In-Home Caregivers in Madera County
A parent in a Madera subdivision, a ranch house near Chowchilla or a cabin above Oakhurst each needs a slightly different plan. There is no charge to post. Use the ZIP code of the house where the care will take place, so caregivers who serve that area are shown it first.
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Madera County
Start with where your relative lives. On the valley side, Madera, the Ranchos, Madera Acres and Chowchilla are close together along Highway 99, and caregivers can reach most addresses in a normal commute. The eastern foothills are another matter. Coarsegold, Oakhurst, Ahwahnee, Bass Lake and North Fork are older communities (ACS 2020–2024 counts 40.6% of North Fork residents at 65-plus), and a valley caregiver may not want the daily drive up Highway 41. For a hill address, offer fewer and longer shifts, a mileage allowance, or look for someone who already lives nearby.
Language matters across the county. Spanish is spoken at home by 42.7% of residents five and older, and 17.3% speak English less than very well, so put the language your parent relaxes in at the top of the posting. Caregiver profiles lower on this page are ordered by distance from your ZIP code and fill in as people sign up.
Private in-home caregivers in Madera 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 Maderapop. 67,759
- Find caregivers in Chowchillapop. 19,057
The communities of Madera County
A short guide to the main parts of the county for families.
- MaderaThe county seat (67,759 residents) with the IHSS office, two hospitals, two senior centers serving weekday lunches and the city's own buses and Dial-A-Ride.
- ChowchillaA city of 19,057 with a county social services office on S. 2nd Street and a county bus to Madera through Fairmead.
- Madera Ranchos and Madera AcresUnincorporated neighborhoods near Madera; the Ranchos have their own small reservation bus on 559-673-9173.
- Oakhurst and CoarsegoldFoothill towns where more than a quarter of residents are 65 or older; the county Oakhurst office and the Eastern Madera County Senior Bus serve this area.
- North Fork, Bass Lake and AhwahneeThe oldest part of the county by age; plan for longer shifts and ask the senior bus or escort service about rides.
Types of in-home care families in Madera 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 Madera County
Some claims an applicant makes can be confirmed. Anyone already paid by Madera County IHSS went through Public Authority enrollment, which in this county means fingerprints sent to the Department of Justice, an orientation attended in person and two references. Agency-employed aides can be found by name in California's Home Care Aide Registry search, while an independent will be there only by choice. A CNA certificate comes from CDPH and an LVN license from the state BVNPT, and the county's own college trains LVNs in Madera. For everything else, rely on your own checks: call people who have employed the applicant, invite your parent to the interview, and pay for a first trial day before fixing a schedule. CaregiverConnect itself confirms no one's identity or history; if you want a consumer screening report, you order it with the applicant's signed permission.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Do you live on the valley floor or in the foothills, and how far will you drive to reach us?
- Have you helped someone home from Madera Community Hospital or a Fresno hospital stay?
- Have you finished Madera County IHSS enrollment, or would you be willing to start it?
- By evening my mother only answers in Spanish. Could you work with that?
- If snow or a road closure on Highway 41 kept you away, how would you let us know and who would cover?
- Would you ride with my father on the county bus or drive him to appointments in your own car?
- Have you managed transfers, bathing or incontinence care for someone who uses a walker or wheelchair?
What in-home care costs in Madera County: hourly rates and schedules
Madera and Chowchilla. Weekday morning or afternoon visits around adult children's work, often combined with a trip to the senior center lunch or a clinic. Ranchos and Madera Acres. Similar daytime blocks, with more driving. Oakhurst, Coarsegold and North Fork. Longer shifts, some overnight, so the caregiver is not on mountain roads twice a day.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Fresno MSA, Fresno and Madera counties (EDD 2026 release) | $16.92 median | California EDD OEWS, May 2025 jobs, Q1 2026 wages |
| IHSS provider wage, Madera 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.
Before naming a private rate, line it up against the $16.90 state minimum (UC Berkeley's ordinance list shows no Madera County city with its own), the $16.92 median for aides in EDD's Fresno MSA, which now includes Madera County, the county IHSS rate of $17.90 from July 1, 2026, and the $40 agency median CareScout reports for California. Dementia care, nights and long foothill drives justify paying above the IHSS figure. Long days (over nine hours) and long weeks (over 45) trigger overtime for a personal attendant, under the state's domestic worker law. Where Medi-Cal is in place, check IHSS eligibility with Adult Services first, because county-paid hours reduce what you need to buy privately.
