusions: people working on a casual basis, and relatives of the employer or the person cared for who are paid under a government program, though relatives hired through CDPAP are covered. Its extras include overtime after 40 hours (44 for residential employees), call-in pay and spread-of-hours pay when a workday runs past ten hours. If a Saugerties family employs you directly, the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights gives you a full day (24 hours) off each week, or overtime if you agree to work it, plus three paid days of rest a year once you have worked a year for the same household. The federal rule, per the U.S. Department of Labor, is that a live-in household worker can be exempt from overtime but never from the minimum wage.

Local resources

Training and career resources near Saugerties

Senior services, rides and payroll contacts for caregivers working in Saugerties. Every listing below was read on its provider's website the day this page was updated.

Frank D. Greco Senior Center (Town of Saugerties)The town's multi-purpose building at Market and Robinson Streets (207 Market Street for GPS). Weekday activities include bridge, mahjongg, bingo, Silver Sneakers, yoga and free tai chi for seniors on Friday mornings. The Office for the Aging serves a hot noon meal there on Tuesdays for anyone 60 or older; reserve the day before at 845-331-2180, with a suggested $3.00 contribution.
UCAT Kingston–Saugerties (KS) routeUlster County Area Transit's KS bus runs Monday through Saturday between Kingston Plaza and the Saugerties Price Chopper Plaza, connecting at Development Court. UCAT charges riders nothing on its buses or its demand-response service. ADA paratransit bookings go through (845) 334-8120 between 8 and 4 on a weekday; next-day trips are guaranteed.
Office for the Aging medical tripsRegistered OFA clients 60 and older can book up to two subsidized medical trips a week, on weekdays from 8:30 to 4:30, in a wheelchair-accessible van. An aide rides free if the UCAT office is told when the trip is scheduled; contributions are voluntary.
Ulster County Office for the Aging and NY ConnectsBoth at 1003 Development Court, Kingston. OFA, (845) 340-3456 or (877) 914-3456, offers caregiver services, case management, personal and home care and legal services to residents 60 and over. NY Connects, (800) 342-9871, is a free, unbiased source on long-term supports for people of all ages and disabilities, and its staff help with Medicaid applications.
PPL, CDPAP fiscal intermediaryPublic Partnerships LLC is the single statewide fiscal intermediary that every CDPAP recipient must use; it processes the personal assistant's wages, withholdings and employment records. New personal assistants complete a pre-employment health assessment during PPL registration.
Ulster County Adult Protective ServicesDepartment of Social Services, (845) 334-5125. APS serves adults over 18 whose physical or mental impairments leave them unable to meet their own needs when nobody can responsibly help.

The area

Saugerties in numbers

For the town as a whole, the ACS 2020–2024 estimates show a median household income of $78,271 (±$8,931), below Ulster County's $86,271, a median gross rent of $1,208 and a 9.8% poverty rate, 12.5% among people 65 and older. The village is different: 63.7% of its homes are rented and its median household income is $57,778, with a margin of error over $16,000. The average commute is 23.2 minutes.

No Medicare-certified nursing home, hospital or home health agency in CMS provider data lists a Saugerties address; the county's certified nursing homes are in Kingston, Lake Katrine, Highland and New Paltz, and its hospitals are HealthAlliance's Mary's Avenue campus in Kingston and Ellenville Regional. Under CDPAP, a Medicaid member who is eligible for home care hires their own personal assistant, who may be a friend or relative other than a spouse, the designated representative, or the parent of a consumer under 21; since September 1, 2025, new applicants 21 and older must also meet the Minimum Needs Requirements, meaning an assessed need for at least limited assistance with physical maneuvering for three or more Activities of Daily Living, or at least supervision with two or more for someone diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's. The CDPAP guide explains the process, and statewide openings are on New York caregiver jobs.

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Useful reading

Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency · Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them · CDPAP in New York: how to get paid to care for a family member · How to write a caregiver profile that families actually contact

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Questions

Caregiver jobs in Saugerties: frequently asked questions

What must a home care aide in Saugerties be paid in 2026?

At least $18.65 an hour, the home care aide minimum in New York's remainder-of-state region, which includes Ulster County. It rises to $19.00 on January 1, 2027. Work that is not home care aide work falls under the general $16.00 rate for the same region.

Can I get paid through CDPAP to look after my mother in Saugerties?

Possibly. She must be eligible for New York Medicaid, have a stable medical condition and an assessed need for home care, and, at 21 or older, meet the Minimum Needs Requirements. If she qualifies she can hire you as her personal assistant, and PPL pays you. A spouse cannot be hired this way.

Is there a bus between Saugerties and Kingston?

Yes. UCAT's Kingston–Saugerties (KS) route runs Monday through Saturday from the Saugerties Price Chopper Plaza to Kingston Plaza, with a connection at Development Court, and every UCAT ride is fare free.

Where do older Saugerties residents meet during the week?

At the Frank D. Greco Multi-Purpose Building, which the town uses as its senior center: card games, bingo and exercise classes on weekdays, a Senior Citizens Club for people 60 and over that meets on the fourth Thursday, and an Office for the Aging lunch every Tuesday.

What overtime rules apply if a Saugerties family hires me directly?

Pay of 1.5 times your regular rate is owed past 40 hours in a week under New York's Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights, or after 44 for a worker who lives in.

Where should I report suspected neglect or exploitation of a Saugerties client?

Call the county's Adult Protective Services unit in the Department of Social Services, (845) 334-5125.

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