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In-Home Caregivers in Amador County
Care at home in Amador County might be a parent near downtown Jackson, a couple in Pine Grove, or a widower outside Plymouth or Ione. There is no charge to post. Put the home's ZIP code in the request and the nearest caregivers will see it before anyone else.
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Amador County
Older adults are in close to half of all homes here. The ACS 2020–2024 tables find someone aged 65 or more in 7,528 Amador households, 46.8% of the total, and a disability among one in three people of that age. Families usually take one of three routes: an IHSS provider, paid by the county when the person receiving care has Medi-Cal; a private caregiver whom the family employs; or an agency. Agencies are scarce. Community Care Licensing's May 2025 data show just two licensed home care organizations in Amador, and both are in Jackson.
Who answers your post depends on where you live. Sutter Amador Hospital and the three home health agencies are in Jackson, while the county's social services office uses a Sutter Creek address. Homes along the Highway 88 bus corridor or near Plymouth and Ione can draw fewer applicants, so consider longer shifts or a mileage allowance. The profiles below are listed nearest first.
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Private in-home caregivers in Amador County
Independent caregivers with profiles on CaregiverConnect whose home base is within 60 miles. You agree on duties, schedule and pay directly with the person you hire.
1 of 1 available caregiver within 60 miles of Amador County, nearest first. Names, photos, bios, references and the Verified badge details are shown once you create a free family account; this public page keeps caregivers anonymous.
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Cities and towns in Amador County
Find caregivers by city and town
Each page below has its own local research and shows live caregiver profiles near that place. Towns without a page yet are covered by this hub.
- Find caregivers in Jacksonpop. 4,933
- Find caregivers in Ionepop. 8,632
- Find caregivers in Sutter Creekpop. 2,575
Area by area
The communities of Amador County
How hiring varies across Amador County.
- JacksonHospital, nursing home, hospice and most licensed care homes.
- Sutter CreekCounty IHSS, APS and the Public Authority, plus a 47-bed licensed retirement home.
- IoneA MACT clinic on Preston Avenue, a senior lunch site and Dial-a-Ride coverage.
- MartellThe WellSpace Health community health center, on Shuttle 6 between Sutter Hill and Jackson.
- PlymouthA Sutter Medical Foundation health center on Locust Street and Dial-a-Ride service.
- Pine Grove and PioneerLunch sites, Dial-a-Ride and the Highway 88 bus.
What you can post
Types of in-home care families in Amador County arrange
All non-medical. For nursing tasks (injections, wound care, catheters) you need a licensed home health agency, not a private caregiver.
- Senior care at home: meals, reminders, housekeeping, errands, company.
- Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transfers.
- Companion care: conversation, walks, appointments, errands.
- Dementia care: routine-based support; ask for experience.
- Respite care: shifts so a family caregiver can rest or work.
- Overnight and live-in: night supervision or room-and-board arrangements.
- Post-surgery recovery: non-medical help after a hospital stay.
- Part-time and flexible: a few hours on set days is the usual start.
Choosing well
Evaluating caregivers in Amador County
Find out which credentials an applicant really has. Anyone enrolled as an Amador IHSS provider has been fingerprinted and cleared by the state Justice Department; registry providers have, in addition, completed the Public Authority's assessment and supplied four references. Listing on the separate state Home Care Aide Registry is compulsory for agency-employed home care aides and a matter of choice for independents; CDPH certifies nursing assistants. Make the reference calls yourself, invite your two or three favorites to meet your parent, and pay for one try-out visit before the regular schedule starts. We do not screen applicants or confirm licenses. A background report is something you can order on your own once the applicant has agreed in writing.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Which town do you drive from, and roughly how many minutes does it take to reach us?
- Have you looked after anyone who came home from Sutter Amador Hospital or from rehab at Kit Carson in Jackson?
- Are you an enrolled Amador IHSS provider, and has the Public Authority put you on its referral list?
- Can you help my mother apply for Dial-a-Ride, or ride along on Amador Transit to her appointments?
- Does your auto policy cover trips with a client to Jackson, Martell or Sacramento?
- If my father would not take his pills for two days in a row, how would you handle it?
