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South Pasadena, California · Los Angeles County
Caregiver Jobs in South Pasadena, CA
South Pasadena is a Los Angeles County city of 26,380 with its own Senior Center, a city van service and one large nursing home. Openings from families in ZIP 91030 are listed above whenever they post.
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Licensed care employers inside South Pasadena are few, so most paid work here comes from private households. CDPH's October 16, 2026 file lists one skilled nursing facility, South Pasadena Care Center at 904 Mission Street with 156 beds, plus Innovative Home Health Care on Monterey Road and Angel Anastasia Hospice on Huntington Drive. CDSS licenses Prospect Manor on Prospect Avenue as a 99-resident elder care home and Meridian Manor as a six-bed one, and the Almansor Center's adult day program on Pasadena Avenue for 60. Prestige Home Care Angels held the only active home care organization license in the city in CDSS's May 2025 file.
The households themselves look different from much of the county. ACS 2020–2024 puts South Pasadena's median household income at $127,175, and 73.5% of adults 25 and older have at least a bachelor's degree. Renters occupy 56.0% of homes. Almost three in ten workers (29.9%) work from home, so a relative may be in the next room during your shift; settle early who handles which task. Name your references in your profile and describe the care you have actually given. The job list above refreshes as South Pasadena families post.
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Families looking for private caregivers near South Pasadena, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to South Pasadena by distance. 4 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in South Pasadena
Expect requests for a companion who can ride along on Dial-A-Ride to a medical office, help at the weekday Senior Center lunch, a few hours after a stay at South Pasadena Care Center, or relief shifts for a spouse. Some families need a caregiver for a parent who cannot walk to the curb unaided; the city's own rules say such riders must travel with a caretaker, so that role is often part of the job.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in South Pasadena: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange 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, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange counties) | $16.50 median ($17.25 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 385,530 jobs; concentration 2.22× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Los Angeles County | $19.64 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange counties) | $22.78 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 4.9% of South Pasadena's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. Individual months ranged from 4.4% to 5.8%, and the 12-month mean is lower than Los Angeles County's 5.4% and the California average of 5.3%. An IHSS provider whose client lives in South Pasadena is paid $19.64 an hour by the county; the IHSS guide for the county has the sign-up steps.
UC Berkeley's ordinance tracker has no South Pasadena entry; a caregiving job at a South Pasadena address therefore cannot pay under California's $16.90. The same list shows the City of Pasadena at $18.57 from July 1, 2026; that rate follows the work address, so it covers a client's home in Pasadena, not one in South Pasadena. If a household is your employer, you earn overtime for any ninth-plus hour in a day and for work past 45 hours in a week. South Pasadena's median gross rent is $2,284, which matters if you hope to live near your clients.
How to enroll as a provider in Los Angeles County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Los Angeles 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 South Pasadena
The city licenses no caregivers. No certificate is required when a South Pasadena family employs you directly for help with daily living. To work for Prestige Home Care Angels, or for an agency licensed elsewhere that sends aides into the city, you first need a Home Care Aide Registry listing through CDSS. South Pasadena Care Center hires certified nursing assistants, and Innovative Home Health Care uses certified home health aides; Angel Anastasia Hospice may hire aides as well, so check its postings. Being paid by IHSS requires DPSS provider enrollment, orientation and a fingerprint background check. California's Welfare and Institutions Code section 15630 makes care custodians mandated reporters of elder abuse. The caregiver requirements guide and the county hub go further.
Local resources
Training and career resources near South Pasadena
Training, employers and transport for South Pasadena caregivers; sources for every entry were read on October 20, 2026.
- Pasadena City College, NURS 103The CNA course runs one semester for six units and prepares you for the state certification exam. You must be 18 or older and admitted to PCC. Applications for spring are taken November 1 through November 15; the next window after that, for summer intersession, is February 20 to March 10.
