Caregiver Jobs in West Sacramento, CA
West Sacramento sits on the Yolo County side of the Sacramento River, so a caregiver based here can take clients on both banks. Build a free profile and answer West Sacramento postings above as families add them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in West Sacramento
The state's January 2026 estimate gives West Sacramento 55,871 people, most of them in working-age families rather than retirement: the median age is 34.6 and a quarter of residents are under 18 (ACS 2020–2024). Still, 6,426 people here are 65 or older, 546 of them 85-plus, and 1,975 older residents live alone. More than a quarter of households (26.7%) include someone 65 or over. Those households are where caregiver jobs in West Sacramento come from. Requests tagged 95605 or 95691 land above when families post; stretch the radius to see downtown Sacramento, Natomas, Davis and Woodland too.
The river is the key fact for your job search. Clients in West Sacramento are Yolo County residents, served by the Yolo IHSS office at 500 A Jefferson Boulevard, while a client just across the river is in Sacramento County with a different IHSS office and wage. Many caregivers here work for families on both sides; list both cities in your profile and say whether you drive. Two-thirds of working residents (66.7%) drive alone to work and only 1.0% use transit, so tell families plainly if you rely on the bus.
Families looking for private caregivers near West Sacramento, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to West Sacramento by distance. 2 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
No open postings in West Sacramento right now
No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 73 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Yolo County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in West Sacramento
Typical West Sacramento requests are daytime help for an older parent while adult children are at work, rides to UC Davis Medical Center or other Sacramento clinics, cooking and housekeeping, and hands-on bathing and dressing for a parent who no longer moves easily. People new to private caregiver jobs often begin with companion and transport shifts and move into personal care once they have training or a reference.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in West Sacramento: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo 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, Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo counties) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 60,350 jobs; concentration 2.02× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Yolo County | $19.05 | 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.
Berkeley's Labor Center tracker shows no local wage law in West Sacramento or in the City of Sacramento across the water, so the state $16.90 is the floor on both sides of the river. IHSS rates differ slightly: a Yolo County provider gets $19.05 an hour this year and a Sacramento County one gets $19.15, according to the CDSS county wage table. BLS tallied 60,350 home health and personal care aide positions across Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties in May 2025, paying a $16.50 median. Yolo providers who take back-up shifts through the Public Authority can earn a $2.00 hourly differential. Older residents here have less money than in Davis; one in five residents 65 or older (20.1%) falls under the poverty level in 2020–2024 ACS data, so many clients will lean on IHSS hours rather than private pay. Overtime for personal attendants begins after nine daily hours or 45 weekly ones.
How to enroll as a provider in Yolo County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Yolo 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 West Sacramento
No license is needed when a West Sacramento household pays you itself for non-medical help. Agencies, by contrast, must enter their caregivers on the Home Care Aide Registry; independent workers can choose whether to join. Before a Yolo County IHSS recipient can hire you, start with the IHSS Public Authority on (530) 661-2676: the state online orientation and enrollment, a DOJ Live Scan you pay for, and then a document check in person where you show identification and your Social Security card. The Yolo IHSS intake line at the West Sacramento office is (916) 375-6200 ext. 2955. For a client across the river, enrollment runs through Sacramento County instead. Facility jobs in hospitals and skilled nursing require CNA certification from CDPH. Report suspected elder abuse to Yolo County APS at (916) 375-6239 or 1-888-675-1115. See California caregiver requirements, IHSS in Yolo County and IHSS in Sacramento County.
Training and career resources near West Sacramento
Where West Sacramento caregivers can study, register for work and catch a bus, as listed by each provider in October 2026.
- Yolo County IHSS Public AuthorityBased at 25 North Cottonwood Street in Woodland. Its registry matches providers to recipients by location and language after an orientation, interview, background and drug screening, TB test and reference checks. Call (530) 661-2676.
- Sacramento City College, West Sacramento Center1115 West Capitol Avenue, (916) 375-5511, a Los Rios site on the same street as the Community Center; useful for general education and prerequisite courses.
- American River College nurse assistant courseCDPH-approved NURSE 100 in north Sacramento: 15 weeks, Spring 2027 from January 20 to April 30, with classroom and lab days on campus and supervised patient care in a nursing home. The spring application window ends November 30.
- Del Oro Caregiver Resource CenterRuns no-cost workshops on memory loss and caregiving for residents of Yolo, Sacramento and eleven more counties from its Auburn Boulevard office; (916) 728-9333.
- Yolobus in West SacramentoLocal routes 37, 40, 41 and 240, plus intercity 42A/42B to Davis, Woodland and downtown Sacramento. The transit center sits on the Community Center property. Local fare $2.00; seniors and riders with disabilities $1.00.
West Sacramento in numbers
Four in ten West Sacramento residents aged 65 and over (40.0%) report a disability in ACS 2020–2024, a high share that translates into real demand for hands-on help. Hispanic or Latino residents make up 33.2% of the city, 19.8% speak Spanish at home and 37.2% use some language other than English; of the 12,286 foreign-born residents, 2,448 were born in Europe, 4,557 in Asia and 4,855 in Latin America. Homes are mostly owner-occupied (60.2%), with a median value of $525,800 and a median gross rent of $1,665. Service occupations employ 17.9% of working residents.
For serious illness most families here use UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, which HCAI lists with 653 licensed beds and a comprehensive emergency department. Closer to Davis, Sutter Davis Hospital has 57 licensed beds. Nearby: Sacramento, Davis, Woodland and the Yolo County hub.
How to find private caregiver jobs in West Sacramento (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near West Sacramento
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
West Sacramento is part of Yolo 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 Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, West Sacramento city (via MCDC)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (West Sacramento and Sacramento not listed)
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county (Yolo, Sacramento)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (31-1120)
- Yolo County, In-Home Supportive Services offices (archived Jun 2026)
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority, working as a provider
- Yolo County IHSS Public Authority, joining the registry
- City of West Sacramento, support for seniors (APS line; archived Jul 2026)
- Sacramento City College, Davis and West Sacramento centers
- American River College, Nurse Assistant and Home Health Aide
- Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center
- Yolobus routes and fares
- HCAI hospital profile, UC Davis Medical Center
Caregiver jobs in West Sacramento: frequently asked questions
Is there a city wage floor in West Sacramento?
No. Neither West Sacramento nor the City of Sacramento appears on the Labor Center's list of local ordinances, so $16.90 is the floor in both places.
Is IHSS pay different in West Sacramento and Sacramento?
Slightly. A West Sacramento client is in Yolo County, where providers earn $19.05; a client east of the river is in Sacramento County at $19.15. You enroll with the county where your client lives.
Is there an IHSS office in West Sacramento?
Yes. Yolo County has an office at 500 A Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 100, with an intake line at (916) 375-6200 ext. 2955. Provider orientation and registry work go through the Public Authority in Woodland.
Will it help to speak Spanish or Russian?
It can. Nearly a fifth of residents speak Spanish at home, and Yolobus prints its paratransit forms in Russian and Chinese as well as English and Spanish. List every language you can work in.
What extra pay is there for back-up shifts?
The Public Authority's back-up programs add $2.00 an hour when a recipient has back-up hours available, and Home Care Now pays a $20 stipend per accepted referral plus round-trip mileage.
Where do West Sacramento families post?
Families use the West Sacramento family page; whatever they post shows up in the job list here.
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