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South Pasadena, California · Los Angeles County
In-Home Caregivers in South Pasadena, CA
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How to find an in-home caregiver in South Pasadena
The city's Senior Center at 1102 Oxley Street, open since 1982, is the hub for older residents. It serves lunch every weekday at 11:45 a.m. to diners who reserve ahead, delivers boxes of five or seven frozen meals on Mondays to people who are disabled, frail or recovering, and runs Dial-A-Ride for South Pasadenans past 55 or with a disability. Those services cover meals and trips. They do not cover the hours in between, and the city's ride policy is blunt about one gap: drivers cannot enter a home, and a passenger who is not steady on their feet or cannot push their own wheelchair must bring a caretaker. A hired caregiver can fill exactly that role.
South Pasadena's older population is smaller than in many nearby cities, 13.3% of residents in ACS 2020–2024, but 728 households are one person aged 65-plus living alone. If you are arranging care from another city, say in your post who the caregiver should call and how often. If your parent speaks Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese or Spanish, say that too; in 37.7% of cases, a South Pasadenan over age four speaks something besides English at home. Caregiver profiles near 91030 appear below and change as people join.
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Private in-home caregivers near South Pasadena, 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.
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4 of 4 available caregivers within 50 miles of South Pasadena, 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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What you can post
Types of in-home care families in South Pasadena 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 South Pasadena
Separate what can be verified from what cannot. CDPH keeps a public lookup for certified nursing assistants and home health aides, so a candidate who has worked at South Pasadena Care Center can give you a certificate number and a former charge nurse to call. IHSS providers have cleared DPSS fingerprinting. If an agency supplies the aide, ask it for the aide's Home Care Aide Registry listing; agencies may not send unregistered staff. For an independent caregiver with none of these, your judgment carries the weight: phone two past employers, ask what went wrong once and how they handled it, and arrange a paid half-day with you or a sibling there. CaregiverConnect performs no screening or background checks; with written consent from the applicant, families can order their own report.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Could you book and ride Dial-A-Ride with my father to his doctor in Pasadena, since caretakers ride free?
- Would you join my mother at the 11:45 Senior Center lunch and help her get there?
- Has a client of yours ever come home from rehab at a skilled nursing facility, and what did you do differently in those first days?
- I live out of state; would a text after every shift work for you?
- Do you speak Korean, Mandarin or Spanish?
- Would you enroll as an IHSS provider if my mother qualifies?
- Dad sometimes skips his evening pills. How would you handle that without a fight?
Schedules and cost
What in-home care costs in South Pasadena: hourly rates and schedules
Midday shifts. Late morning through early afternoon, covering the walk or ride to the Senior Center lunch and the trip home. Appointment days. Dial-A-Ride takes reservations from two weeks to 24 hours ahead, with 8 to 9 a.m. held for medical trips, so a caregiver is booked for the same morning. Recovery stretch. Every day, for a stretch after your parent leaves the hospital or a rehab bed, often paired with the Monday frozen meal boxes.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA (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.
No South Pasadena wage law appears on the Berkeley Labor Center's list. Your caregiver's pay at a South Pasadena home must therefore be $16.90 an hour or more. If your parent lives across the line in the City of Pasadena, Pasadena's own $18.57 has applied since July 1, 2026. Across Los Angeles and Orange counties, BLS found home health and personal care aides earning a $16.50 median in May 2025, under both of those floors, while IHSS pays $19.64. CareScout's 2025 California medians: agency non-medical help at $40 an hour; adult day health care at $94 per day of attendance. Hours past nine in a single day, or past 45 in a single week, earn a personal attendant overtime. Half of South Pasadena households earn more than $127,175 (ACS 2020–2024).
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 South Pasadena
- South Pasadena Senior CenterOpen Monday to Friday, 8 to 5, on Oxley Street at number 1102; phone (626) 403-7360. Membership is by application; members join volunteer-led classes and groups listed on a monthly calendar. The Senior Services Division also publishes an Older Adult Resource Guide with home care, legal, housing and hotline numbers.
