In-Home Caregivers in Inyo County
Care at home in Inyo County may mean a parent in Bishop or Big Pine, a couple in Lone Pine, or someone living alone out near Tecopa. There is no charge to post; enter the home's ZIP code and the closest caregivers see it before anyone else.
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Inyo County
The first question for an Inyo County family is distance. Of the county's 18,780 residents, 3,852 live inside Bishop, the only incorporated city, and the rest are spread across census-designated places, among them West Bishop, Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, Lone Pine, Big Pine, Independence, Tecopa and Shoshone. The county measures its area at 10,140 square miles. A caregiver who already lives nearby is often worth more than a longer resume, so put the community name in the post along with whether driving is part of the job.
Expect few applicants. ACS 2020–2024 counts 4,675 county residents aged 65 or older, nearly a quarter of the population. After English, Spanish is the language most often spoken at home in the county (15.7% of those five and older), so flag it if Spanish is easier for your parent.
Private in-home caregivers in Inyo 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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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 Bishoppop. 3,852
The communities of Inyo County
How hiring differs from one part of the county to the next.
- BishopMost medical and aging services; see the Bishop page.
- West Bishop and Dixon Lane-Meadow CreekUnincorporated places of more than 2,700 people each in 2020; post the exact ZIP code so nearby caregivers see it.
- Big PineA midday senior lunch four weekdays at 150 Dewey Street.
- IndependenceThe county seat; a small community of 593 people in 2020, so the nearest caregiver may live in another town.
- Lone Pine and the south countySouthern Inyo Hospital has a 33-bed nursing unit, (760) 876-2243; the county office, senior center and Dial-a-Ride ((760) 614-0030) are here too.
- Tecopa and ShoshoneHiring this far from Bishop means a tiny pool; the Tecopa Senior Center is the place to ask about meals and local help.
Types of in-home care families in Inyo 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.
Evaluating caregivers in Inyo County
Anyone working as an Inyo County IHSS provider has passed state enrollment: Justice Department fingerprinting, the Community Service Solutions orientation and the SOC 846 provider agreement. Nursing assistants hold a CDPH certificate, and Cerro Coso's Eastern Sierra College Center offers the course locally. Registry enrollment is for aides on an agency payroll, and since the state shows no licensed agency in the county, expect independent applicants. Call two past employers, introduce your parent to the best two candidates, and pay for one trial shift first. Identity, criminal history and references are not checked by CaregiverConnect; a family that wants a background report orders one itself, with written permission from the applicant.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Where is home for you, and what is your drive time to our street?
- Have you cared for someone home from Northern Inyo Hospital or the Southern Inyo nursing unit, and what did the first weeks involve?
- Are you already an Inyo County IHSS provider, or would you enroll with Community Service Solutions if Dad qualifies?
- Can you take my mother to her Bishop or Lone Pine appointments, and is a passenger covered by your car insurance?
- Can you help her book an ESTA Dial-a-Ride or a county assisted-transportation trip, and ride along?
- Can you speak Spanish with her, and have you done so with a client before?
What in-home care costs in Inyo County: hourly rates and schedules
In Bishop or Lone Pine. Short morning and evening visits for bathing, breakfast, medications and supper suit a caregiver who lives nearby. Outlying homes. Fewer, longer days, perhaps two or three a week, usually work better than a daily short call. After a hospital or nursing-unit stay. Expect extra hours, sometimes nights, in the first weeks, then fewer. Out-of-area appointments. Agree in advance how a full travel day is paid.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode nonmetro area (includes Inyo County) | $16.52 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| IHSS provider wage, Inyo County | $17.65 | 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.
Set the private wage against four local benchmarks. California's floor is $16.90 per hour; UC Berkeley finds no Inyo town with a higher local minimum. The seven-county BLS area that includes Inyo paid home care aides a $16.52 median. Inyo County IHSS providers earn $17.65. Across California, CareScout's 2025 figures show agencies billing a $40 median hour, though Inyo has no licensed agency of its own. When you directly employ a personal attendant, the law requires time-and-a-half for a workday that stretches past nine hours, or a workweek past 45. IHSS requires a Medi-Cal eligibility determination, so a parent on Medi-Cal should call Senior Services/IHSS, (760) 873-6364, before you settle a budget, since authorized county hours can pay for some of the help.
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.
Caregiver resources for families in Inyo County
- Inyo County IHSS (Health and Human Services)The county program pays for help at home for people over 65 or who are blind or disabled, including some children, so they can avoid moving into a care facility. Senior Services/IHSS (760) 873-6364; offices at 1360 N. Main Street, Bishop, and 310 N. Jackson Street, Lone Pine, weekdays 8 to 5, or apply through BenefitsCal.
