Clarksburg, West Virginia · Harrison County

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How to find an in-home caregiver in Clarksburg

Clarksburg is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia. The Census Bureau estimates 15,562 residents on July 1, 2025, down from an April 2020 base of 16,321. In the ACS 2020–2024 profile, 2,672 people in the city (17.2%) are 65 or older, and 30.8% of households have a member in that age group. Older women living on their own head 748 households, about one in nine (11.1%), and 35.9% of residents over 65 report a disability.

On CaregiverConnect you write the posting yourself, covering which days and hours, which tasks, any driving, and the rate you can offer. You read the profiles of those who apply, message them and hire the person you choose. The profile cards at the top of this page change as new caregivers sign up and are ordered nearest first, so you can see who lives close to a 26301 address. Transport matters in this city: 15.3% of Clarksburg households have no vehicle (ACS), so say plainly whether the caregiver will need a car for appointments or shopping.

Public help can sit alongside a private hire. If your parent qualifies for West Virginia Medicaid, the Aged and Disabled Waiver can pay for a personal attendant at home, and its Personal Options route lets your parent hire that attendant directly; the program page says only that the person hired cannot be a spouse or legal guardian.

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Private in-home caregivers near Clarksburg, WV

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.

Caregiver in Clarksburg, WV

in town · 10+ yrs experience

HousekeepingErrandsMeal prepPersonal carepart-timeHas vehicle

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1 of 1 available caregiver within 50 miles of Clarksburg, 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 Clarksburg 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 Clarksburg

When you hire directly, the checking is yours to do. Hold the first interview in your parent's living room so your parent can judge too, and have the caregiver describe an ordinary shift with someone whose needs are similar. Phone two families they worked for, and ask those families what they would change. If a caregiver says they are a certified nursing assistant, ask where they trained and worked; nursing assistants in the Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, which includes Harrison County, earn a BLS median of $17.45, so a higher rate for that training is normal. Agree a paid trial week before a longer commitment. If you want criminal records checked, a consumer reporting agency can do it once the caregiver has agreed in writing. CaregiverConnect performs no screening of its own.

Questions families here ask at interview

My mother rides the Harrison County Senior Center van, but its drivers cannot help her to the door. Could you ride along to her doctor or dialysis appointments?
Would you drive her to United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, or to the VA medical center on Medical Center Drive for my father?
Have you worked as a personal attendant under the Aged and Disabled Waiver, and do you know how Personal Options timesheets work?
What dementia care have you done, and what helped when the person grew confused late in the day?
What is your hourly rate for companionship, and what is it when the job includes bathing and toileting?
If you are sick or the roads are bad, who covers the shift, and how much notice will you give?

Schedules and cost

What in-home care costs in Clarksburg: hourly rates and schedules

A posting usually describes one of a few shapes of help: an early call so a parent can wash, dress and take medication before the family leaves for work; a few afternoons a week of companionship, light housekeeping and a trip to the store; rides and company for medical appointments; and longer or overnight shifts when a parent with dementia cannot be left alone. If your parent already has senior center days or FAIR respite hours, post for the evenings and weekends those services leave uncovered.

Reference point	Hourly	Source
Employed aides, Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area (includes Harrison County)	$13.47 median	BLS OEWS, May 2025
West Virginia minimum wage	$8.75	effective January 1, 2016
Agency non-medical caregiver, West Virginia median (CareScout 2025)	$30.00	CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025

Who is the employer. When you hire a caregiver directly, you are the employer. The West Virginia minimum wage is $8.75 an hour (effective January 1, 2016); the federal minimum of $7.25 and federal overtime rules apply to directly employed caregivers unless the work is exempt companionship under the FLSA. Source: US Department of Labor, direct care workers; the state source is listed at the end of this page.

BLS puts employment of home health and personal care aides at 4,870 for the 23-county Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, with a median of $13.47 an hour and a mean of $13.19; the West Virginia median for the same job is also $13.47. CareScout's 2025 survey prices agency non-medical care in West Virginia at $30 an hour, or $5,720 a month at 44 hours a week. A private caregiver usually prices between those two markers. West Virginia's $8.75 minimum applies where an employer has six or more non-exempt employees at one work location, and the state counts a client's residence as the work location; a family with one caregiver usually falls under federal rules instead, which the U.S. Department of Labor says give most direct care workers minimum wage and overtime protection.

