Caregiver Jobs in Westwood, CA
Westwood is an unincorporated community in western Lassen County with about a thousand residents and an older housing stock. Requests from Westwood families appear above as they are posted, so set a radius that also takes in Chester and Susanville.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Westwood
Westwood has census-designated-place status rather than a city charter, which means no town hall to ask about jobs. Local services come from the Westwood Community Services District, which says it was formed in 1971 after the town changed from a mill-owned company town into privately owned homes. The district runs the water and sewer systems, the town park, street lighting and a fire department at 206 Third Street with one paid chief, one full-time firefighter and a crew of volunteers. The census survey counts 1,063 residents (with a margin of 411 either way) living in 488 households, and 201 of those households, 41.2%, include someone aged 65 or older.
That is the market a Westwood caregiver serves: a few hundred older households, many in houses built before 1940. ACS puts 57.1% of Westwood's housing units in that age band, and almost nine in ten are detached single-family homes. Work here comes one household at a time. In your profile, say whether you can cover a whole week without a gap, whether you can drive a client to appointments in Susanville or Chester, and how you manage stairs and small bathrooms in an older house.
Families looking for private caregivers near Westwood, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Westwood
Expect three kinds of request. The first is IHSS hours for a Medi-Cal client who picks you as provider. The second is private help a family pays for directly, often several mornings each week covering a bath, a cooked meal and the shopping. The third is facility work outside town: Seneca Healthcare District in Chester runs a 16-bed skilled nursing unit and trains its own nursing assistants, which is the most direct way into certified work from Westwood without moving.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Westwood: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Lassen 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, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Lassen County) | $16.50 median ($17.00 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,000 jobs; concentration 1.73× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Lassen County | $17.55 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (includes Lassen County) | $22.66 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.
EDD's estimates put Westwood's average unemployment at about 18.8% of a labor force of roughly 325 people between August 2025 and August 2026, against 6.7% for Lassen County and 5.3% statewide. Because EDD derives numbers for a community this size from Lassen County totals, read it as a rough estimate; month by month it ranged between 16.0% and 21.4%. What it does show is that steady hours matter here, and an IHSS client gives you a regular, county-paid schedule; how IHSS works in Lassen County explains enrollment. Lassen County IHSS pays $17.55 an hour, which is 65 cents more than California's $16.90 floor, and the Berkeley Labor Center inventory shows no Westwood or Lassen ordinance pushing private pay higher. Nursing assistants across the same ten-county BLS region earn a $22.66 median, which is why Seneca's paid CNA course is worth a look.
How to enroll as a provider in Lassen County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Lassen 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 Westwood
No license is needed to give a Westwood family non-medical help such as meals, bathing, dressing and company. Listing on the state Home Care Aide Registry becomes mandatory only when a licensed agency employs you; working on your own, you can skip it. IHSS pay starts with enrollment at Lassen County Adult Services (1400 Chestnut Street, Suite C, Susanville; (530) 251-8158). The county Public Authority also hands recipients a list of enrolled providers who want work, and anyone on that list has to check in with the office by the 5th, every month, or drop off it. Certified work at a hospital or nursing unit needs a CDPH nurse assistant certificate. Statewide detail is in California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Westwood
Places a Westwood caregiver can train, work or get to; every entry confirmed in October 2026 against the organization's own page or a state list.
- Seneca Healthcare District CNA program, ChesterSeneca pays trainees while they study to become nursing assistants, and its course runs 13 weeks of instruction and hands-on training. The program page says the next session is to be announced this fall. The district is at 130 Brentwood Drive, Chester, 1 (833) 227-3743.
- Seneca skilled nursing unitSeneca's hospital has a 10-bed acute floor, a 2-bed emergency room, plus a distinct-part skilled nursing unit of 16 beds with care around the clock. Its skilled nursing unit first admitted residents in 1976.
- Westwood Family PracticeThe Northeastern Rural Health Clinics site at 209 Birch Street, Westwood, open weekdays from 8 to 5, (530) 252-1212. The state lists it as a community clinic run by the nonprofit Northeastern Rural Health Clinics, Inc.
- Lassen Rural Bus, West County RouteLinks Susanville and Chester with three runs on weekdays and two on Saturdays; in town it pulls in at the Westwood Business Center. Other stops include Lassen College and Safeway in Susanville and the Holiday Market in Chester. Information: (530) 252-7433.
- Lassen County IHSS Public Authority registryThe county keeps a list of enrolled providers who are available for work. To join, you file a registry application with identification and references, have an interview, and then complete the standard provider enrollment steps.
Westwood in numbers
The census survey shows a settled, older town with a lot of empty housing. Its median age is 47.4. Of 975 housing units, 487 were vacant when surveyed, and 62.3% of occupied homes belong to the people living in them (median value $147,000); renters pay a median of $947. Only 1.8% of households lack a vehicle. Commutes average 17.4 minutes, and more workers carpool (44.9%) than drive alone (33.0%). One adult in eight is a veteran. The ACS household median income is $59,375 and 21.7% of residents fall below the poverty line, but in a place this size these figures carry wide margins. The state facility list shows no hospital in Westwood. The towns at either end of the West County bus route each have one: Seneca in Chester, over the county line in Plumas County, and Banner Lassen Medical Center in Susanville, a 25-bed critical access hospital.
For work in the county's one city, see the Susanville caregiver page; for the Plumas side, the Quincy page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Westwood (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Westwood
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Westwood is part of Lassen 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
- Westwood Community Services District, About Us
- Westwood Community Services District, Fire Protection
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- Lassen County, In-Home Supportive Services
- Lassen County, IHSS Public Authority
- Seneca Healthcare District, CNA Training Program
- Seneca Healthcare District, hospital services and About
- Northeastern Rural Health Clinics, locations
- Lassen Transit Service Agency, Lassen Rural Bus routes
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Westwood CDP
Caregiver jobs in Westwood: frequently asked questions
Is Westwood a city?
No. Westwood is an unincorporated census-designated place in Lassen County. Its community services district handles water, sewer, parks, street lights and fire protection, and the county handles IHSS and other social services from Susanville.
Is there nursing assistant training within reach of Westwood?
Seneca Healthcare District in Chester runs a paid nursing assistant course of 13 weeks and hires for its own skilled nursing unit. Its next start date was still listed as to be announced in October 2026, so call the district to ask.
Is the Westwood unemployment figure reliable?
It is a rough guide. EDD put Westwood at about 18.8% for August 2025 to August 2026, but the town's labor force is only around 325 people and EDD's model leans on Lassen County numbers. Lassen County as a whole averaged 6.7%.
What does IHSS pay in Westwood?
The Lassen County rate: $17.55 per hour, in effect from January 1, 2026. Because the rate depends on where the client lives, a provider whose client lives over the line in Chester is paid the Plumas County rate instead.
Can I get to Susanville by bus from Westwood?
Yes, on the Lassen Rural Bus West County Route, which stops at the Westwood Business Center three times a weekday and twice on Saturdays. The Susanville Dial-A-Ride serves only riders inside Susanville city limits.
How do Westwood families reach me?
They post on the Westwood family page, and requests appear on this page. Building a profile is free, and the platform takes no cut of what families pay you.
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