Caregiver Jobs in Shingletown, CA
Shingletown is an unincorporated Shasta County community whose residents have a median age of 58.8. Family requests from ZIP 96088 appear above when they are published; add Palo Cedro, Anderson or Redding to your radius for more.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Shingletown
Shingletown is a census-designated place, not a city. ACS 2020–2024 estimates 2,164 residents (margin about 465), of whom 826, or 38.2%, are 65 or older. Households are small, averaging 1.92 people, and 734 of the 1,127 households include someone 65 or over. In 306 of them an older person lives alone, and unusually, older men living alone (181) outnumber older women living alone (125). For a caregiver that means many clients are a single retiree or an older couple in their own house, rather than a grandparent inside a large family.
Almost everyone owns: 95.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, and 16.8% of the housing units are mobile homes, so you will meet steps, narrow doorways and small bathrooms. Residents who commute travel an average of 32.8 minutes, and 22.2% of workers work from home. Shingletown Medical Center, on Alpine Meadows Road, says it is roughly 30 miles east of Redding, and by OSRM routing Mercy Medical Center Redding is 31.0 miles from the clinic. In your profile, make clear whether you live on this side of the county, whether you can take a client to Redding appointments, and what days you can cover each week. English is spoken at home by 99.5% of residents five and older.
Families looking for private caregivers near Shingletown, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Shingletown by distance.
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: Westport, CA, about 115 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Shasta County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Shingletown
Typical Shingletown requests are for a few hours of help several days a week: housekeeping, meals, bathing, medication reminders and grocery runs, plus company for someone who is alone most of the day. A wife or husband looking after a spouse may ask for a regular break, and a hospital discharge in Redding can bring a short run of longer shifts. If you have no experience, companion care and errands are a reasonable first step; personal care and transfers come once you have trained.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Shingletown: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Redding, CA metro (Shasta 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, Redding, CA metro (Shasta County) | $16.50 median ($16.98 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,500 jobs; concentration 2.78× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Shasta County | $18.50 | 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 6.5% of Shingletown's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates; the labor force averaged roughly 900 people and the monthly rate ranged from 5.6% to 7.2%. That is above Shasta County's 5.3%, which is the same as California's 5.3%. Shingletown is a census-designated place, and EDD estimates small places like it from county totals, so the figure is approximate. With 62.3% of households drawing Social Security and 67.3% of residents on public health coverage (ACS 2020–2024), steady paid hours through Shasta County IHSS at $18.50 are worth knowing about if you live here.
No local wage ordinance covers Shingletown or anywhere else in Shasta County in the UC Berkeley Labor Center inventory (modified September 30, 2026), so private families must pay at least the state minimum of $16.90. Personal attendants are owed overtime at time and a half once a shift passes nine hours or a week passes 45. Across the Redding metro, the median aide wage was $16.50 in May 2025. Shingletown's median household income is $66,635, and 16.1% of residents 65 and over live below the poverty line, so expect some clients to need IHSS hours rather than private pay.
How to enroll as a provider in Shasta County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Shasta 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 Shingletown
Shingletown has no city ordinances, so state law sets the rules. Private, non-medical work arranged with a family needs no license. A licensed home care agency must register you on the state Home Care Aide Registry before your first client, and nursing-home jobs ask for a CDPH nursing assistant certificate. If your client is approved for IHSS, Shasta County's IHSS office in Redding enrolls you; you book the orientation on (530) 225-5507 and clear a background check within 90 days. The Shasta County IHSS guide walks through it. Live Scan sites on the Attorney General's Shasta County list are all in Redding and Anderson. Under state law, paid caregivers must report suspected abuse of an elder or dependent adult. The California requirements guide has the details.
Training and career resources near Shingletown
Local places a Shingletown caregiver can use for health care contacts, training and transport, each checked on its own website in October 2026.