- South Pasadena Care CenterCDPH lists this 156-bed skilled nursing facility at 904 Mission Street. Nursing assistant shifts there count as long-term-care experience that families recognize.
- Elder care homes and adult day care in 91030CDSS licenses Prospect Manor at 800 Prospect Avenue for 99 residents and Meridian Manor at 1325 Meridian Avenue for six. The Almansor Center's adult day program at 211 Pasadena Avenue is licensed for 60 participants.
- South Pasadena Senior CenterAt 1102 Oxley Street, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., (626) 403-7360. Members join volunteer-led classes and groups; the center also runs the city's lunch program, frozen meal delivery and Dial-A-Ride.
- South Pasadena Dial-A-RideBy appointment for South Pasadenans aged 55-plus or living with a disability, anywhere in the city and to some medical offices in Pasadena, San Marino, Arcadia, San Gabriel and Alhambra. Book on (626) 403-7368, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The program policy lets one caretaker ride free with each passenger.
The area
South Pasadena in numbers
South Pasadena's population was 26,380 on January 1, 2026, according to state Department of Finance figures. The ACS 2020–2024 median age is 40.5. There are 3,467 residents aged 65 or older (13.3%), of whom 338 are 85-plus, and 2,479 of the city's 10,220 households (24.3%) include at least one. Another 728 households are a single person 65 or over. Just over a quarter of older residents (26.4%) have a disability. About 25.5% of residents were born abroad, 37.7% of people five and up speak a second language in the household, and residents of Korean descent alone make up 5.6% of the city.
Only 4.9% of residents fall below the poverty line, and owners put a median value of $1,640,000 on their homes. Commutes average 29.9 minutes, with 58.9% driving alone and 3.6% on transit. Schools, hospitals and social service agencies employ 24.5% of working residents. Nearby pages: Pasadena, Alhambra, San Gabriel and Monterey Park.
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How to find private caregiver jobs in South Pasadena (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near South Pasadena
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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 2026-10-20):
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (July 23, 2026)
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- LA County DPSS, In-Home Supportive Services
- City of South Pasadena, Senior Services
- City of South Pasadena, Dial-A-Ride
- City of South Pasadena, Dial-A-Ride Program Policy (January 8, 2014)
- Pasadena City College, Certified Nursing Assistant (NURS 103)
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (May 25, 2025) and current facility layer (October 19, 2026)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, South Pasadena city
Questions
Caregiver jobs in South Pasadena: frequently asked questions
Does a caregiver pay to ride South Pasadena Dial-A-Ride?
No. Under the city's program policy, one caretaker rides free with each registered passenger, while other companions pay the 50-cent fare. The policy also says riders who cannot walk or wheel themselves safely must bring a caretaker.
Is there a nursing home in South Pasadena that hires CNAs?
South Pasadena Care Center at 904 Mission Street, a CDPH-licensed skilled nursing facility with 156 beds. Check its openings for certified nursing assistant shifts.
Does the Pasadena minimum wage apply in South Pasadena?
No. Pasadena's $18.57 covers work done inside the City of Pasadena. South Pasadena has no ordinance in the Labor Center's inventory, so a job at a South Pasadena address starts at the state's $16.90.
Is unemployment high in South Pasadena?
No. The EDD 12-month average through August 2026 is 4.9%, beneath both the Los Angeles County average (5.4%) and California's (5.3%).
Can I eat lunch with my client at the Senior Center?
Yes. Weekday lunch is served at 11:45 a.m. with reservations; caregivers pay $5.00 a meal and seniors $3.00. Cancel by 10 a.m. or the meal is billed.
What does IHSS pay a South Pasadena caregiver?
$19.64 per hour, which is what Los Angeles County pays IHSS providers for every authorized hour. Families apply through DPSS on (888) 944-4477.
How do South Pasadena families find caregivers on this site?
They write a request on the South Pasadena family page, and it shows up in the list on this page. Caregivers create profiles at no charge, and CaregiverConnect keeps none of the wage.
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