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La Mirada, California · Los Angeles County
In-Home Caregivers in La Mirada, CA
Arranging home care for a parent in La Mirada? Post the schedule, the tasks and any language needs under ZIP 90638 for free, then compare the caregivers whose profiles show they live closest.
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How to find an in-home caregiver in La Mirada
Home care in La Mirada often starts with a parent living alone. ACS 2020–2024 counts 1,685 residents aged 65 or older in one-person households, 1,319 of them women, and 27.4% of older residents outside institutions report a disability. A common pattern is a few hours each weekday for meals, bathing and reminders, with a family member covering evenings. Another is the weeks after discharge from a hospital or a skilled nursing stay; the city has two nursing facilities and a specialty hospital of its own. When you post, say whether your parent has just come home from one of them and what the discharge team asked you to watch for.
Think about language as well. Among residents aged five or more, 43.9% use a language besides English at home and 25.8% use Spanish, while 10.7% of the city's population is of Korean descent; the city's own bus route maps come in English, Spanish and Korean. If your father would rather talk in Korean or Spanish, put that near the top of the post. Profiles are listed by distance from 90638, and the caregivers shown here update as people join.
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Private in-home caregivers near La Mirada, 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 La Mirada, 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 La Mirada 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 La Mirada
No one on CaregiverConnect has been checked by us: the site runs no background, license or reference checks, so plan to do your own. For someone who says they are a certified nursing assistant, check the certificate with CDPH. An aide supplied by a licensed home care organization has to be registered with CDSS as a home care aide, with fingerprints taken by Live Scan; six such organizations had La Mirada addresses in the CDSS file dated May 2025. A caregiver who works for families directly needs no state credential, so the most useful checks are a phone call to two past clients and an interview at home with your parent present. Pay for a trial visit before setting a regular schedule, and if you want a criminal background check, get the applicant's written consent first.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Have you cared for a client in the weeks after leaving Sunny Hills Post Acute, Imperial Healthcare Center or Vista Specialty Hospital?
- Can you speak Korean or Spanish with my mother, and how comfortable are you reading a discharge sheet in English?
- Would you go with my father to lunch at Café on the Green in the Activity Center?
- Are you willing to book La Mirada Transit rides for him and ride along to appointments?
- How would you handle a fall when nobody else is home?
- If he qualifies for IHSS, would you sign up with DPSS to be paid as his provider?
- What hours could you keep each week, and who covers for you when you are sick?
Schedules and cost
What in-home care costs in La Mirada: hourly rates and schedules
Weekday mornings to mid-afternoon. Help getting up, a shower, breakfast and lunch, sometimes ending with a ride to the 11:30 a.m. lunch at the Activity Center. Short-term after discharge. Several hours a day for the first weeks after a hospital or rehab stay, tapering as your parent recovers. Evening check-ins. Dinner, medicines and getting ready for bed for a parent living alone. Weekend cover. Saturday or Sunday shifts so the working family members get a break.
| 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.
La Mirada has its own city government and no local minimum wage in the Labor Center's inventory, so the hourly floor for a caregiver you employ is California's $16.90. The $18.47 rate you may read about elsewhere is for unincorporated county land only. Typical reference points: aides across Los Angeles and Orange counties had a $16.50 median in May 2025; IHSS pays providers $19.64 an hour in this county; and CareScout's 2025 data show California medians of $40 hourly for agency homemaker services and $94 daily for adult day health care. Time beyond nine hours in any day, or 45 across a week, is overtime for a personal attendant (DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights). La Mirada's ACS median household income is $109,288, and you can pair a few paid private hours with Meals on Wheels or SASSFA services.
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 La Mirada
- La Mirada Activity CenterThe city's center for older adults at 13810 La Mirada Blvd., (562) 902-3160, with doors open from 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, closing at 5:30 p.m. except on Fridays (4:30 p.m.). Weekly programs include mahjong, Baduk (Go), Longevity Stick exercise, the La Mirada Quilters and an open SeniorTech computer lab; registration is required. Free one-on-one phone and tablet coaching from Independence at Home is offered on the second Tuesday of each month by appointment.
- Café on the Green and La Mirada Meals on WheelsSASSFA serves a congregate lunch for people 60 and older at the Activity Center weekdays at 11:30 a.m., suggested donation $2.75. Meals on Wheels La Mirada uses volunteer drivers who also check on clients; meals cost $7 cold or $8 hot. Meals on Wheels office: (562) 943-0037, weekdays 8 a.m. to noon.