Schedules and cost
What in-home care costs in Amador County: hourly rates and schedules
Jackson, Sutter Creek and Martell. Short morning visits for bathing, breakfast and medication, and afternoon trips to clinics or the senior lunch. The first weeks home from the hospital. Full days, sometimes nights, tapering off as recovery goes on. Ione, Plymouth and the Highway 88 communities. These homes are usually better served by a couple of long shifts each week, since an hour-long visit barely covers a caregiver's travel.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode nonmetro area (includes Amador County) | $16.52 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| IHSS provider wage, Amador County | $19.40 | CDSS; effective August 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Agency non-medical home care, California median (CareScout 2025) | $40.00 | CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 |
Who is the employer. When you hire a caregiver directly, you are a household 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.
Use four reference points when you decide what to pay. No Amador city or the county has its own wage law in UC Berkeley's ordinance inventory, leaving the state's $16.90 as the floor. Aides in BLS's seven-county Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode area had a $16.52 median in May 2025. IHSS providers in Amador earn $19.40 an hour as of August 1, 2026, and agencies across California charged a $40 median, according to CareScout's 2025 survey. Employing a personal attendant directly means paying 1.5 times the base wage once the caregiver passes nine hours on a single workday or 45 in one workweek. For a parent on Medi-Cal, or one who might qualify, ask about IHSS before anything else: phone (209) 223-6550 and request an IHSS social worker.
No agency tracks private rates. A caregiver you hire directly will usually expect more than the employed-aide median and less than an agency rate; every caregiver on this site lists an hourly rate on their profile, and the hiring guide covers taxes and overtime.
Local help
Caregiver resources for families in Amador County
- Amador County In-Home Supportive ServicesOn the county's description, IHSS pays for help at home for residents over 65, blind residents and disabled residents (children included), as a substitute for out-of-home care. Phone (209) 223-6550, or (844) 835-3685 toll free, and request an IHSS social worker. Its Sutter Creek office, 10877 Conductor Blvd., opens weekdays from 8 to 5. Once approved, a recipient can ask the Public Authority, (209) 223-6781, for names from its registry.
- Area 12 Agency on AgingArea 12 is the aging agency the state Department of Aging assigns to Amador, with its office at 19074 Standard Road in Sonora. For residents 60 and up it provides temporary homemaker, chore and personal care services, ranking those 75+, isolated or most in need first, plus caregiver support with respite and HICAP Medicare counseling. (209) 532-6272.
- Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP)A Medi-Cal waiver program run by Area 12 for frail adults 60 and older in Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne who are at high risk of entering a nursing facility. A nurse and a social worker assess the client at home and write an individual plan; they then phone every month and visit every quarter.
- Del Oro Caregiver Resource CenterUnpaid family caregivers living in any of Del Oro's 13 counties, Amador among them, pay nothing for its family consultations, funded respite, support groups, short-term counseling (up to six sessions) or legal and financial consultation. Call the Citrus Heights office on (916) 728-9333.
- Amador County Senior Center meals and ridesThrough Area 12, the center runs congregate lunches in Jackson, Sutter Creek, Ione, Plymouth, Pine Grove and Pioneer, hot home-delivered meals after an in-home assessment, and rides for people 60+ with physical or cognitive limits to medical visits, the pharmacy or dialysis. Call (209) 223-0442.
- Amador Transit Dial-a-Ride and Amador RidesDial-a-Ride is shared, curb-to-curb ADA paratransit in Jackson-Sutter Creek, Pine Grove, Pioneer, Ione and Plymouth; apply on (209) 267-9395. Amador Rides matches residents of any age who have no other way to get to health care with volunteer drivers, (209) 267-8142.
- Care-home ombudsman and free legal adviceFor a parent already living in long-term or residential care, the Catholic Charities ombudsman program advocates on residents' behalf, (209) 588-1597. Amador residents aged 60 or over can get legal help at no charge from Interfaith Legal Services, an Area 12 program, on (209) 694-3481.