- Senior Center lunch and frozen meal deliveryWeekday lunch at 11:45 a.m. by reservation: $3.00 for seniors and disabled diners, $5.00 for caregivers and anyone under 55; cancel by 10 a.m. or be billed. A 22-meal card costs $66. Frozen meals for people who are disabled, frail or recovering arrive Mondays in boxes of five or seven, $3.50 a meal.
- South Pasadena Dial-A-RideRegistration required; residents 55 and older or with a disability. Trips anywhere in South Pasadena, to listed medical offices in five neighboring cities, and on monthly excursions. Service runs Monday to Friday; reservations on (626) 403-7368. Fare 50 cents; one caretaker rides free per passenger.
- The Almansor Center adult day programCDSS licenses an adult day program at 211 Pasadena Avenue for 60 participants. Call to ask whom it serves and whether your relative would qualify.
- Prospect ManorLicensed by CDSS as an elder care home for up to 99 residents at 800 Prospect Avenue, for families comparing assisted living with more help at home.
- South Pasadena Care CenterA 156-bed skilled nursing facility at 904 Mission Street in CDPH's file. If your parent goes there for rehab, ask the discharge planner early about the hours of help needed at home.
Safety
Hiring safely in South Pasadena
Agree in writing on the job: tasks, start and end times, pay per hour, overtime, sick days and how either side can end it. Look over each week's hours together. Lock away valuables and controlled medicines, and switch on card and checking alerts for your parent. Dial 911 in an emergency. Suspicions of elder abuse, neglect or exploitation in South Pasadena go to 1-833-401-0832 day or night; the CDSS line routes you by ZIP code to Los Angeles County Adult Protective Services. See the private hiring guide for payroll and the county family page for countywide help.
How it works
How to hire a private caregiver in South Pasadena (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 South Pasadena
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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 2026-10-20):
- City of South Pasadena, Senior Services
- City of South Pasadena, Senior Center membership, newsletter and nutrition program
- City of South Pasadena, Older Adult Resource Guide page
- City of South Pasadena, Dial-A-Ride
- City of South Pasadena, Dial-A-Ride Program Policy (January 8, 2014)
- LA County DPSS, In-Home Supportive Services
- CDSS, In-Home Supportive Services (eligibility)
- CDSS, Adult Protective Services
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, local minimum wage inventory
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, median cost data tables
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (May 25, 2025) and current facility layer (October 19, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02 and DP03, South Pasadena city
Questions
Hiring a caregiver in South Pasadena: frequently asked questions
Who can use South Pasadena Dial-A-Ride?
Residents 55 and older and residents with a certified disability, after registering with the city. Rides cost 50 cents, run weekdays, and must be booked in advance on (626) 403-7368.
Does my mother's caregiver have to pay for Dial-A-Ride?
No. One caretaker per registered passenger rides at no charge under the city's policy. Family members who are not acting as the caretaker pay the regular fare.
Can the Senior Center deliver meals to my father?
Yes, if he is disabled, frail or recovering. The center delivers frozen meals on Mondays, five or seven per box, at $3.50 each. Call (626) 403-7360 to sign up.
What hourly rate is fair for a caregiver in South Pasadena?
Start from the legal minimum of $16.90 for work in the city and adjust for duties, hours and experience. For the upper end, CareScout's 2025 survey found agencies in California charging a $40 hourly median.
Does IHSS cover home care in South Pasadena?
It can. A parent with Medi-Cal eligibility whose county assessment shows a need for help gets authorized hours, and the provider they pick earns $19.64 for each one. DPSS takes applications on (888) 944-4477.
Is CaregiverConnect an agency that screens caregivers?
No. It is a marketplace: you post, review profiles and decide what checks to run. A South Pasadena post costs nothing; messaging and hiring require Family Premium ($24.99 a month).
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