- Eastern Sierra Area Agency on Aging (ESAAA)Named by the state as Inyo's Area Agency on Aging and run by county HHS for Inyo and Mono: information and referral, telephone reassurance, bus passes and assisted transportation for people 60 and over, by voluntary donation. 1360 North Main Street, Suite 201, Bishop, (760) 873-3305; programs (760) 873-5240.
- ESAAA Family Caregiver Support ProgramOpen to family members who care without pay for a person aged 60 and up, or for a person of any age with an Alzheimer's or related dementia diagnosis. Caregiver assessments, support and counseling, and respite. (760) 873-6364.
- Inland Caregiver Resource CenterThe state Caregiver Resource Center whose contact form lists Inyo among the four counties it serves, with Mono, Riverside and San Bernardino. Family caregiver services and support for seniors living alone. Based in Colton; toll-free (800) 675-6694.
- Senior lunches and home-delivered mealsFree for people 60 and over ($9 for younger guests), served noon to 12:30 at the Bishop, Big Pine, Lone Pine and Tecopa senior centers; homebound seniors can have meals delivered. Lone Pine (760) 876-5518, Tecopa (760) 852-4264, Bishop and Big Pine (760) 873-5240.
- Long-Term Care OmbudsmanSpeaks up for people who live in long-term care facilities and investigates their complaints. 682 Spruce Street, Bishop, (760) 872-4128; the statewide 24-hour crisis line is 1-800-231-4024.
- Toiyabe Elders ProgramToiyabe Indian Health Project's Title VI program for tribal elders 55 and older: meals, transportation, respite, caregiving help, referral and cultural activities.
Hiring safely in Inyo County
Before work starts, sign an agreement that settles duties, hours, wage, overtime, mileage and notice, and look over each week's timesheet together. Valuables and leftover prescriptions belong in a locked drawer. The county abuse line, 866-872-9511, answers 24 hours a day for elder and dependent adult cases; the statewide APS number, 1-833-401-0832, works too. Our private-hire guide covers payroll, taxes and contracts.
How to hire a private caregiver in Inyo County (no agency)
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Find caregivers near Inyo 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.
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.
- Inyo County HHS, Public Assistance and Aging
- Inyo County HHS, Aging Services (ESAAA)
- Inyo County HHS, Social and Placement Services (IHSS)
- Inyo County HHS, Report Child/Elder Abuse
- California Department of Aging, services in Inyo County
- Inland Caregiver Resource Center
- Eastern Sierra IHSS (Community Service Solutions), provider registry
- Toiyabe Indian Health Project, Elders program
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority, Lone Pine Dial-a-Ride
- Southern Inyo Healthcare District, contacts
- CDSS, In-Home Supportive Services program
- 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
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- Inyo County, Demographics and 2020 community populations
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02 and DP05, Inyo County
Hiring a caregiver in Inyo County: frequently asked questions
How do we apply for IHSS in Inyo County?
Call Senior Services/IHSS on (760) 873-6364, visit the Aging and Social Services office in Bishop or Lone Pine, or start through BenefitsCal. CDSS requires a Medi-Cal eligibility determination first; then a county social worker makes a home visit, works out which tasks your parent cannot safely do alone and sets the authorized hours.
May I become my father's paid IHSS caregiver?
It can, once he is approved and names the relative as his provider. Community Service Solutions guides you through the SOC 426, fingerprints, orientation and the SOC 846, which must all be finished inside 90 days. Inyo County pays $17.65 an hour.
Is there assisted living in Inyo County?
None is open. In CDSS's May 25, 2025 file the county's one elderly residential care listing, in Bishop, shows as closed. For 24-hour nursing care, the county has Bishop Care Center and the skilled nursing unit at Southern Inyo Hospital in Lone Pine.
Who helps a family member who is burning out?
ESAAA's Family Caregiver Support Program offers assessments, counseling and respite to unpaid caregivers; call (760) 873-6364. The Inland Caregiver Resource Center, on (800) 675-6694, also takes Inyo County families.
How does my father get to a specialist out of the area?
ESAAA arranges assisted transportation for seniors who need help because of physical or cognitive limits, mostly for out-of-area medical care. The county gives a Bishop-to-Reno trip as an example costing about $387, with a suggested donation of half the cost; call (760) 873-5240.
Are caregivers on CaregiverConnect vetted?
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