Safety
Hiring safely in Amador County
Before day one, the two of you should sign one page setting out the tasks, the weekly schedule, the hourly pay and overtime, any mileage, and the notice each side owes. Review each week's timesheet, put valuables and extra medicines somewhere locked, and turn on your bank's alerts for large withdrawals. Report any worry about mistreatment or financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult to Amador County APS: (209) 223-6550 in office hours, (209) 223-1075 after hours. The statewide APS number is 1-833-401-0832, and 911 is for anyone in immediate danger. For payroll and taxes, read our private caregiver hiring guide; for county steps, read the Amador County IHSS guide.
How it works
How to hire a private caregiver in Amador County (no agency)
CaregiverConnect is a marketplace, not an agency: you hire the caregiver directly, which is why there is no agency mark-up on their hourly rate. That also means screening is your responsibility, and we tell you how.
Describe the care you need
Who, which tasks, which days and time blocks, budget, start date. About ten minutes, free.
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Caregivers in range see it immediately. Edit or close it any time from your dashboard.
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Experience, care types, languages, rates, availability. Applicants appear under your posting.
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Messaging and confirming a hire are part of Family Premium ($24.99/month, cancel anytime). Browsing, posting and applications are free.
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Rate, schedule and payment are between you and the caregiver. No percentage is taken.
Pricing, plainly
What is free and what costs money
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Widen your search
Find caregivers near Amador County
Caregivers set a travel radius, so a caregiver based in a neighbouring town may well cover your home. These pages show who is nearby.
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Guides
Useful reading before you apply
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained
Which rules apply to a caregiver in California depends on who pays them. A plain-language map of the Home Care Aide Registry, IHSS provider enrolment and CNA/HHA certification, with the official sources.
How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026)
Median hourly pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area from the May 2025 BLS survey, county IHSS wages, state minimum wages, and how private rates relate to them.
How to hire a private caregiver: cost, screening, taxes and a written agreement
What a private in-home caregiver costs compared with an agency, how to screen and check references, the household-employer tax and overtime rules in California and Arizona, and what to put in writing.
Imperial County caregiver resources: training, job centres, IHSS, senior services and transport
A verified directory of the agencies and programmes caregivers and families in El Centro, Calexico, Brawley, Imperial, Holtville, Westmorland and Calipatria actually use, with addresses and phone numbers checked on 12 October 2026.
Sources (checked 2026-10-16):
- Amador County, In-Home Supportive Services
- Amador County, Adult Protective Services
- Amador County IHSS Public Authority, Recipient Resources
- Amador County IHSS Public Authority, Provider Enrollment
- Amador County IHSS Public Authority, FAQ
- CDSS, In-Home Supportive Services program page
- California Department of Aging, services in Amador County
- Area 12 Agency on Aging, Amador partner programs
- Area 12 Agency on Aging, In-Home Support and Caregiver Support
- Area 12 Agency on Aging, care management (MSSP)
- Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center, services
- Amador Transit, Dial-a-Ride
- Amador Transit, Amador Rides
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, local minimum wage inventory
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, median cost data tables
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (May 2025)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 DP02, Amador County
Questions
Hiring a caregiver in Amador County: frequently asked questions
How do we apply for IHSS for a parent in Amador County?
Phone (209) 223-6550 and ask for an IHSS social worker, who will check eligibility. CDSS requires a California resident who has a Medi-Cal eligibility determination and lives at home or in a residence picked by the applicant; CDSS does not count hospitals or licensed care facilities as such a residence.
Can a relative be paid as the IHSS provider in Amador County?
Yes. A family member or friend the recipient chooses contacts the Public Authority, (209) 223-6781, completes enrollment and the state orientation, and clears the background check. Authorized hours are then paid at the Amador rate of $19.40.
Will the Public Authority find a caregiver for us?
Only if someone is free. Its FAQ says the registry writes to you when it has a provider to refer and is not obliged to place one, so keep looking through friends, neighbors and local notices in the meantime.
Is there in-home help for seniors who are not on Medi-Cal?
Yes, on a short-term basis. Area 12 provides temporary household, chore and personal care assistance free to residents 60 and older, prioritizing those over 75, living alone or with the greatest need. Ask on (209) 532-6272.
Does CaregiverConnect screen caregivers in Amador County?
No. Each Amador family vets its own applicants; CaregiverConnect performs no screening of any kind. Putting up a request costs nothing, and Family Premium ($24.99 monthly) is what opens messaging and hiring.
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