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Cerritos, California · Los Angeles County
In-Home Caregivers in Cerritos, CA
Arranging care for a mother or father in Cerritos? Post the schedule, the tasks and the languages spoken at home at no cost, and caregivers closest to ZIP 90703 appear at the top of your results.
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Cerritos
Half of all Cerritos households include someone 65 or older (50.4% in ACS 2020–2024), so you are far from the only family here working this out. The city has built a good deal of support around older residents: a senior center at Pat Nixon Park with daily lunch, a care management program and Medicare counseling; a Dial-A-Ride for residents 55 and up; and an affordable assisted-living community, Ivy Park at Cerritos. A private caregiver usually covers what those services do not: mornings and evenings at home, bathing, medication reminders, and company on the days a parent does not go out. Write your post around those gaps, with exact hours and the cross streets nearest your home.
Say which language your parent is most comfortable in. Among residents five and older, 39.4% speak an Asian or Pacific Islander language at home and 17.4% speak one while rating their English below "very well"; 10.3% speak Spanish. Listing the language in the first line of your post helps the right applicants answer. Profiles below are ordered by how close each caregiver lives to 90703, and the list grows as caregivers complete their profiles.
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Private in-home caregivers near Cerritos, CA
Independent caregivers with profiles on CaregiverConnect whose home base is within 50 miles. You agree on duties, schedule and pay directly with the person you hire.
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5 of 5 available caregivers within 50 miles of Cerritos, 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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Types of in-home care families in Cerritos 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 · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Overnight and live-in · Post-surgery recovery · Part-time and flexible
Choosing well
Evaluating caregivers in Cerritos
Cerritos applicants often come from the healthcare side: the city has 16 home health agencies and 13 hospices on CDPH's October 2026 file, so some applicants will have agency or hospice experience. If someone says they are a certified nursing assistant or home health aide, get the certificate number and confirm it in CDPH's online lookup. If they come through one of the 15 home care organizations based in Cerritos, ask the office for proof that the aide is on the CDSS Home Care Aide Registry. IHSS providers will have passed the county's fingerprint check and orientation. For anyone, call two past employers, ask what the hardest day was like, and pay for a trial shift with a family member present. CaregiverConnect does not screen caregivers or verify credentials; any background check is yours to order, with the caregiver's written permission.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Can you speak with my father in his own language, and give me a short note in English at the end of each day?
- Would you go with Mom on Dial-A-Ride to her doctor and help her in and out of the van?
- Have you worked alongside a hospice team, and how did you share what you saw with the nurse?
- Could you take Dad to lunch at the senior center on South Street and pick him up afterward?
- How do you keep someone with memory loss calm in the late afternoon?
- Are you on the Home Care Aide Registry, or would you be willing to register?
- If my mother is approved for IHSS, will you become her provider?
Schedules and cost
What in-home care costs in Cerritos: hourly rates and schedules
Weekday companion hours. Late morning to mid-afternoon, built around the senior center lunch served from noon to 1 p.m. Hospice support. Evening, overnight or weekend shifts between a hospice team's scheduled visits. Appointment days. Escort shifts using Dial-A-Ride, which takes bookings up to two days ahead and runs until 8 p.m. on weekdays and 5 p.m. on weekends.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange counties) | $16.50 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| IHSS provider wage, Los Angeles County | $19.64 | CDSS; effective January 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.
Cerritos has no local minimum wage in the UC Berkeley Labor Center inventory, so if you hire a caregiver yourself the legal floor is the state rate of $16.90; the county's $18.47 rate applies to unincorporated communities, not to Cerritos. Useful markers: the $16.50 regional median for home health and personal care aides (BLS, May 2025), the $19.64 that Los Angeles County IHSS pays providers, and CareScout's $40 statewide median for an hour of agency homemaker care. Hiring a personal attendant directly also means overtime after nine hours a day or 45 a week. The city's median household income in ACS 2020–2024 is $135,439, but IHSS can still help: CDSS requires a Medi-Cal eligibility determination, and DPSS takes applications on (888) 944-4477.
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 Cerritos
- Cerritos Senior Center at Pat Nixon ParkFor residents 50 and older at 12340 South Street, open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and until 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Staff give referrals for in-home care, adult day care, senior housing and support groups; call or drop in. (562) 916-8550.
- HSA lunch and Meals on Wheels at the senior centerHot lunch on weekdays from noon to 1 p.m., a suggested $3 for people 60 and older and a $7 fee for ages 50 to 59; ask the lunch program manager for an intake form, (562) 916-8555. The center also enrolls homebound seniors in Human Services Association home-delivered meals.
