In-Home Caregivers in Kings County
Home care in Kings County mostly means a private caregiver or an IHSS provider, because the county has few care homes and a single hospital. Posting costs nothing. Give the ZIP code where your relative lives; the request goes first to caregivers based nearest that address.
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Kings County
Geography comes first. Hanford and Lemoore hold most of the county's people and most of its caregivers' homes, so a request from either city tends to draw nearby applicants. A request from Corcoran, Avenal, Kettleman City or Stratford asks someone to drive farther, and it helps to offer mileage, slightly longer shifts or a schedule that bundles errands into one trip. In-home care carries more weight here than in many counties: only six licensed elderly care homes were operating anywhere in Kings County in the state's May 2025 data, five in Hanford and one six-bed home in Lemoore.
Language is the other thing to settle early. In ACS 2020–2024 data, Spanish is the home language for 37.7% of county residents aged five and up, and 19.2% of residents were born abroad. Put your father's preferred language in the opening line of the post. Profiles lower on this page appear nearest-first from your ZIP code; new caregivers keep joining, so a short list today may be longer next week.
Private in-home caregivers in Kings 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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Counts come from live caregiver profiles on CaregiverConnect. Sample and test profiles are never shown here.
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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 Hanfordpop. 60,837
- Find caregivers in Lemoorepop. 27,216
The communities of Kings County
How care differs across Kings County.
- HanfordThe county seat (60,837) has the hospital, three skilled nursing facilities, five of the six licensed elderly care homes and the county IHSS office, so the most caregivers are close by.
- LemooreA city of 27,216 with a younger, partly military population; a Lemoore bus comes by every half hour except Sundays, and nursing home care means a trip to Hanford.
- Armona and GrangevilleUnincorporated places in KART's service area; Armona is in the same $1.25 local fare zone as Hanford and Lemoore.
- Corcoran21,504 residents, with community health centers in town and an out-of-town KART route to Hanford for appointments.
- Avenal, Kettleman City and StratfordAvenal (13,142) and the two smaller towns have Aria Community Health Center sites; caregivers who live locally are the easiest to keep.
Types of in-home care families in Kings 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 Kings County
Ask what each applicant can prove. A Kings County IHSS provider has gone through state enrollment, which includes a Live Scan fingerprint check, an orientation video and a signed provider agreement (SOC 846). California requires every aide placed by a licensed home care organization to appear on its Home Care Aide Registry; for independents it is optional, so ask for the registry number and look it up. Nursing assistants are certified by CDPH, and Lemoore College trains new ones locally. Then do the checks yourself: call two past employers, include your relative in the interview, and try a paid shift before anything is settled. CaregiverConnect performs no screening of any kind; order a background report yourself, with the applicant's signed consent, if you want one.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Which town are you coming from, and what time would you need to leave home to reach us by 8?
- Tell me about a client you helped after a stay at Adventist Health Hanford, Brighton, Hanford Post Acute or Kings Healthcare.
- If Mom qualifies for IHSS, would you enroll with the Public Authority in Hanford?
- By evening Dad mostly speaks Spanish. How would that work for you?
- Would you drive her to appointments in Visalia or Fresno, and what would you charge for mileage?
- How would you keep her cool and hydrated on a July afternoon if the air conditioning fails?
- What experience do you have with veterans or Navy families?
What in-home care costs in Kings County: hourly rates and schedules
Hanford and Lemoore. Morning help with bathing and breakfast, a second visit at dinnertime, and short blocks around a family member's work hours. Corcoran, Avenal and the smaller towns. Fewer, longer shifts so the caregiver drives once a day, often combined with shopping and a medical appointment. After a hospital stay. Daily or overnight cover for the first weeks, tapering as the person recovers.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Hanford–Corcoran metro (Kings County) | $16.50 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| IHSS provider wage, Kings County | $17.50 | 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 figures frame a private hire here. California's $16.90 is the legal floor, because no city in Kings County has adopted its own rate according to the UC Berkeley Labor Center. BLS data for the Hanford–Corcoran metro show a $16.50 median for aides in May 2025, a figure from before the 2026 minimum took effect. Kings County IHSS pays its providers $17.50, while agency home care across California runs a $40 median in CareScout's survey, overhead included. California's Domestic Worker Bill of Rights gives the attendant you employ time and a half for hours past nine on any day or past 45 in a week. Where Medi-Cal is involved, ring the IHSS line first; the county may pay for part of the hours.
