Martin, Tennessee · Weakley County

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How to find an in-home caregiver in Martin

Martin is the largest city in Weakley County, and the Census Bureau estimates its population at 11,060 for mid-2025, against a 2020 base figure of 10,833. The city's own website describes it as home to the University of Tennessee at Martin, and the age figures show it: the ACS 2020–2024 estimates give Martin a median age of just 24.5. Our reading is that the student population pulls that number down, so the older residents are easy to overlook. There are still 1,189 people aged 65 and over in the city (10.9%), including 345 aged 75 to 84 and 171 aged 85 or more, and close to two in five of them (39.6%) report a disability.

Of Martin's 4,265 households, 784 (18.4%) include somebody aged 65-plus. The survey counts 283 households made up of a woman of that age living alone and 100 of an older man alone. Most homes here are rented (57.6%), and 428 households (10.0%) have no vehicle at all. If your parent is one of those, state plainly that the helper must have a car and a license. Profiles above are ordered nearest first and shift as new people register; a larger radius pulls in Dresden, Sharon or Greenfield too.

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Private in-home caregivers near Martin, TN

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Types of in-home care families in Martin 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 Martin

We do not screen caregivers, verify licenses or run background checks, so the vetting is in your hands. Meet first in a public place or with another relative present. Ask for government ID and for at least two former employers you can phone; ask those references what happened when a pill was skipped, a client fell, or an afternoon turned difficult. Anyone who says they are a nursing assistant or nurse should give you a license or certificate number that you can confirm with the state before the first shift.

Compare what you get from an agency. The Northwest Tennessee Human Resource Agency, which runs homemaker, personal care and respite services out of 124 Weldon Drive in Martin, states that its employees are trained and supervised and that a background screening is required before hiring. A family that hires on its own should ask the candidate for a recent criminal background report, read it together, and keep a copy with your signed agreement.

Questions families here ask at interview

Mom goes to the Gateway Senior Adult Center on North Lindell Street most weekdays. Could you get her there by mid-morning and pick her up before it closes at four?
If Dad needs an X-ray or a sleep study at Volunteer Hospital on Mt Pelia Road, would you take him and stay through the appointment?
We rent, so we cannot install a walk-in shower or grab bars without the landlord. How do you help someone bathe safely in a standard tub?
Will you drive your own insured vehicle, or would trips depend on NWTHRA vans?
How do you keep a written record of medications, meals and anything unusual so the rest of the family can read it?
Would you agree to work through CHOICES Consumer Direction if Dad is approved for it?
Are you available during the university's holiday breaks, or do your hours depend on a class schedule?

Schedules and cost

What in-home care costs in Martin: hourly rates and schedules

Start with the pattern you actually need. For many families that means a short weekday morning visit for a shower and breakfast, an evening check that pills were taken and the doors are locked, or a Saturday when the usual family helper is away. State whether overnight or live-in help is part of it. Housing in Martin is mixed: 52.0% of units are single detached houses, the rest attached homes or apartments, and the largest single age group of buildings dates from the 1970s (16.5%), so describe the entry steps, stairs and bathroom layout in the post.

Reference point	Hourly	Source
Employed aides, West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (BLS code 4700001, includes Weakley County)	$15.44 median	BLS OEWS, May 2025
Federal (Tennessee has no state minimum) minimum wage	$7.25	effective July 24, 2009

Who is the employer. When you hire a caregiver directly, you are the employer. Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour is the legal floor, and federal overtime rules apply to directly employed caregivers unless the work is exempt companionship under the FLSA. Sources: US Department of Labor, state minimum wage laws; US Department of Labor, direct care workers.

There is no separate BLS wage figure for Martin or for Weakley County. The May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey places Weakley in the West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, a 16-county group that also takes in Benton, Dyer, Henry, Lake, Obion and others. There, the 31-1120 aide occupation paid a median of $15.44 hourly, with a mean of $16.13 and roughly 1,600 people in the job; the Tennessee statewide median was $15.45. For nursing assistants the area median was $17.48. Tennessee has no minimum wage statute of its own, per the U.S. Department of Labor table, so the federal $7.25 under the Fair Labor Standards Act is the floor for covered work, in force since July 24, 2009. Martin's median household income was $43,381 in the ACS estimates: settle the hourly rate, a minimum shift length and any mileage before work begins.

