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Post-surgery recovery care caregiver needed in Los Angeles, CA
$32.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 12, 2026
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Torrance, California · Los Angeles County
Caregiver Jobs in Torrance, CA
Nearly one Torrance resident in five was 65 or older at the 2020 census, and their families hire home help directly. Set up a free profile, mark which South Bay towns you will cover, and answer families directly.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Torrance
Torrance has 143,363 residents (January 1, 2026) and an aging population: in the 2020 census 18.6% were 65 or over and the median age was 43.0, with one household in nine made up of a single person aged 65 or older. That last figure describes much of the private work here: someone living alone in the family home, with a son or daughter elsewhere in the South Bay arranging help. Families like these list their Torrance ZIP code when they post, and fresh South Bay requests appear in the list above.
Write your profile for that reader. Say whether you drive, which neighboring South Bay cities you will also cover, and what hours you can actually keep. Residents who identified as Asian made up 35.7% of the city in the 2020 census, so list Japanese, Korean, Tagalog or any other language you speak; families caring for a parent who has gone back to a first language look for it specifically.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Torrance, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Torrance by distance. 3 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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Personal care caregiver needed in Fullerton, CA
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Sep 30, 2026
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Torrance
Typical requests are weekday company and chores for a parent living alone, personal care a few mornings a week, help at home after surgery at Torrance Memorial, overnight cover when a family member is away, and dementia care. Companionship, meals, light housekeeping and driving to appointments are realistic first jobs; personal and dementia care normally go to caregivers who can describe having done them.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Torrance: 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, CA metro (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, CA metro (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 |
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.
Torrance pay is set inside the large Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim labor market, where the employed aide median was $16.50 in May 2025 and the mean $17.25. IHSS providers anywhere in Los Angeles County, Torrance included, earn $19.64 an hour from January 2026. Torrance is not among the cities in the UC Berkeley Labor Center's inventory of local minimum-wage ordinances, so the state's $16.90 is the floor here; caregivers who also take shifts inside the City of Los Angeles are owed at least $18.42 there from July 1, 2026. Private families agree rates one by one, and a caregiver with a car, dementia experience or a second language usually asks for more than the median.
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 Torrance
For a Torrance family hiring you directly for non-medical help, California requires no license; signing up for the Home Care Aide Registry anyway, for a $35 fee and fingerprints, gives a cautious South Bay family something official to check. If you work through a licensed home care agency, registry listing is mandatory. For IHSS, the client chooses and directs you, the county pays you, and PASC, the IHSS public authority for Los Angeles County, answers provider questions on (877) 565-4477. Nursing tasks and skilled nursing facility jobs require a CDPH nurse assistant certificate. You must report suspected elder abuse; in Torrance that means the county line, (877) 477-3646. Read the requirements guide and the profile guide.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Torrance
South Bay training and support, checked on each organization's own website.
- El Camino College Nursing Department16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance; Math, Business and Allied Health Building, room 417, 310-660-3593 ext. 3281. Students in the registered nursing program can seek nursing assistant certification after one semester; the college puts first-semester costs at $5,000 or more.
- South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB)11539 Hawthorne Blvd., 5th Floor, Hawthorne, (310) 970-7700. Serves 11 South Bay cities; its South Bay One-Stop offers no-cost job-search and career services, and its I-TRAIN directory lists schools with pre-approved certificate programs.
- Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC)If you plan to work as an IHSS provider in the South Bay, PASC is where enrollment and background-check problems get sorted out; it also lists you on its registry. (877) 565-4477.
- Torrance Focal Point on AgingFree phone information and referral from trained volunteers, (310) 320-1300, weekdays 9 a.m. to noon; covers transportation, Meals on Wheels, companion care and legal services. Useful when a client needs more than you provide.
- Alzheimer's Los AngelesHelpline 844-435-7259; dementia education for families and the people who care for them.
The area
Torrance in numbers
The 2020 census counted 147,067 people in Torrance; the Department of Finance estimate for January 1, 2026 is 143,363, so the city has been shrinking slightly while its residents age. 54.1% of occupied homes were owner-occupied in 2020 and 19.1% of residents were Hispanic or Latino. The corporate history explains part of the population: Toyota moved its U.S. operations to Torrance in 1982 and many Japanese companies followed, and American Honda is headquartered in the city. Torrance Memorial Medical Center on Lomita Boulevard, whose Lundquist Tower opened in 2015 and which runs home health and hospice services, is the main local source of discharge-related requests.
The city itself offers older residents three senior centers (Bartlett on Cravens Avenue, the Herma Tillim Center and Walteria Park) for adults 50 and over, plus Dial-A-Lift and Senior Ride through Torrance Community Transit. Neighboring markets with their own pages: Long Beach, Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in Torrance (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Torrance
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Torrance is part of Los Angeles County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
- Caregiver jobs in Long Beach, CA10 mi
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- Caregiver jobs in Garden Grove, CA22 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Glendale, CA23 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Fullerton, CA24 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Pasadena, CA25 mi
- Caregiver jobs in Anaheim, CA26 mi
Elsewhere in Los Angeles County: Santa Clarita · Lancaster · Palmdale · Pomona
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 2026-10-14):
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates, January 1, 2026
- Torrance, California (2020 census figures and history, as reported)
- Torrance Memorial Medical Center (location, Lundquist Tower, departments)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31-1120)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (updated September 2026)
- City of Los Angeles, Office of Wage Standards, minimum wage
- Personal Assistance Services Council (PASC)
- LA County DPSS, contact numbers (Elder Abuse Hotline)
- El Camino College, Nursing
- South Bay Workforce Investment Board
- City of Torrance, senior centers and programs
- Alzheimer's Los Angeles
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Torrance: frequently asked questions
Are there private caregiver jobs in Torrance?
Families post them here with their ZIP code, and the list above updates as they do. Turn on alerts and set a radius that covers the South Bay towns you will drive to.
What does IHSS pay a provider in Torrance?
Los Angeles County sets one IHSS wage for every city, Torrance included: $19.64 an hour for authorized hours, effective at the start of 2026. Enrollment questions go to PASC on (877) 565-4477.
Does Torrance have its own minimum wage?
Torrance does not appear in the UC Berkeley Labor Center's inventory of local minimum-wage ordinances, so the state's $16.90 applies. Shifts worked inside the City of Los Angeles are covered by its $18.42 rate.
Where can I train to become a CNA near Torrance?
El Camino College on Crenshaw Boulevard says its nursing students can seek nursing assistant certification after one semester. The South Bay One-Stop can help with funded training through its list of approved schools.
Do I need Japanese or Korean to work in Torrance?
No, but it helps with some families: more than a third of Torrance residents were Asian-American in the 2020 census. If you speak an Asian language, put it at the top of your profile.
I have no paid experience. Where should I start?
Companionship, meals, housekeeping and driving to appointments for an older adult living alone. Describe any care you gave a relative, and follow the job-search guide.
Where do Torrance families find caregivers?
On the Torrance family page, which shows nearby caregiver profiles as they join.
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