Royal Palm Beach, Florida · Palm Beach County

In-Home Caregivers in Royal Palm Beach, FL

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How to find an in-home caregiver in Royal Palm Beach

The Village of Royal Palm Beach, incorporated and in Palm Beach County, had an estimated 42,477 residents in July 2025 against a 2020 base of 39,443, by Census Bureau count. ACS 2020–2024 data put residents aged 65-plus at 7,629 (18.9%, margin ±2.1 points), 838 of them 85 or older; the median age is 42.4. Of the village's 14,011 households, 4,972 (35.5%) have a member 65 or over, and in 1,323 an older resident lives alone, 1,104 of them women. Among residents past 65, 27.5% report a disability (margin ±6.0 points).

This is a village of many languages. Nearly a third of village residents aged five or more (32.9%) talk at home in another language: Spanish for 22.9%, and other Indo-European languages for 5.6%. Some 12.8% report West Indian ancestry. Should your mother prefer Spanish or Creole, lead the post with it before listing tasks, days and hours. Car ownership is near universal (2.3% of households have none) and commutes average 30.7 minutes, so ask applicants how far they would drive and whether they can take your parent to appointments. The cards above list caregivers nearest first, out to 50 miles, and are refreshed whenever someone registers. For the neighboring village, about 3.5 straight-line miles away, see the Wellington page.

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Private in-home caregivers near Royal Palm Beach, FL

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.

Caregiver in Wellington, FL

about 3 mi from Royal Palm Beach · 6+ yrs experience

Personal careMeal prepMedication remindersHousekeepingOtherFrenchfull-timeHas vehicle

$30/hrSee full profile

1 of 1 available caregiver within 50 miles of Royal Palm Beach, 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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Types of in-home care families in Royal Palm Beach 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 Royal Palm Beach

Credentials and backgrounds are for you to check; CaregiverConnect screens no one. A Florida certified nursing assistant is licensed through the Board of Nursing, which offers a Verify a License lookup; since a 2024 law (House Bill 975), CNA applicants must also complete electronic fingerprinting. Someone offering homemaker or companion services must register with AHCA even when working alone, and AHCA says the registration excludes hands-on personal care, for example bathing or feeding a client, so match the person to the tasks. Phone two or more former employers, ask about a time something went wrong, and begin with a paid trial week in your parent's home before you commit to a long schedule.

Questions families here ask at interview

Is your Florida credential a CNA license or a homemaker-companion registration with AHCA, and may I look it up?
Could most of your day with Dad be in Spanish or Creole?
If my mother is on the county Special Needs Shelter registry, would you go to the shelter with her during a hurricane, since caregivers must accompany their patients there?
Would you take Dad to the village weekday lunch, or to the Thursday senior referral hours?
Have you used a Hoyer lift, and how do you move someone from the bed into a wheelchair?
Suppose Mom says no to her pills or her lunch; what do you do next?
When you are ill or without a car, who fills in?

Schedules and cost

What in-home care costs in Royal Palm Beach: hourly rates and schedules

Typical requests here are a few weekday mornings for showering, dressing and breakfast; midday visits that include the drive to a meal program or an appointment; and short-term daily help after a stay at the hospital. Say in the post whether you need weekend or overnight cover, and during hurricane season, from June 1 to November 30, whether you want help with storm preparation.

Reference point	Hourly	Source
Employed aides, Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL metro (Palm Beach County)	$15.81 median	BLS OEWS via O*NET OnLine, May 2025
Florida minimum wage	$15.00	effective September 30, 2026
Agency non-medical caregiver, Florida hourly median (CareScout 2025)	$32.00	CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025

Who is the employer. When you hire a caregiver directly, you are the employer. The Florida minimum wage is $15.00 an hour (effective September 30, 2026); the federal minimum of $7.25 and federal overtime rules apply to directly employed caregivers unless the work is exempt companionship under the FLSA. Source: US Department of Labor, direct care workers; the state source is listed at the end of this page.

Royal Palm Beach has no aide wage figure of its own: BLS counts Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade as one metro area. In that area's May 2025 data, the half-way point for home health and personal care aide pay was $15.81 an hour, with the 25th percentile at $15.17 and the 75th at $17.18, according to BLS; the Florida median was $16.25, and metro nursing assistants earned a median of $18.28. Florida's constitutional minimum wage (Article X, Section 24) reached $15.00 on September 30, 2026, and later increases follow inflation each year, taking effect on January 1. Agency care costs roughly double the aide wage: CareScout's 2025 Florida median for a non-medical caregiver was $32 an hour.