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 Kings County
- Kings County In-Home Supportive ServicesTo apply, call (559) 852-4467 or mail the county application to IHSS, 1400 W. Lacey Blvd., Bldg. #8, Hanford, CA 93230 (fax 559-582-7399). Eligibility, per the county: age 65 or over, blindness or disability, residence in one's own home in Kings County, and SSI/SSP eligibility (income aside).
- Kings County Adult Protective ServicesA 24-hour hotline staffed by social workers, 559-852-4000, for reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation or self-neglect of an older or disabled adult. Reports can be confidential or anonymous.
- Kings/Tulare Area Agency on AgingThe aging agency for both counties since 1965. Its services list covers the long-term care ombudsman, the Multipurpose Senior Services Program, legal services, senior meals, information and referral, and family caregiver assistance; 1-800-321-2462.
- KART ParatransitKART's ADA service carries riders unable to use fixed-route buses, provided both ends of the trip lie within 3/4 mile of a KART stop. Book on 559-584-0101, weekdays 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday 9 to noon. A ride is $2.50 and a personal care assistant rides free.
- Medicare counseling (HICAP) and Medi-CalFree Medicare counseling on 1-800-434-0222. Questions about Medi-Cal, which IHSS requires, go to the Kings County benefits call center, 1-877-410-8813.
- Adventist Health Home Care ServicesThe county's state-licensed home health agency and hospice both list 440 Greenfield Avenue in Hanford; ask the discharge planner about them when skilled nursing is needed at home alongside a private caregiver.
Hiring safely in Kings County
Write down tasks, hourly pay, overtime, mileage and notice in a short agreement that you and the caregiver both sign. Log hours every week, keep cash, jewelry and checkbooks locked away, and set up bank alerts on your relative's accounts. Kings County APS takes reports day and night on 559-852-4000, while complaints about a nursing or care home go to the ombudsman program run by K/T AAA. Payroll and tax duties are explained in our private hiring guide.
How to hire a private caregiver in Kings 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 Kings 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.
- Kings County Human Services Agency (contacts, HICAP, benefits call center)
- Kings County IHSS, eligibility and how to apply
- Kings County Adult Protective Services
- Kings County IHSS Public Authority, provider enrollment and orientation
- Kings/Tulare Area Agency on Aging, contact and services (archived August 22, 2025)
- KART, paratransit
- KART, fares
- KART, Route 20 Lemoore
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data, elderly care homes (May 25, 2025)
- Lemoore College, Nurse Assistant Training Program
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Hanford–Corcoran, CA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, local minimum wage inventory
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, median cost data tables
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Kings County (via MCDC)
Hiring a caregiver in Kings County: frequently asked questions
What is the first step to get IHSS for my mother?
Call (559) 852-4467, or print the county application and mail it to the IHSS office on West Lacey Blvd in Hanford. The program covers people 65 and older or who are blind or disabled, living in their own Kings County home, who meet SSI/SSP rules (income can be an exception).
Can a relative be paid as her IHSS caregiver?
Yes, if she is approved for IHSS and chooses that person. She calls the IHSS Public Authority on 559-852-4615 to report the hire, and the relative is sent fingerprinting (Live Scan) paperwork plus an enrollment packet.
What should I budget for a private caregiver in Kings County?
No less than $16.90, the state minimum; a useful comparison is the $17.50 county IHSS rate. Agency care averages $40 an hour statewide according to CareScout. Days longer than nine hours and weeks over 45 hours trigger overtime.
My father cannot ride the bus any more. What are his options?
Apply for KART Paratransit, which picks up within three-quarters of a mile of any KART route for $2.50 a ride; a personal care assistant traveling with him rides free. Reservations are taken on 559-584-0101.
Who helps families caring for an older relative here?
The Kings/Tulare Area Agency on Aging, 1-800-321-2462, lists family caregiver assistance among its services, along with information and referral, senior meals and legal help.
Does CaregiverConnect check caregivers before I hire?
No. The platform carries no background, license or reference checks, so those are yours to do. Requests are free to post. Messaging and hire confirmation sit behind Family Premium, $24.99 for each month.
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