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In-Home Caregivers in Covina, CA
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Covina
Covina families have more options than most before they ever hire privately. The CDSS file lists six non-medical home care organizations and six licensed adult day programs in Covina ZIPs, CDPH lists 23 home health agencies and 12 hospices, and the city's Senior & Community Center offers meals, case management and caregiver workshops. A caregiver you hire yourself is usually the person who holds those pieces together: getting a parent ready for a day program, covering the hours a home health visit does not, or staying overnight in the last weeks of hospice care. Your posting works best when it names that role. "Tuesday to Saturday, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., dinner, bath and bedtime, near Citrus and Badillo" tells a caregiver whether the job fits.
Put language near the top of the post. Among Covina residents five and older, 34.5% speak Spanish at home and 10.1% an Asian or Pacific Island language, while 15.0% have limited English, by the 2020–2024 ACS. Profiles are ordered by distance from your Covina ZIP in the list below, which grows as new profiles are finished.
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Private in-home caregivers near Covina, 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 Covina, 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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What you can post
Types of in-home care families in Covina 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 Covina
Covina applicants come from several pipelines, and each leaves a paper trail you can follow. A CNA or certified home health aide can be looked up by name in CDPH records; Mt. San Antonio College and Citrus College both train CNAs. Aides from Home Instead, Right at Home or the other home care organizations have to be on the CDSS aide registry. IHSS providers have been fingerprinted and oriented by DPSS. An uncertified independent may still suit your parent well, so ask each finalist for two references from previous clients, phone them, and watch how the applicant talks to your parent rather than to you. A paid trial shift with a relative present settles most doubts. CaregiverConnect does not screen caregivers; if you want a background report, buy one with the applicant's written permission.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Mom is discharged from Inter-Community on Friday; how would you plan her first days home?
- Could you have Dad dressed and fed before his adult day program pickup?
- Have you worked a shift while a hospice nurse was also visiting?
- Would you go with her to the senior center on Barranca and stay for lunch?
- Which languages besides English are you comfortable caring in?
- Are you willing to register for Covina Dial-A-Ride trips on her behalf?
- How do you keep someone with dementia from leaving the house at night?
Schedules and cost
What in-home care costs in Covina: hourly rates and schedules
After a hospital stay. Two to four weeks of daily help once a parent leaves Inter-Community or a rehab bed, tapering as strength returns. Around adult day care. Early mornings before pickup and late afternoons after drop-off on program days. Evenings and nights. Dinner, bathing and bedtime, or awake overnight supervision for dementia or hospice. Barranca Avenue outings. Taking a parent to the Senior & Community Center for a class and the nutrition program, then home.
| 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.
Covina has no wage ordinance in Berkeley's Labor Center inventory, so a caregiver employed by your household inside the city must earn at least California's $16.90. Some Covina-ZIP homes sit in unincorporated county land, but the county's $18.47 rate attaches to businesses and nonprofits there, which matters mainly if your agency operates in that area. Benchmarks: $16.50, the BLS May 2025 aide median for the two-county metro; $19.64, Los Angeles County's IHSS wage; $40, CareScout's 2025 California agency median. Median household income in Covina is $98,671 (ACS). Keep long Covina shifts in mind when budgeting: a personal attendant on your payroll earns overtime from the tenth hour of a workday and after 45 weekly hours. CDSS ties IHSS to Medi-Cal eligibility, and DPSS answers at (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 Covina
- Covina Senior & Community Center815 N. Barranca Ave., serving adults 55-plus Monday through Friday from 8:30 in the morning; (626) 384-5380. A daily and drive-thru nutrition program, home-delivered meals, case management and social services, a senior fitness center, a free service the city calls Free Legal Assurance, free Mt. SAC classes and Alzheimer's Association workshops for caregivers, including one on managing money.
- Covina Transit Dial-A-RideCurb-to-curb rides for registered residents 60 and older, or younger residents with Access Services. Free to City Hall and the Senior & Community Center, 25 cents within the city and to Eastland Shopping Center, $2.00 to medical appointments up to three miles outside, $4.00 to Kaiser in Baldwin Park/Irwindale or City of Hope. Weekdays 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weekends 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; book on (877) 858-5556.
- Unincorporated Covina: county Dial-A-RideIf your parent lives in the unincorporated county area of Covina rather than the city, the city directs residents to L.A. County Dial-A-Ride on (800) 439-0439.
- Adult day programsCDSS lists six in Covina ZIPs, the largest being Mainstream Centers at 345 E. Rowland St., licensed for 120 adults and last visited by the state in August 2026, (626) 335-8110, and Aim Higher Covina on S. Citrus Avenue, licensed for 80.
- Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalOn W. San Bernardino Road, with general acute, psychiatric and skilled nursing beds on its CDPH license. Ask the discharge planner for written instructions to share with your caregiver.
- East Valley Community Health Center, CovinaA CDPH-licensed primary care clinic at 276 W. College St.; (626) 919-4333.
Safety
Hiring safely in Covina
Before day one, put the duties, schedule, pay, overtime and notice terms on paper and sign it with the caregiver. Initial hours together at the end of each week, keep valuables and opioid prescriptions locked up, and request withdrawal alerts on your parent's account. For an emergency, 911. Concern that a Covina senior is being harmed, neglected or financially exploited should go to 1-833-401-0832; enter 91722, 91723 or 91724 when asked and you reach the county's Adult Protective Services staff, seven days a week, day or night. Household payroll is covered in the guide to hiring privately; the county family page lists Los Angeles County programs.
How it works
How to hire a private caregiver in Covina (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
- Review caregivers and applicants
- Message and hire
- Agree terms and pay directly
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.
Widen your search
Find caregivers near Covina
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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 Covina, Covina Senior & Community Center
- City of Covina, Covina Senior & Community Center (services list)
- City of Covina, Transportation (Dial-A-Ride, county Dial-A-Ride, TAP subsidies)
- 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
- LA County DCBA, minimum wage for unincorporated areas
- 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 (May 25, 2025) and facility detail (October 2026)
- Mt. San Antonio College, Certified Nurse Assistant
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02 and DP03, Covina city
Questions
Hiring a caregiver in Covina: frequently asked questions
What assisted living is there in Covina?
The CDSS file of May 2025 lists 20 licensed elder care homes in Covina ZIPs with room for 454 residents. The largest are Park View Place on Park View Drive (142) and Masonic Homes for Adults on E. Old Badillo Street (112); 16 of the 20 are licensed for six or fewer.
Which home care agencies serve Covina?
Six non-medical home care organizations have Covina ZIPs on the CDSS file, for example Right at Home, Home Instead and Senior Caregiving Options. Compare their rates with hiring privately.
How much does Covina Dial-A-Ride cost?
Trips to City Hall and the Senior & Community Center are free, rides within Covina cost 25 cents, and medical trips up to three miles outside the city are $2.00. Registration at City Hall is free for residents 60 and up.
Does the Covina senior center help family caregivers?
Yes. It hosts Alzheimer's Association workshops such as Effective Communication Strategies and a session on handling a relative's finances, and offers case management. Call (626) 384-5380.
Can IHSS pay for a caregiver in Covina?
For an eligible parent, DPSS approves hours and pays $19.64 an hour to whichever provider your parent chooses; family members can qualify as providers. Start on (888) 944-4477.
Does CaregiverConnect run background checks?
No. Checks of references, licenses and backgrounds are your family's to arrange. Covina families post free of charge and upgrade to Family Premium ($24.99 per month) to message and hire.
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