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 Royal Palm Beach

Village of Royal Palm Beach Senior ProgramsRun by Parks and Recreation from the RPB Recreation Center, 100 Sweet Bay Lane: exercise, technology and driver-safety classes plus social groups. Program office 561-753-1241, weekdays 8 to 5. A Senior Referral Program on Thursdays, noon to 2, pairs people with a volunteer who helps them find the right service (561-790-5188). The Recreation Center has a remodel project under way, so confirm where each program meets.
Weekday congregate meal, Royal Palm BeachA free noon meal Monday to Friday, except county holidays, provided by the Palm Beach County Division of Senior Services at the RPB Recreation Center. Call county senior services at 561-355-4740 or the Recreation Center at 561-790-5124.
Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast HelplineThe Aging and Disability Resource Center for the county: 1-866-684-5885, Monday to Friday 8 to 5, in English, Spanish and Creole with translation available. It runs the phone screening for Medicaid long-term care, and its programs include caregiver training and support, respite, home-delivered meals, legal help and SHINE Medicare counseling.
Palm Beach County Special Needs Shelter registryFor people who rely on powered equipment such as oxygen or nebulizers, need help with transfers or a Hoyer lift, or have progressing dementia or daily-living needs and must evacuate with a caregiver. Space is limited and given by need; caregivers must accompany their patients. Registry questions: 561-712-6362.
Palm Tran ConnectionCountywide shared-ride service for riders who have been approved. Connection ADA serves trips that start and end within ¾ mile of a Palm Tran fixed route; Connection Plus covers trips with either end outside that distance. To apply, call 561-649-9838 (option 7) or toll-free 1-877-870-9849; trips can be booked no more than 3 days ahead.
HCA Florida Palms West HospitalA 207-bed acute care hospital at 13001 Southern Blvd., Loxahatchee, with a 24-hour emergency room; 561-798-3300.
Palm Beach County adult day careCounty-run centers offer supervised activities and caregiver support groups on weekdays, 8 to 5, paid by state and local funding or privately: Mid County on Lake Worth Road in Lake Worth (561-355-4746), and North County, 5217 Northlake Blvd., North Palm Beach (561-694-5440).

Safety

Hiring safely in Royal Palm Beach

Before day one, put in writing the pay, hours, tasks and the warning period for ending the arrangement, and have both of you sign each timesheet. Lock up cash, cards and medications, and ask your parent's bank which account alerts it offers. Domestic workers employed by a household have been covered by federal wage law since 1974; companionship workers are outside both its pay floor and its overtime rule, and live-in household workers can be paid without overtime yet must still earn the minimum wage. In a July 2, 2025 proposal the department sought to reinstate its 1975 regulations; read its direct care page for the rule now in effect. Social Security and Medicare tax is generally owed once 2026 cash wages to one household worker reach $3,000 (IRS Topic 756). The Florida Abuse Hotline, 1-800-962-2873, takes reports by phone or online day and night when an older or disabled adult may be abused, neglected or exploited. The hiring guide includes agreement and tax checklists.

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How it works

How to hire a private caregiver in Royal Palm Beach (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.

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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 Royal Palm Beach

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 get paid to take care of a family member in Florida: SMMC LTC and the PDO · 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

Sources (checked 2026-10-27):

Questions

Hiring a caregiver in Royal Palm Beach: frequently asked questions

Who qualifies for Florida Medicaid long-term care at home?

AHCA lists people 65 and over who are eligible for Medicaid, or adults with a disability, whom the Department of Elder Affairs CARES program finds to need nursing home level of care. Locally, the process begins with the Area Agency on Aging's telephone screening (1-866-684-5885), which lasts up to about an hour and ranks applicants on the wait list by priority score. You can ask for a fair hearing if you disagree with the result.

Who checks my parent's finances for Medicaid?

The Florida Department of Children and Families makes the financial decision; its ACCESS line is 1-866-762-2237.

Can we choose our own caregiver under Medicaid long-term care?

Plans must offer the Participant Direction Option when someone enrolls and again at each yearly reassessment. Under it the enrollee acts as the employer: the plan trains them on writing a job description, interviewing, hiring, supervising and ending employment, helps them find workers, and helps set up a backup plan for days the worker cannot come. Our Florida family caregiver pay guide explains who can be hired.

What does a private caregiver cost in Royal Palm Beach?

Rates are listed on each caregiver's profile. Metro aides had a median of $15.81 an hour in May 2025, Florida's minimum wage is $15.00 from September 30, 2026, and CareScout's 2025 Florida agency median for non-medical care was $32 an hour.

What support exists for relatives doing the caregiving?

The Area Agency on Aging lists caregiver training and support and respite among its programs. Its Home Care for the Elderly program gives a basic subsidy to caregivers looking after three or fewer elders in a private home, and its Alzheimer's Disease Initiative serves adults with Alzheimer's or a related disorder and their caregivers.

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