- Care management, HICAP and notary at the centerThe HSA Supportive Services Program helps older residents arrange services to stay at home, with sessions on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free Medicare counseling (HICAP) runs on the first and fourth Wednesday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., by appointment for Los Angeles County residents, and a free notary comes on the second Thursday.
- Cerritos Dial-A-RideShared curb-to-curb rides for residents 55 and older or with disabilities, after registering with the Department of Community Development, (562) 916-1202. $1 within the core service area, $5 to medical sites within three miles of it, $7 to four approved hospitals and clinics including the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center. A personal care attendant or caregiver may ride along. Bookings: (562) 402-7433, the web portal or the app.
- Ivy Park at Cerritos (affordable assisted living)A rental assisted-living community at New Falcon Way and Studebaker Road with 147 units, meals, weekly housekeeping and 24-hour staff, restricted to very low- to moderate-income seniors. The city says applications are being accepted, with income checks and interviews; tours on (562) 512-6588.
- Easter Seals adult day program, CerritosCDSS licenses an Easter Seals Southern California adult day program at 11110 Artesia Blvd., Suite C, for 35 participants; (562) 860-7270. Call to ask about eligibility and transport.
Safety
Hiring safely in Cerritos
Agree on the job in writing before it starts: tasks, days and hours, hourly pay, the overtime rule and notice to end the arrangement, signed by both of you. Keep a timesheet you both initial each week, store cash, jewelry and prescriptions out of sight, and add account alerts on your parent's cards. For an emergency, dial 911. If you think an older Cerritos resident is being neglected, abused or financially exploited, call 1-833-401-0832; CDSS routes the call to the county's Adult Protective Services every day of the week, at any hour. The private hiring guide walks through household payroll, and county-wide programs for family caregivers are on the Los Angeles County page.
How it works
How to hire a private caregiver in Cerritos (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
- Your posting goes live
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Pricing, plainly
What is free and what costs money
Browsing, posting and receiving applications are free. Messaging and confirming a hire are part of Family Premium ($24.99/month, cancel any time). No commission on what you pay the caregiver; see the pricing page.
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Find caregivers near Cerritos
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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) · How to hire a private caregiver: cost, screening, taxes and a written agreement · Imperial County caregiver resources: training, job centres, IHSS, senior services and transport
Sources (checked 2026-10-20):
- City of Cerritos, Senior Services
- City of Cerritos, Cerritos Senior Center at Pat Nixon Park
- City of Cerritos, Social Services referral list
- City of Cerritos, Dial-A-Ride
- City of Cerritos, Dial-A-Ride brochure
- City of Cerritos, Affordable Senior Housing
- City of Cerritos, Fitness Center and Wellness Classes
- LA County DPSS, In-Home Supportive Services
- CDSS, In-Home Supportive Services (eligibility)
- CDSS, Adult Protective Services
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA
- 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 (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02 and DP03, Cerritos city
Questions
Hiring a caregiver in Cerritos: frequently asked questions
How many assisted living homes are in Cerritos?
CDSS's May 2025 file shows 23 residential care facilities for the elderly with Cerritos addresses (two of them still pending). All but Ivy Park at Cerritos are small homes licensed for five or six residents.
Can my mother's caregiver ride Dial-A-Ride with her?
Yes. The city's brochure allows a personal care attendant or caregiver to travel with a passenger who needs help getting in and out. When you book, say that a caregiver is coming, as the brochure asks.
Where can we get free help with Medicare choices?
HICAP counselors see Los Angeles County residents at the Cerritos Senior Center on the first and fourth Wednesday of each month, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., free of charge. Book through the center on (562) 916-8550.
Is there a gym my father can use safely?
The 5,000-square-foot fitness center inside the senior center is open to Cerritos residents 50 and older for $50 a year, waived for those who show financial need. Classes include chair exercise, yoga and Pilates.
Will IHSS cover care if my parent lives in Cerritos?
Only after a Medi-Cal eligibility determination and a county social worker's home assessment. If approved, the provider your parent hires is paid $19.64 an hour by Los Angeles County. Apply through DPSS on (888) 944-4477.
Does CaregiverConnect vet the caregivers who apply?
No. Families check references, certificates and backgrounds themselves. Posting a Cerritos job costs nothing; to message caregivers and hire, you need Family Premium, $24.99 a month.
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