- SASSFA Senior ServicesA public agency serving La Mirada residents at no cost: in-home assessments, care plans, coordination and follow-up, plus light housekeeping, personal care and home-delivered meals for those who qualify. 10400 Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs; (562) 699-3231.
- La Mirada TransitCurb-to-curb shared rides for any trip that starts in the city, including medical visits. 50 cents for riders 62 and older, people with disabilities and Medicare cardholders, or $5 for a 10-ride discount pass sold at the Activity Center. Same-day, next-day or standing subscription bookings on (562) 943-6776.
- Hospital and nursing facilities in La MiradaThe CDPH listing includes Vista Specialty Hospital of La Mirada (14900 Imperial Hwy.) and two skilled nursing facilities on La Mirada Blvd.: Sunny Hills Post Acute (142 beds) and Imperial Healthcare Center (99 beds). Ask the discharge planner for a written care plan before your parent comes home.
- IHSS through Los Angeles County DPSSApply by phone at (888) 944-4477 or fax the form to (562) 684-4264. Eligibility under CDSS rules needs a Medi-Cal determination, a home of the applicant's own and a completed Health Care Certification.
Safety
Hiring safely in La Mirada
Write down what you agreed: duties, days, hourly pay, overtime, and how much notice either of you must give, and both sign it. Use a timesheet you each initial, keep valuables and spare keys out of reach, and watch bank statements if the caregiver shops for your parent. If you believe an older or dependent adult in La Mirada is being abused, neglected or scammed, the statewide APS number, 1-833-401-0832, connects you to Los Angeles County once you enter the ZIP code, around the clock. Call 911 in an emergency. The how-to-hire guide walks through household payroll; county programs for family caregivers are collected on the Los Angeles County page.
How it works
How to hire a private caregiver in La Mirada (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.
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Find caregivers near La Mirada
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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 La Mirada, Activity Center
- City of La Mirada, Activity Center weekly activities
- City of La Mirada, Activity Center computer classes
- City of La Mirada, Nutrition/Lunch Program
- City of La Mirada, La Mirada Transit
- SASSFA Senior Services
- SASSFA, Meals & Nutrition sites
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, Home Care Organization file (May 25, 2025)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, current facility layer (October 2026)
- LA County DPSS, In-Home Supportive Services
- CDSS, In-Home Supportive Services (eligibility)
- CDSS, Adult Protective Services
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- CDSS, Home Care Aide application process
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of city and county minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, median cost data tables
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, La Mirada city
Questions
Hiring a caregiver in La Mirada: frequently asked questions
Is there an adult day health center in La Mirada?
CDPH's October 2026 list shows none with a La Mirada address. For daytime company and a meal, the Activity Center on La Mirada Boulevard runs weekday programs and a SASSFA lunch for people 60 and up.
What do small elder care homes in La Mirada look like?
CDSS licenses nine elderly care homes in 90638, according to its current layer, and each holds six residents at most. If a parent needs round-the-clock help but you want to avoid a large facility, these homes are the local option; visit and ask for the license number.
Do I have to pay the county's $18.47 rate?
Not for work in La Mirada. That rate covers unincorporated Los Angeles County, and La Mirada is an incorporated city without its own wage ordinance, so $16.90 is the floor.
Can SASSFA help before I hire anyone?
Yes. SASSFA Senior Services offers La Mirada residents free in-home assessments and a care plan, and some qualify for its light housekeeping, personal care or delivered meals. Call (562) 699-3231.
My mother no longer drives. How does she reach her doctor?
La Mirada Transit takes her curb to curb for 50 cents if she is 62 or older; you can book the same day, a day ahead, or a standing weekly ride. A caregiver can ride along.
Can IHSS pay a caregiver we found here?
IHSS pays the provider the recipient chooses, at $19.64 an hour in Los Angeles County, once DPSS approves the case. The applicant needs a Medi-Cal eligibility determination. Call (888) 944-4477 to start.
Is CaregiverConnect free for La Mirada families?
Posting is free. Family Premium is $24.99 a month for messaging and hiring tools, and caregivers keep everything you pay them. We do not vet caregivers, so the checks are yours.
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