In-Home Caregivers in Lost Hills, CA
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Lost Hills
No city council serves Lost Hills: it is a census-designated place, and Kern County runs local government here. The ACS 2020–2024 estimate gives it 1,926 residents and a median age of just 25.1, with about 105 people aged 65 or older. Those older residents mostly live inside larger family households: 86 of the town's 488 households include someone 65 or over. Inside such a household the hired help tends to cover one clear need: the stretch of the day when everyone else is at work, a bath, or company for a grandparent who cannot safely spend all day alone.
Write the post in Spanish if that is what your relative speaks. ACS finds Spanish spoken at home by 94.9% of residents aged five and up, so asking for a bilingual caregiver is reasonable. Say clearly whether the job includes driving. Public transit is limited to a by-request Kern Transit run to Wasco on Thursdays, so most families look for someone who drives, and a caregiver based in Wasco or Shafter may ask for gas money.
Private in-home caregivers near Lost Hills, 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.
No caregivers within 50 miles of Lost Hills have joined yet
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Types of in-home care families in Lost Hills 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 Lost Hills
Some claims are easy to confirm. CDPH publishes a lookup for nurse assistant certificates, and a listing on the state Home Care Aide Registry shows a completed background clearance. An enrolled Kern County IHSS provider has passed Live Scan fingerprinting and attended the county's in-person orientation. Phone two earlier employers yourself. Next, book a paid trial visit on a day a family member can stay, and notice how patiently the caregiver speaks to your parent. CaregiverConnect does not look into anyone's identity, history or record. Any background check is yours to arrange, with the caregiver's written consent.
Questions families here ask at interview
- ¿Puede llevar a mi papá a su cita en Omni y llamarme al terminar? (Can you take my father to his Omni appointment and call me when it is over?)
- Do you have your own car and a clean license, so you can take my mother to specialists out of town?
- Can you start before the rest of us leave for work in the morning?
- My father has diabetes. What would you cook for him, and how would you keep track of his pills?
- Would you be willing to enroll as an IHSS provider with Kern County if my grandmother qualifies?
- If you live in Wasco or Shafter, how much notice do you need when your car is in the shop?
- Can you help my father get to the Family Resource Center on Office Lane for his Medi-Cal paperwork?
What in-home care costs in Lost Hills: hourly rates and schedules
Work-day cover. Close to half of working residents (48.7%, ACS) are employed in agriculture and related industries, so requests often ask for a caregiver who can arrive at dawn. Short visits. Two or three hours for breakfast, a bath and medicines are common. Clinic days. The Omni clinic sees medical patients on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, so a caregiver who can drive on those days is useful. Put the days and start times in your post.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Bakersfield–Delano metro (Kern County) | $16.50 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| IHSS provider wage, Kern County | $17.90 | CDSS; effective July 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.
Lost Hills is unincorporated, and UC Berkeley's inventory records no Kern County wage law, so a caregiver on your own payroll must get at least the state's $16.90. Personal-attendant overtime, at time and a half, begins after the ninth hour of a day or the 45th of a week. For comparison, aides employed in the Kern metro have a $16.50 median wage, and Kern IHSS pays providers $17.90. An agency at the CareScout median, $40 an hour, is costly next to the town's $45,976 median household income (ACS), so check IHSS first: if your relative qualifies, the county pays a caregiver the family picks, and that can be a son, daughter or grandchild.
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 Lost Hills
- Omni Family Health, Lost Hills21138 Paso Robles Highway, (866) 707-6664. Family medicine on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, dentistry twice a month, telehealth behavioral health and free prescription delivery. Omni says it also helps anyone, patient or not, apply for Medi-Cal, Medicare, Covered California or CalFresh, at no charge.
- Lost Hills Family Resource CenterOn Office Lane (number 14823), phone (661) 797-3062. Medi-Cal enrollment, referrals to local services and a monthly food commodities distribution on the third Friday, according to the Kern County Network for Children's June 2026 listing.
- Wonderful Family Wellness CenterThe company describes free primary care, prescriptions, physical exams and counseling for all household members of a Wonderful College Prep Academy student in Lost Hills, with bilingual staff. Ask the school whether your family qualifies.
- Kern Transit Route 115 to WascoA Thursday-only, book-ahead ride between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from the Lost Hills Road trailer park or the Highway 46 post office to Wasco City Hall and the Walmart on Highway 46. Reserve on 800-323-2396, option 1, the day before (archived February 2026).
- Wasco Senior Center (county senior nutrition site)1280 Poplar Avenue in Wasco, (661) 758-2755. Open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with lunch at 11:25 on weekdays, per the county list archived in September 2026; Route 115 reaches Wasco on Thursdays.
Hiring safely in Lost Hills
Before day one, set out on one page, in both languages if the household uses both, the duties, which days, the pay and overtime terms, and how much warning either side owes before stopping, and have each side sign. Log hours every week, store money and medication out of sight, and have a relative or neighbor stop by now and then. If you suspect anyone is abusing, neglecting or exploiting an older or disabled person in Lost Hills, phone Kern APS toll-free at (800) 277-7866 (statewide: 1-833-401-0832), or 911 when someone is in danger. Payroll and a model contract are covered in how to hire a private caregiver; county-wide help is listed on the Kern County page.
How to hire a private caregiver in Lost Hills (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 Lost Hills
Caregivers set a travel radius, so a caregiver based in a neighbouring town may well cover your home. These pages show who is nearby.
Lost Hills is part of Kern County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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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
- Omni Family Health, Lost Hills location
- Kern County Network for Children, Family Resource Centers and Collaboratives, June 2026
- Wonderful CSR, Wonderful Family Wellness Center bridges hope and health in Lost Hills
- Kern Transit, Route 115 (archived February 13, 2026)
- Kern County Aging and Adult Services, senior nutrition sites (archived September 24, 2026)
- Kern County Adult Protective Services (archived July 18, 2026)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- CDSS, In-Home Supportive Services eligibility
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Bakersfield-Delano, CA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, local minimum wage inventory
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02, DP03 and DP05, Lost Hills CDP
Hiring a caregiver in Lost Hills: frequently asked questions
Is there a clinic inside Lost Hills for my mother?
Omni Family Health has a Lost Hills health center on Paso Robles Highway with medical hours three days a week. It accepts Medi-Cal and Medicare, and you do not need insurance to be seen; call (866) 707-6664 to book.
Is there a senior lunch program in Lost Hills itself?
The county's senior nutrition list, archived in September 2026, has no Lost Hills site. Route 115 does reach Wasco, where the Wasco Senior Center on Poplar Avenue is a listed site serving lunch on weekdays.
Can my daughter be paid to take care of me in Lost Hills?
Yes, through Kern County IHSS, once CDSS's Medi-Cal eligibility condition is met and Kern County approves your hours. She then signs up as your IHSS provider at $17.90 an hour.
Where can we get help with a Medi-Cal application?
Both the Lost Hills Family Resource Center on Office Lane and Omni Family Health list Medi-Cal enrollment help. A Medi-Cal determination is the first requirement for IHSS, so it is worth starting there.
Will caregivers from Wasco or Shafter come to Lost Hills?
Some will if the hours make the trip worthwhile. Name Lost Hills and your street in the post, mention any mileage you will cover, and caregivers whose travel radius covers 93249 will see the request.
What does CaregiverConnect charge a Lost Hills family?
Putting up a request and reviewing who applies cost nothing; Family Premium ($24.99 monthly) is what lets you write to applicants and lock in a hire. Verification is left to your family, since we do no background screening.
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