Humboldt County, California

In-Home Caregivers in Humboldt County

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How to find an in-home caregiver in Humboldt County

Most of the county's care services cluster around Humboldt Bay. Adult day health, Redwood Coast PACE and the Area 1 volunteer drivers all describe roughly the same territory, from Trinidad in the north to Scotia in the south and inland as far as Blue Lake. Caregivers who live in Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville or Fortuna can usually reach homes anywhere in that zone. For a parent in Southern Humboldt, the Hoopa Valley or Willow Creek, write the town in your first line, mention mileage, and consider fewer, longer shifts rather than daily short visits.

Spell out what your relative needs before anyone applies. Of residents 65 and over, 34.7% report a disability in the ACS 2020–2024, and 7,570 households are someone 65 or older living alone. Note whether the home has stairs, whether your parent can be left for an hour, and whether a pet lives there. Spanish is the home language for 6.8% of those aged five or more; if your relative is more at ease in Spanish or another language, put that near the top. Below this text, caregiver profiles are ordered by how close each one lives to the code you type in; new sign-ups are added as they come.

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Private in-home caregivers in Humboldt 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.

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Cities and towns in Humboldt County

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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 Eurekapop. 26,163
Find caregivers in Arcatapop. 19,570

Area by area

The communities of Humboldt County

What families can expect in each part of the county.

EurekaCounty seat of 26,163 people, with St. Joseph Hospital, the senior resource center campus on California Street, the IHSS office and the Area 1 agency.
ArcataA city of 19,570 with Mad River Community Hospital, its own adult day health center and home care service on Janes Road, a PACE center and a Heritage Café on MLK Parkway.
McKinleyville and TrinidadInside the Dial-a-Ride and PACE areas; McKinleyville's county benefits office is at 1615 Heartwood Drive.
Fortuna and the Eel River ValleyRedwood Memorial Hospital, an adult day health center, a PACE center and a Heritage Café at the Gene Lucas Community Center on Newburg Road.
Southern HumboldtGarberville and Redway, with Jerold Phelps Community Hospital and a county office on Cedar Street; plan for caregivers who live locally.
Highway 299: Blue Lake to HoopaBlue Lake falls inside the adult day and volunteer driver areas; Willow Creek and Hoopa are further out, with a county office on Orchard Street in Hoopa.

What you can post

Types of in-home care families in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County

Ask what an applicant can prove. Humboldt County IHSS providers have registered in the state's BOUNDS system, attended an in-person orientation with photo ID and Social Security card, and passed a Live Scan fingerprint check; providers on the Public Authority's Caregiver Registry have been screened by its staff. Home care organizations licensed by CDSS can only send aides who are listed on its Home Care Aide Registry; for self-employed caregivers that listing is a choice. Certified nursing assistants are listed by CDPH; Eureka Adult School trains them locally. Phone a couple of households the applicant has worked for, let your parent meet them, and try one paid shift before committing to a schedule. None of that checking is done by CaregiverConnect; if you want a criminal record report, get the applicant's signed permission and order it yourself.

Questions families here ask at interview

Which town do you live in, and how long is your drive to us on a weekday morning?
Have you cared for anyone discharged from St. Joseph, Mad River or Redwood Memorial?
Are you an enrolled IHSS provider in Humboldt County, or on the Public Authority registry?
Could you drive Mom to adult day in Eureka or Fortuna and collect her afterward?
If Highway 101 is closed by a slide or a storm, what would you do about your shift?
Has a client of yours ever wandered at night, and what did you do about it?
Would you be comfortable with Dad's dog and a wood stove in the house?

Schedules and cost

What in-home care costs in Humboldt County: hourly rates and schedules

Eureka and Arcata. Morning and evening visits around family work hours, and rides to clinics or the Heritage Cafés. McKinleyville and Fortuna. Daytime blocks that pair with adult day or PACE. Southern Humboldt and the 299 corridor. Longer shifts, weekends and occasional overnights, so a caregiver is not making a long drive twice a day.

Reference point	Hourly	Source
Employed aides, North Coast nonmetropolitan area (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino)	$16.74 median	BLS OEWS, May 2025
IHSS provider wage, Humboldt County	$18.40	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.

