In-Home Caregivers in Jamestown, CA
Jamestown has two Mathiesen clinics and a dialysis center, but no licensed home care agency or open elderly care home. Post your request free; caregivers based nearest 95327 appear first.
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Jamestown
Jamestown is an unincorporated census-designated place, so the services a family uses come from several sources. IHSS and Adult Protective Services are county programs based on Cedar Road North in Sonora. Primary care is close: Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic on Seco Street is taking new patients, and its walk-in clinic on Main Street sees same-day patients for illnesses and minor injuries. A parent who needs dialysis can be treated at Satellite Healthcare Jamestown on State Highway 108. What the town does not have is a home care agency: both licensed home care organizations in the county are in Sonora (CDSS, May 2025). Most families here hire a caregiver directly or use IHSS hours.
Write the post around your parent's week. About a quarter of Jamestown households (25.2% in ACS 2020–2024) consist of one resident aged 65-plus who lives alone, so many requests are for someone who checks in daily, cooks and keeps the house running. List fixed appointments such as dialysis days, since a caregiver must plan around them. If your parent prefers Spanish, say so; 7.3% of residents use it at home. The profiles above refresh as caregivers sign up.
Private in-home caregivers near Jamestown, 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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Types of in-home care families in Jamestown 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
Evaluating caregivers in Jamestown
Ask for proof that fits the job. An IHSS provider has enrolled through Tuolumne County Social Services and attended the county orientation. Nurse assistants carry a CDPH certificate; check its number with CDPH. Agency staff are registered home care aides; independent workers may or may not be. Call two of their previous employers, meet in the home where care will happen, and have a relative present for the first paid visit. We at CaregiverConnect confirm no one's identity, training or record. A background report, if you want it, needs the applicant's signed approval and is ordered by you.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Are you based in Jamestown, Sonora or farther out, and how many minutes away is that?
- Could you drive my father to dialysis on Highway 108 on his treatment days and wait or come back for him?
- Have you taken a client to Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic or the walk-in clinic on Main Street?
- If my mother is approved for IHSS, are you enrolled with the county or ready to enroll?
- My mother lives alone. How would you handle it if she did not answer the door?
- Would you take her to the senior lunch at the Community Hall?
What in-home care costs in Jamestown: hourly rates and schedules
Typical Jamestown requests are an early visit every day to help with washing, clothes and breakfast; a shift built around dialysis days that covers the drive there and back; a midday visit for lunch and company for someone who lives alone; and longer days while a parent recovers from a stay at Adventist Health Sonora.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode nonmetro area (includes Tuolumne County) | $16.52 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| IHSS provider wage, Tuolumne County | $17.90 | 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.
You agree the hourly rate with the caregiver. With no local wage law in unincorporated Jamestown, the state's $16.90 is the minimum. For comparison, the county pays IHSS providers $17.90, BLS found a $16.52 regional aide median (May 2025), and CareScout reported $40 an hour as the 2025 agency median statewide. Directly hired personal attendants qualify for overtime when one shift lasts more than nine hours, or when weekly hours exceed 45. If your parent may qualify for Medi-Cal, call 209-533-5711 about IHSS before you commit to private pay.
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 Jamestown
- Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic18144 Seco Street, 209-984-4820, welcoming new patients and offering telehealth and phone visits. The walk-in clinic, Mathiesen on Main, is at 18268 Main Street, 209-630-2772, with weekday hours from 7:30 to 4:30 and a lunch closure from noon to 12:30.
- Satellite Healthcare JamestownA dialysis clinic with 13 stations at 18330 State Highway 108, licensed and certified in the CDPH facility listing.
- Senior lunch at Jamestown Community HallSierra Senior Providers serves congregate meals for people 60 and over at 18250 Main Street. Reserve no later than Tuesday on 209-533-2622. Homebound seniors can ask the same number about Meals on Wheels.
- Route 3 and Dial-A-RideRoute 3 buses run between Jamestown and Sonora, and riders can flag the bus at the Jamestown Post Office heading to Sonora. Dial-A-Ride, booked a day ahead on 532-0404, serves riders 60 and over and those with ADA certification.
- ATCAA Food Bank10059 Victoria Way, 209-984-3960. Food is distributed at the warehouse on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, 10 a.m. to noon.
- Jamestown Family Resource CenterRun by the Jamestown School District, it offers referrals, emergency food and clothing, and health and life-skills classes for community members, 209-984-4704.
- County-wide helpIHSS (209-533-5711), Area 12 Agency on Aging (209-532-6272) and Valley Caregiver Resource Center also serve Jamestown; see the county page for what each provides.
Hiring safely in Jamestown
Put the job in writing before it starts: tasks, hours, rate, overtime, mileage and notice. Check timesheets every week, lock up cash, cards and spare prescriptions, and turn on bank alerts. Suspect mistreatment, neglect or money being taken? Call Tuolumne County APS on 209-533-5717 on weekdays from 8 to 5, or 209-533-4357 in the evening, at weekends and on holidays; dial 911 when someone is at risk right now. California also runs an APS line, 1-833-401-0832. Agreements and taxes are explained in our hiring guide, the Tuolumne County IHSS guide explains the county process, and the Tuolumne County page lists services across the county.
How to hire a private caregiver in Jamestown (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
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.
Find caregivers near Jamestown
Caregivers set a travel radius, so a caregiver based in a neighbouring town may well cover your home. These pages show who is nearby.
Jamestown is part of Tuolumne County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Jamestown CDP
- Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic, home and walk-in clinic
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (RCFE and home care organization files, May 2025)
- Sierra Senior Providers, Senior Lunch Program
- Tuolumne County Transit, Route 3 Sonora - Jamestown
- Tuolumne County Transit, Dial-A-Ride and other providers
- ATCAA, Food Bank
- Jamestown School District, Jamestown Family Resource Center
- Tuolumne County DSS, In-Home Supportive Services (Wayback capture, October 30, 2025)
- Tuolumne County DSS, Report Neglect or Abuse (Wayback capture, July 22, 2025)
- Area 12 Agency on Aging, Caregiver Support Program
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, median cost data tables
Hiring a caregiver in Jamestown: frequently asked questions
Is there a home care agency in Jamestown?
No licensed home care organization lists a Jamestown address in the May 2025 CDSS file; the two in the county are in Sonora. Most Jamestown families employ a caregiver themselves or use IHSS.
Is there an assisted living or care home in Jamestown?
Not an open one. The two Jamestown elderly care home records in the May 2025 CDSS file are both marked closed. The county's licensed homes are in Sonora.
Who runs services in Jamestown if there is no city?
Jamestown is unincorporated, so county departments handle IHSS and APS from Sonora. Local health care comes from Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic, which the Chicken Ranch Rancheria Me-Wuk Indians opened in 2008, and its walk-in clinic, and family support from the school district's resource center.
Can a caregiver take my father to dialysis?
Yes, if you agree it in advance. Satellite Healthcare Jamestown is on State Highway 108. Confirm the caregiver's insurance covers driving a client, and write the dialysis schedule into your agreement.
How much does CaregiverConnect cost a Jamestown family?
You can post and read applications free. Messaging and hiring are part of Family Premium at $24.99 per month. We take nothing from caregiver pay, and since we screen nobody, references are yours to check.
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