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 Clarksburg

Aged and Disabled Waiver (WV Bureau for Medical Services)For adults 18 and over who meet Medicaid waiver financial rules and need a nursing home level of care. Apply with a Medical Necessity Evaluation Request signed by a doctor, physician assistant or nurse; questions to the Bureau of Senior Services, 1-866-767-1575.
West Virginia Aging and Disability Network1-866-981-2372. Help finding long-term care services for people 60 and older, or adults with a physical disability, including the state-funded Lighthouse program and FAIR dementia respite (up to 16 hours a week for family caregivers).
Harrison County DoHS Office153 West Main Street, Suite D, Clarksburg, 304-627-2295. The county office of the West Virginia Department of Human Services, which decides Medicaid waiver financial eligibility.
Harrison County Senior Citizens' Center500 W Main St., Clarksburg, 304-623-6795. Kinley Café lunches Monday to Thursday (call before 9:30 a.m.), activities, and curb-to-curb van rides on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to doctors, dialysis, shopping and the center.
CENTRA (Central West Virginia Transit Authority)208 N. 4th Street, Clarksburg, (304) 623-6002, TDD (304) 623-2950. Buses at $0.50, ADA complementary paratransit for riders who cannot use them, and CENTRA CONNECT shared rides at $3 (weekdays 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
WVU Medicine United Hospital Center327 Medical Park Dr, Bridgeport, 681-342-1000. Open 24 hours, with more than 40 specialties.
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center1 Medical Center Drive, Clarksburg. Part of VA Clarksburg Healthcare System; 7.0% of Clarksburg adults are veterans (ACS).

Safety

Hiring safely in Clarksburg

Before day one, write down the terms: hours, hourly rate, which personal-care tasks are included, how grocery and pharmacy money is handled, and how either side ends the job. Both of you should sign a weekly log of hours; store medication and financial papers somewhere locked, and ask the bank to flag withdrawals on your parent's accounts. When you believe an older person in Clarksburg is being harmed, neglected or financially exploited, tell the West Virginia Department of Human Services through Centralized Intake (1-800-352-6513, or the online form); the state page asks for reports immediately and no later than 48 hours after you suspect a problem, and anyone may report. For pay, taxes and overtime, read the hiring guide; a live-in caregiver falls outside federal overtime rules yet must still receive at least the minimum wage.

A smiling caregiver with her arm around an older woman in a bright room at home. Stock photograph; not a CaregiverConnect user.

How it works

How to hire a private caregiver in Clarksburg (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
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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.

Guides

Useful reading

How to get paid to care for a family member in West Virginia: ADW and Personal Options · How to hire a private caregiver: cost, screening, taxes and a written agreement · Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states

Sources (checked 2026-10-25):

Questions

Hiring a caregiver in Clarksburg: frequently asked questions

Could I earn a wage for looking after Mom in Clarksburg?

Possibly, through the Aged and Disabled Waiver. If your mother is approved and chooses Personal Options, she hires her own attendant, and the program page says only that the person cannot be her spouse or legal guardian. Approval needs Medicaid waiver financial eligibility and a nurse's finding that she needs a nursing home level of care.

Is there a waiting list for the waiver?

There can be. The program reports that the average wait last fiscal year was 44 days. While waiting, someone with West Virginia Medicaid may qualify for the Medicaid Personal Care program, and the waiver page notes that a person can be on both the waiver and State Plan Personal Care.

My father has dementia but is not on Medicaid. Is there any help?

The FAIR program offers in-home respite for people with a written diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, up to 16 hours a week depending on need and staff, priced by income. The Lighthouse program helps people 60 and older whose income or assets are too high for Medicaid. Call 1-866-981-2372 to ask about openings in Harrison County.

What does a private caregiver charge in Clarksburg?

Each caregiver lists an hourly rate. Employed aides in the region earn a $13.47 median, and CareScout puts West Virginia agency care at $30 an hour, so a direct hire usually falls in between, with more for personal care, nights or a nursing assistant certificate.

Dad stopped driving last year. How will he reach his appointments?

The senior center van runs curb to curb on weekdays for older and disabled riders, CENTRA runs buses, paratransit and CENTRA CONNECT shared rides, and people with a West Virginia Medical Card may qualify for non-emergency medical transportation (1-844-549-8353). Many families also ask the caregiver to drive.

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