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Norwalk, California · Los Angeles County
In-Home Caregivers in Norwalk, CA
Over a third of Norwalk homes have a resident aged 65 or more, and families here often share one roof across three generations. Describe the gap in your week in a free posting, then pick from the people who respond.
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Norwalk
A posting on CaregiverConnect takes a few minutes: give your Norwalk ZIP code, the tasks, the days and the hours, and every caregiver whose travel radius includes 90650 is told about it. Profiles of caregivers near Norwalk appear above as they join. Because so many Norwalk households are multigenerational (the ACS 2020–2024 average is 3.60 people per household), say who else is home during the shift and what they will handle, so applicants understand the role. If a relative works days and covers evenings, a posting for weekday daytime only is normal here.
Most applicants will drive in from Norwalk itself or from Downey, Whittier, Bellflower and Cerritos; find out how each one would get to you for an early start. If your parent speaks Spanish, which 52.0% of residents five and older speak at home, or Tagalog, at 5.4%, say so in the posting and ask applicants to answer in that language.
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4 of 4 available caregivers within 50 miles of Norwalk, 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.
Are you a caregiver in Norwalk?
Open postings and a free profile.
What you can post
Types of in-home care families in Norwalk 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 Norwalk
Three credentials can be checked in Norwalk. Agency aides are listed with CDSS as registered home care aides, a listing independents can also hold. Anyone paid through IHSS in the county sat an in-person DPSS orientation and cleared fingerprinting with the state Justice Department. A CNA certificate is issued by CDPH; Río Hondo College in Whittier trains them locally. Verify whichever one an applicant claims. Speak with two former employers by phone, make sure your mother or father joins the interview, then book one or two paid trial days at the house before agreeing a regular week. Screening is up to you: CaregiverConnect runs no background checks, a consumer reporting agency can supply one if the caregiver signs a consent form, and the Verified badge tells you only that someone uploaded a document that we looked at.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Which part of Norwalk or which nearby city are you coming from, and how long does it take at 7:30 in the morning?
- Coast Plaza Hospital may discharge my father soon; what help did your last post-hospital client need in the first days home?
- My mother speaks Spanish and little English; can you hold a whole conversation with her and read her prescription labels aloud?
- Are you enrolled with Los Angeles County as an IHSS provider, or would you be willing to enroll?
- Would you go with my father to the senior center lunch on San Antonio Drive and stay with him?
- How do you handle a client who refuses a shower or gets agitated in the late afternoon?
- Is your hourly rate different for a Saturday, an overnight, or a shift with errands in your own car?
Schedules and cost
What in-home care costs in Norwalk: hourly rates and schedules
Norwalk families most often post weekday daytime shifts that match an adult child's job, short morning visits for bathing and breakfast, temporary cover while someone recovers from surgery, and Saturday relief for a spouse. Families who use the senior center's weekday lunch or Dial-A-Ride often need fewer paid hours, because part of the day is already covered.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro (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.
Norwalk follows California's $16.90 minimum, as the Berkeley Labor Center inventory shows no city wage law. IHSS providers in the county earn $19.64. In CareScout's 2025 survey, homemaker services from a California agency cost a median $40 hourly, which comes to $91,520 over a year of 44-hour weeks. Use the pair as bookends when you set a rate. Long days add up quickly, because the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights entitles personal attendants to overtime for work beyond 9 hours daily or 45 weekly. If your parent has Medi-Cal and few savings, apply for IHSS first: PASC lists the property limit as $2,000 for one person.
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 Norwalk
- Norwalk Senior Center14040 San Antonio Drive, (562) 929-5580; Monday to Thursday 8 to 6, Friday 8 to 5. Open to adults 50 and older, with a weekday lunch for those 60 and over, health screenings, a social services team, and a list of senior apartments in and around Norwalk.
- Norwalk Dial-A-Ride and TaxiCardFor residents 60 and older or disabled: $1 rides anywhere in Norwalk, weekdays 7 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. and weekends 9 to 5:30. A TaxiCard, for registered riders, subsidizes weekday taxi trips to pre-approved doctors outside the city. Dial-A-Ride (562) 929-5550.
- Norwalk Social Services Center11929 Alondra Blvd., (562) 929-5544. The city's social services department, which also publishes a directory of county and nonprofit services.
- IHSS application (Los Angeles County DPSS)Phone (888) 944-4477 to start, or send the SOC 295 application by mail to the Rosemead post office box DPSS lists. After a home visit the county sets the authorized hours, and your parent becomes the employer of whoever provides them.
- Human Services Association, Family Caregiver Support ProgramOne of the county's family caregiver support providers, at 6800 Florence Avenue in Bell Gardens, (562) 806-5400.
- Long-term care ombudsman, Region IVWISE & Healthy Aging, 5220 Clark Avenue, Suite 415, Lakewood, (562) 925-5876, the advocate to call about a care facility, per the Norwalk service directory.
Safety
Hiring safely in Norwalk
Agree in writing on tasks, pay, overtime, mileage and notice before day one. Sign a timesheet together each week, keep valuables and blank checks locked away, and have your parent's bank send you an alert whenever the card is used. Suspicions of mistreatment go to the county hotline on (877) 477-3646. A model contract is in the hiring guide; the Los Angeles County IHSS guide explains the application.
How it works
How to hire a private caregiver in Norwalk (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 Norwalk
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
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 2026-10-15):
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Norwalk city (via MCDC)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 summary file table C16001
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, median cost data tables
- LA County DPSS, In-Home Supportive Services
- LA County DPSS ePolicy, IHSS provider enrollment requirements
- PASC, IHSS eligibility and offices
- City of Norwalk, Senior Center, service directory and Dial-A-Ride
- LA County Aging & Disabilities, Family Caregiver Support Program providers
- HCAI facility profile, Coast Plaza Hospital
- Río Hondo College, CNA program
Questions
Hiring a caregiver in Norwalk: frequently asked questions
How do I find a caregiver in Norwalk?
Open a family account at no cost and post using your parent's Norwalk ZIP code. Applicants come to you, and the choice of whom to meet stays yours.
What does a private caregiver cost in Norwalk?
Two reference points help: the county pays IHSS providers $19.64 an hour, and California agencies charge a $40 median. Dementia care, nights and driving tend to cost more.
Could I or my sister be the paid IHSS provider for Mom?
DPSS says providers may be family members, friends, neighbors or PASC registry caregivers. Your mother must first qualify for IHSS through Medi-Cal; call (888) 944-4477.
Is there senior transportation in Norwalk?
Norwalk Dial-A-Ride carries residents 60 and older, and disabled residents, anywhere in the city for $1. Its TaxiCard helps with trips to approved medical offices in four neighboring cities.
Where can my parent get lunch and company during the day?
At the Norwalk Senior Center on San Antonio Drive, which serves a weekday lunch to people 60 and older and runs classes, outings and health screenings.
Are Norwalk caregivers on this site background-checked?
Not by us. Confirm any license yourself, phone the references, and order a check through a screening company once the applicant agrees in writing.
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