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 Martin

Gateway Senior Adult Center (Martin Gateway Center)701 North Lindell Street, Martin; 731-587-3900. Hours are 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The city says the building houses the Senior Adult Center and also serves as Martin's community safe room.
Northwest Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability (NWTAAAD)Based in Martin at 124 Weldon Drive; 731-587-4213, toll free 1-800-750-6866. Runs CHOICES intake, the Options program (homemaker help, a home-delivered meal five days a week and stand-by personal care; local line 731-587-4023), and the Family Caregiver Support Program, which offers case management, support groups and short-term in-home sitters. Statewide intake number: 1-866-836-6678.
TN SHIP (Medicare counseling)Same Weldon Drive address in Martin, (731) 588-1434. Listed by the area agency among its sites; useful when a parent is choosing or changing Medicare coverage.
Weakley County Office on AgingMain office in Dresden, 731-364-5678, serving Martin residents inside and outside city limits. For residents 60-plus it offers a noon meal at the centers, home-delivered Meals on Wheels, a daily check-in phone call, monthly visits to homebound people, and a respite visit by a CNA or LPN, 2-4 hours weekly, so the main caregiver can step away. With a one-time prescription, cases of Ensure Plus ($25) and Glucerna ($35) are sold at a reduced price.
West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer HospitalAt 161 Mt Pelia Road in Martin; main number (731) 587-4261. This 100-bed hospital whose listed departments include emergency care, surgery, a sleep disorder center, a wellness center, cardiac rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging and physical therapy. Mammograms need no referral: (731) 541-8303.
NWTHRA public transportationBook through 1(877) 557-4337, five or more days in advance. Service hours are 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. on weekdays, plus a reduced Saturday schedule. Fares: $1.00 in town, $3.00 in county, $10.00 to Jackson, $20.00 to Memphis or Nashville; care attendants ride free and lifts take wheelchairs up to 600 pounds occupied.
Tennessee Adult Protective ServicesTo report harm to an adult who cannot protect themselves, call 888-277-8366, the Tennessee number in the National Adult Protective Services Association directory. For immediate danger, call 911.

Safety

Hiring safely in Martin

Write the arrangement down before day one: hours, hourly rate, duties, how you will reimburse gas or groceries, who the caregiver phones in an emergency, and how many days of warning each side owes before stopping. Keep signed weekly time records. Federal rules matter even for a single household hire. The Labor Department's Fact Sheet 79A defines companionship as fellowship and protection for an older or disabled person, and says the exemption from minimum wage and overtime is lost in any week when hands-on care exceeds 20 percent of hours worked; staffing agencies and other third-party employers cannot claim it at all. The Department proposed changes to these rules on July 2, 2025, and its direct care page still lists that as a proposal with no final rule. Tennessee APS intake: 888-277-8366, for mistreatment of a vulnerable adult. For payroll and tax steps, see how to hire a private caregiver.

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How to hire a private caregiver in Martin (no agency)

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Caregivers set a travel radius, so a caregiver based in a neighbouring town may well cover your home. These pages show who is nearby.

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Guides

Useful reading

TennCare CHOICES: how to get paid to care for a family member in Tennessee · How to hire a private caregiver: cost, screening, taxes and a written agreement · Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states

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Questions

Hiring a caregiver in Martin: frequently asked questions

Could TennCare pay a son or daughter who looks after Dad in Martin?

Possibly, if your parent is enrolled in TennCare CHOICES and chooses Consumer Direction. Under that option, TennCare says, the member is the employer and can hire relatives, friends or neighbors, with some possible limits. Payroll runs through the state's fiscal employer agent, CDTN (Consumer Direct Care Network Tennessee). Our CHOICES family caregiver guide walks through the steps.

What are the money limits for CHOICES home care?

The Northwest Tennessee area agency lists them for Groups 1 and 2: income no higher than $2,199 a month (a Qualifying Income Trust may help if it is), countable assets no more than $2,000 with the home excluded, and no gifts or below-value sales in the past five years. Group 3 home care is capped at $15,000 a year. Call 1-866-836-6678 to start.

How much do in-home caregivers charge around Martin?

Rates vary; every profile shows its own. For comparison, aides in the West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $15.44 an hour in May 2025, per BLS. Tennessee has no minimum wage of its own; covered employers pay the federal $7.25.

Is there a senior center in Martin?

Yes. The Gateway Senior Adult Center is at 701 North Lindell Street inside the Martin Gateway Center, open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; call 731-587-3900.

I am my parent's main unpaid helper. Where can I get support?

The area agency's Family Caregiver Support Program serves unpaid family caregivers of older people with information, case management, support groups, and short-term in-home sitters. Request a screening at (866) 836-6678.

My mother cannot drive. How does she get to appointments at Volunteer Hospital?

NWTHRA vans carry riders of any age on weekdays; an in-town trip costs $1.00 one way and a care attendant rides free. Call 1(877) 557-4337 well before the visit; NWTHRA suggests five days.

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