Four reference points help when you set a private rate: the $16.90 state minimum (no Humboldt city has a higher local floor in UC Berkeley's inventory), the $16.74 May 2025 median for aides across the four-county North Coast area, the $18.40 Humboldt County pays IHSS providers, and CareScout's $40 California median for agency care. Paying at or slightly above the IHSS rate keeps you competitive with county work. California's domestic worker overtime rule adds half again to the hourly rate past nine hours on one day or 45 hours in one week. With Medi-Cal in the picture, phone IHSS (707-476-2100) first: a county worker comes to the house and decides how many hours the program will pay for.

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 Humboldt County

Area 1 Agency on Aging, Information & AssistanceServing Humboldt and Del Norte since 1980 from 333 J Street, Eureka; (707) 442-3763 ext. 301 or toll-free 1-800-408-4636, weekdays 9 to 4. It also runs HICAP Medicare counseling (707-444-3000) and Northcoast Homeshare.
Humboldt County In-Home Supportive ServicesFor Medi-Cal members who are 65 or older, blind or disabled and need help to stay home. After an application, a DHHS worker visits to assess needs. 808 E St., Eureka; 707-476-2100 or 866-527-8614.
Humboldt Senior Resource Center: adult day health and Alzheimer's servicesLicensed adult day health centers in Eureka (1910 California Street) and Fortuna for adults 18 and older, serving Scotia to Trinidad and inland to Blue Lake and Carlotta, plus memory cafés and dementia classes. 707-443-9747.
Redwood Coast PACEA Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly for residents whom the state certifies as needing nursing home care but who can live safely at home with its services. Centers in Arcata, Eureka and Fortuna; 707-443-9747 ext. 4231.
Redwood Caregiver Resource CenterThe family caregiver support program the Area 1 agency refers to, with a satellite office in Eureka; respite help and a free online course for family caregivers. (800) 834-1636.
Rides: HTA Dial-a-Ride and Area 1 volunteer driversADA Dial-a-Ride covers Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville and nearby areas at $3 per zone, capped at $9; apply through HTA, (707) 443-0826. Volunteer drivers take people 50 and older with limited means to medical visits and shopping between Trinidad and Scotia; calls go to (707) 442-3763 ext. 306 at least five business days in advance.
Long-Term Care OmbudsmanFor concerns about a nursing home or assisted living facility in Humboldt or Del Norte: (707) 269-1330, or the after-hours crisis line 1-800-231-4024.

Safety

Hiring safely in Humboldt County

Write down the tasks, hourly rate, overtime, mileage and notice period, and both sign it. Keep a weekly timesheet, lock away valuables and checkbooks, and set up bank alerts for large withdrawals. Humboldt County Adult Protective Services takes reports of abuse or neglect of people 60 and over and dependent adults on 707-476-2100 or 866-527-8614; CDSS also runs a statewide reporting number, 1-833-401-0832. For payroll, withholding and the rest of the employer side, read how to hire a private caregiver.

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How it works

How to hire a private caregiver in Humboldt 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.

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Find caregivers near Humboldt 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.

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 2026-10-15):

Questions

Hiring a caregiver in Humboldt County: frequently asked questions

How do we apply for IHSS in Humboldt County?

Call 707-476-2100 or 866-527-8614. Eligibility rests on Medi-Cal, on being aged 65-plus, blind or disabled, and on living in one's own home; a DHHS employee then visits to assess what help is needed. A family member can be the paid provider.

Is there adult day care for someone with dementia?

Two senior resource center sites, one in Eureka and one in Fortuna, offer adult day health and Alzheimer's services to adults 18 and over between Scotia and Trinidad and inland to Blue Lake and Carlotta. Referrals: 707-443-9747.

What is Redwood Coast PACE?

PACE bundles doctors, therapy, meals and day center time into one plan for people at nursing home level of need who remain at home. It serves the bay area towns from Trinidad to Scotia, with centers in Arcata, Eureka and Fortuna.

Who helps family caregivers here?

Redwood Caregiver Resource Center, which has a Eureka satellite office, offers respite help and a free online course; call (800) 834-1636. Area 1 Agency on Aging answers general questions on (707) 442-3763.

My father lives near Garberville. Can I find help there?

Post with his ZIP code and say what transport and parking the caregiver can expect. Southern Humboldt sits outside the day programs' service areas, so steady in-home help matters more there.

Does CaregiverConnect check caregivers?

No background, license or reference checks are done on the platform. There is no charge to post. Family Premium, $24.99 monthly, unlocks messages and hire confirmation.

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