Caregiver Jobs in Winton, CA
Winton is an unincorporated Merced County community of roughly 11,800 people, with three bus routes passing through. Family requests from ZIP 95388 are listed above as they are published; a wider radius adds work from the surrounding towns.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Winton
Winton has no city government; it is a census-designated place, and the Census Bureau's ACS 2020–2024 estimate is 11,797 residents (±1,322). Its median age is 29.7. There are 1,127 residents aged 65 and over, or 9.6%, which is below the county's 11.7%, but older people are spread through many homes: 856 of Winton's 3,363 households (25.5%) include someone 65 or older, and 263 are a senior living alone. Among residents 65 and up, ACS reports 47.6% with a disability, well above the 40.5% county figure. That is the group a caregiver here will mostly serve.
Spanish is the main language of work. In ACS, 70.5% of Winton residents over age four use it at home and 25.5% speak Spanish with limited English, so a profile that says you are bilingual will match most requests. Not every household has a car: 6.0% of households (202) have no vehicle and 11.6% of workers carpool. If you can drive a client, say so. If you ride the bus yourself, list the routes you use, since that tells a family when you can arrive.
Families looking for private caregivers near Winton, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Winton by distance.
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No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 103 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Merced County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Winton
Expect most paid hours to come through IHSS for a relative, with private families hiring for personal care, cooking, cleaning and someone to sit with a parent while adults are at work. ACS puts 17.5% of employed residents in agriculture and 18.9% in manufacturing, so ask families about their own work hours when you set a schedule. Facility and agency jobs are outside Winton, since no nursing home, home health agency or licensed home care organization has an address here.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Winton: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Merced, CA metro (all of Merced 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, Merced, CA metro (all of Merced County) | $16.50 median ($16.82 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 4,990 jobs; concentration 2.27× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Merced County | $17.50 | 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 10.7% of Winton's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. That is above both Merced County's 9.5% and California's 5.3%. Because EDD derives figures for unincorporated places like Winton from county data, the number is an approximation; month by month it moved between 9.7% and 12.4%, for a labor force close to 4,925. Care work that runs all year can steady a household's income, and Merced County IHSS pays providers $17.50 an hour.
UC Berkeley's inventory shows no Winton wage ordinance, so private employers must pay at least California's $16.90, plus time and a half to a personal attendant for any hour after the ninth in a day or the 45th in a week. ACS puts the median household income at $57,015, below the county's $65,510, and 12.3% of residents have no health insurance. Families here may be able to afford fewer private hours, so a mix of an IHSS case and part-time private clients is the usual way to fill a week.
How to enroll as a provider in Merced County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Merced 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 Winton
No local permit applies in Winton; the state's rules do. Families who hire you directly for non-medical care can't require a license, and only staff of a licensed agency must join the Home Care Aide Registry. Merced County's five licensed home care organizations are in Merced, Livingston and Atwater, per CDSS data dated May 25, 2025. For IHSS work, new cases start with a county referral on (209) 385-3105, while the IHSS Public Authority (2115 West Wardrobe Avenue, Merced) keeps a registry of providers who have applied and attended an orientation. The Attorney General lists no fingerprint site in Winton; options it lists in the county include a private site on East Bellevue Road in Atwater and the Sheriff's Department in Merced. Nursing-home work needs a CNA certificate from CDPH, and paid caregivers must report suspected elder abuse. Details are in the requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Winton
Local clinics, routes and training for Winton caregivers, checked on each provider's site in October 2026.
- Castle Family Health Center at WintonA newer clinic at 6029 N. Winton Way with 18 medical exam rooms and five dental operatories, offering primary care, a pharmacy and dental care. It is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closes for lunch from noon to 1. (209) 357-7755. Clients who use it may ask you to come along to visits.
- Living Well Cafe, WintonThe Merced County Rescue Mission serves weekday lunches for people 60 and over at 7091 Walnut Avenue under contract with the Area Agency on Aging, with games, fall-prevention talks and workshops. A way to meet local seniors and their families. (209) 626-7595.