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 Madera County
- Madera County Adult Services (IHSS and APS)Phone (559) 662-2600; main office at 1610 Sunrise Avenue, Madera, open Monday to Friday 8 to 5. IHSS can pay for housecleaning, meals, laundry, shopping, bathing, grooming and accompaniment to medical appointments. Outstations: Chowchilla, 125 S. 2nd Street, (559) 665-0205; Oakhurst, 40232 Junction Dr., Ste. 200, phone (559) 395-0404.
- Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging2520 W. Shaw Lane, #101A, Fresno; (559) 214-0299 or toll-free 800-510-2020. Funds the Family Caregiver Support Program, delivered through Valley Caregiver Resource Center, and senior meal sites in Madera.
- Valley Caregiver Resource Center(800) 541-8614 or (559) 224-9154. Support groups and counseling for family caregivers, Medicare counseling (HICAP), plus ombudsman advocacy for people living in licensed care homes.
- Eastern Madera County Senior Bus and escort serviceCall-ahead rides around Oakhurst, Coarsegold, Bass Lake and Ahwahnee for seniors and riders with a disability, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., $1.50; a volunteer escort service runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from the same areas and North Fork, $10.00. Reservations for both: 559-685-5555.
- Madera Dial-A-RideThe city's curb-to-curb service uses lift-equipped vans and charges nothing to anyone 60-plus, to veterans or to disabled riders. Book on 661-RIDE (559-661-7433); Sunday trips must be booked by 5 p.m. Friday.
- Hospitals in MaderaMadera Community Hospital (1250 E. Almond Ave.; licensed for 103 beds, with a basic ER) and Valley Children's Hospital (9300 Valley Children's Place; 358 beds); and before a discharge, ask the hospital's planner what help at home is being arranged.
Hiring safely in Madera County
Before the first shift, both of you sign a one-page note that fixes duties, schedule, rate, overtime, mileage to the foothills or Fresno, and the notice period. Log hours weekly. Store bank cards, checkbooks and spare pills where a visitor would not see them, and switch on withdrawal alerts. Madera County staffs its APS hotline, (559) 675-7839, day and night for suspected abuse or neglect; a problem in a skilled nursing or residential care facility goes to the Fresno-Madera Ombudsman, (559) 224-9177, and California also runs a statewide APS line, 1-833-401-0832. For payroll and household-employer taxes, read the private caregiver hiring guide.
How to hire a private caregiver in Madera County (no agency)
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Find caregivers near Madera 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.
- Madera County DSS, office locations
- Madera County DSS, Adult Services (APS and IHSS)
- Madera County DSS, hotlines
- Madera County, IHSS Public Authority
- Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging, Family Caregiver Support Program and contact
- Valley Caregiver Resource Center
- Superior Court of Madera County, public transit listing
- City of Madera, senior hot meal program (with FMAAA)
- City of Madera, Dial-A-Ride
- HCAI facility profiles: Madera Community Hospital; Valley Children's Hospital
- Madera Community College, Vocational Nursing (LVN)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California EDD, OEWS 2026 release, Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera counties)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, local minimum wage inventory
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 profiles, Madera County and North Fork CDP
Hiring a caregiver in Madera County: frequently asked questions
How do I apply for IHSS for a parent in Madera County?
Phone Adult Services on (559) 662-2600 or go in person to the Sunrise Avenue office in Madera. IHSS is for eligible aged, blind and disabled people, including children, who need help to remain safely in their own homes; the parent can then name a relative or someone they choose as the provider, or use the Public Authority registry.
What does in-home care cost in Madera County?
Private caregivers set their own rates. The county IHSS rate ($17.90) and the $16.92 aide median in EDD's Fresno MSA figures are the usual starting points, with the CareScout agency median of $40 as the upper reference.
Is there help for my mother in Oakhurst who no longer drives?
The Eastern Madera County Senior Bus serves Oakhurst, Coarsegold, Bass Lake and Ahwahnee on weekdays for $1.50 a ride; book on 559-685-5555. The county bus to Madera also stops at Valley Children's and the Ranchos.
Where can a family caregiver get support?
Valley Caregiver Resource Center runs the Family Caregiver Support Program for Madera County with funding from the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging, offering support groups, counseling and case management. Call (800) 541-8614.
Who do I call about suspected elder abuse?
Madera County APS, (559) 675-7839, 24 hours a day. For problems in a care facility, call the Fresno-Madera Ombudsman at (559) 224-9177.
Does CaregiverConnect screen the caregivers?
No. Screening is the family's job: we check no backgrounds, licenses or references. Posting a need is free of charge; Family Premium at $24.99 a month switches on messaging and hire confirmation, and caregivers never pay us a commission.
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