- RABA 44X Shingletown Flex ExpressWeekday RABA route serving Shingletown, Shasta View and, on request, Shasta College (schedule effective December 15, 2025). It can leave its route by up to 3/4 mile, at most twice per one-way trip; reserve at least 30 minutes ahead on (530) 241-2877, option 2. No Saturday or Sunday service.
- Shasta College Nurse Aide / Home Health Aide certificateRun by the Health Sciences division, whose office is on the Downtown Redding Campus at 1400 Market Street, Suite 8204; (530) 339-3600. The 44X schedule notes that riders can ask for a Shasta College stop.
- Shingletown Medical CenterA nonprofit federally qualified health center at 31292 Alpine Meadows Road, (530) 474-3390, open Monday and Wednesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. It offers primary, chiropractic, podiatry and mental health care plus telehealth, and posts its open positions online.
- Shingletown Medical Center Emergency Food Closet31285 Hwy 44, Suite H, (530) 474-3390 ext. 343, by appointment. Case managers help with insurance enrollment and government assistance programs, and the closet delivers to seniors in the Shingletown area, which is worth knowing if a client runs short of food.
- Live Scan fingerprinting, Redding and AndersonThe Attorney General lists Shasta County Live Scan operators only in Redding and Anderson, including the Anderson Police Department on North Street by appointment on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Check the fee and hours before you go.
Shingletown in numbers
Of the 826 residents aged 65 and over, 131 are 75 to 84 and 78 are 85 or older, and 28.8% of older residents report a disability. Veterans make up 16.5% of adults. The median owner home is valued at $235,900 in ACS 2020–2024, and 60.9% of owners carry a mortgage. Only 2.0% of households lack a vehicle, but a client who has given up driving still relies on a neighbor, a relative, a caregiver or the 44X bus. More than half of homes were built in the 1970s (27.0%) or 1980s (30.6%).
Local health care is one clinic. CDPH's facility file lists Shingletown Medical Center as the only licensed health facility in town, and CDSS's licensing file has no assisted living home, adult residential facility or home care organization with a Shingletown address. By OSRM routing the clinic is 29.5 miles from Shasta Regional Medical Center and 31.0 miles from Mercy in Redding. Shingletown is also outside the ShastaConnect zone list, which names Palo Cedro and Millville but not Shingletown, so rides for older clients usually fall to family, the 44X or a paid caregiver. Related pages: Anderson, Redding, Shasta Lake, Red Bluff, Burney and the Shasta County hub.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Shingletown (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Shingletown
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Shingletown is part of Shasta 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
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Shingletown CDP (0671568)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- Shasta County HHSA, In-Home Care (IHSS) (archived January 29, 2026)
- Shingletown Medical Center, home page and careers
- Shingletown Medical Center, Emergency Food Closet
- RABA, bus routes including 44X Shingletown Flex Express
- RABA, Route 44X schedule (December 2025)
- RABA, ShastaConnect rural demand response
- Shasta College, Nurse Aide / Home Health Aide certificate
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Shasta County
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- Road distances: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data
Caregiver jobs in Shingletown: frequently asked questions
How does unemployment in Shingletown compare with the county?
EDD's 12-month estimate for Shingletown is about 6.5%, a little above Shasta County's 5.3%, which matches the California average. As a census-designated place, Shingletown gets a modeled figure, so read it as approximate.
What do IHSS caregivers earn in Shingletown?
Shingletown is unincorporated Shasta County, where the CDSS table sets the IHSS provider wage at $18.50 an hour from January 1, 2026.
Can I reach Redding training or appointments without driving?
On weekdays, the RABA 44X Shingletown Flex Express serves Shingletown and Shasta View and can stop at Shasta College on request. Book a flex pickup at least 30 minutes ahead on (530) 241-2877, option 2.
Are there assisted living or care homes in Shingletown?
The state licensing files list none. The only licensed health facility in town is Shingletown Medical Center, so paid care here mostly means working in clients' own homes.
Does Shingletown Medical Center take Medi-Cal?
Yes. The clinic says it accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, Covered California and major and minor insurance plans, which helps when you book appointments for a client.
How will Shingletown families see my profile?
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