- The Bus: W1, A2 and L routesThe W1 Winton Commuter links the Winton VFW and Dollar General Winton stops with Castle and Merced Transpo; its first weekday bus leaves the VFW at 5:23 a.m. The A2 Winton Way serves the same two stops from Atwater, and the L Livingston Commuter stops at Bellevue and North Winton Way and at the VFW. Trips within Winton cost $1.50; intercity trips cost $3. (209) 725-3813.
- Cencal Live Scan ServicesA private Live Scan site at 540 E. Bellevue Road, Atwater, with weekday evening hours (5 to 8 p.m.) and Saturday hours (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Its rolling fee is $50, paid by card. (209) 676-2378.
- Merced College, Nurse Assistant (ALLH-63)A CNA course that meets CDPH exam requirements, with lab practice and a clinical placement in a skilled nursing facility. It runs 16 weeks in fall and spring, nine in summer, in Merced and Los Banos; students must be 16 or older and at least a high school junior.
Winton in numbers
Half of Winton's occupied homes are rented: ACS 2020–2024 counts 49.9% owner-occupied, against 54.0% across the county. Median gross rent is $1,156, and owner-occupied homes have a median value of $339,400. Residents are 82.7% Hispanic or Latino. Poverty affects 14.0% of all residents but 19.3% of those 65 and older, and 56.9% of residents have public health coverage such as Medi-Cal or Medicare. Workers average a 26.1-minute commute.
The only licensed health facility with a Winton address in CDPH's September 16, 2026 listing is the Castle Family Health clinic on Winton Way, and CDSS's 2025 licensing files show no residential care home in Winton. Merced County Library's bookmobile stops at Winton Park and at the LifeLine Community center on Monday, and at Winton's behavioral health clinic on Saturday morning. County-wide services are on the Merced County page; related pages cover Atwater, Merced and Delhi.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Winton (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Winton
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Winton is part of Merced 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, Winton CDP
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Merced, CA (31-1120)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Merced County, In-Home Supportive Services Referrals (Wayback capture January 11, 2026)
- Merced County, IHSS Public Authority (Wayback capture September 16, 2025)
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Merced County
- Castle Family Health Centers, Winton Site
- Merced County Rescue Mission, Senior Meals (Living Well Cafe)
- The Bus (Merced County Transit), W1 Winton Commuter
- The Bus, A2 Winton Way and L Livingston Commuter
- Merced College, Nurse Assistant program
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- Merced County Library, branch directory and bookmobile schedule
Caregiver jobs in Winton: frequently asked questions
Can I commute from Winton to a client in Merced before 6 a.m.?
Yes. On weekdays the first W1 Winton Commuter leaves the Winton VFW stop at 5:23 a.m. and reaches Merced Transpo at 6:19, by way of Atwater and Castle.
Where would a Winton IHSS provider get fingerprinted?
Outside Winton. The Attorney General lists a private Live Scan office on East Bellevue Road in Atwater, open weekday evenings and Saturdays for $50, and the Merced County Sheriff's Department on West 22nd Street in Merced, open weekdays for $28.
How much does IHSS pay in Winton?
$17.50 an hour, the Merced County rate since January 1, 2026. It is paid by the state for the hours the county authorizes, and the recipient chooses, hires and can dismiss the provider.
Are there care homes in Winton that hire aides?
Not according to state licensing data: no elder care home, adult residential facility or home care agency has a Winton address. Certified aides looking for shift work need to apply elsewhere in the county.
Where do older Winton residents gather?
At the weekday Living Well Cafe lunch on Walnut Avenue, which the Merced County Rescue Mission hosts for people 60 and over. The county bookmobile also visits Winton Park on Monday mornings.
How do Winton families find me?
Families post requests on the Winton family page, and those appear on this page as well. A caregiver profile is free, and no fee comes out of what families pay you.
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