In-Home Caregivers in Tehama County
Home care in Tehama County could mean a mother on a quiet Red Bluff street, a father outside Corning, or grandparents in Rancho Tehama or Manton. Posting is free of charge: type in your relative's ZIP code, and nearby caregivers are shown the request ahead of others.
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How to find an in-home caregiver in Tehama County
Most of the county lives outside its cities. Of 64,764 residents in the state's January 2026 estimate, 41,740 live in unincorporated areas, and the three incorporated cities (Red Bluff, Corning and Tehama) hold the rest. So the first thing a caregiver will ask is where the house is. In or near Red Bluff and Corning you can expect replies from people who live close by. For a home in Lake California, Paynes Creek or Paskenta, offer fewer and longer shifts, or help with gas, and say in the post whether the caregiver must drive your relative to appointments.
The county is also older than California overall: one resident in five (20.1%) is 65 or older in ACS 2020–2024, and nearly four in ten of those older residents (39.0%) report a disability. About one resident in five over age four (19.8%) speaks Spanish at home. Mention it early if Spanish is your parent's first language. Profiles nearest your ZIP head the caregiver list on this page, which fills in as people join.
Private in-home caregivers in Tehama 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.
No caregivers within 60 miles of Tehama County have joined yet
We do not pad this page with distant profiles. Posting is free, and caregivers who join in Tehama County see it immediately.
Counts come from live caregiver profiles on CaregiverConnect. Sample and test profiles are never shown here.
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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 Red Bluffpop. 14,422
- Find caregivers in Corningpop. 8,179
The communities of Tehama County
What to expect in each part of Tehama County.
- Red BluffThe county seat, with the hospital, the IHSS office, the senior center lunch and the most TRAX routes.
- CorningThe second city, with its own senior center lunch, clinics on Solano Street and TRAX Route 5.
- Gerber, Los Molinos and TehamaSmall towns linked to Red Bluff by TRAX Routes 3A and 3B; home-delivered meals reach Los Molinos.
- Rancho Tehama ReserveServed by a TRAX express to Red Bluff three days a week; ask applicants whether they can reach the home on the other days.
- Manton, Mineral, Paynes Creek and Lake CaliforniaNot on the TRAX fixed-route schedules; you will need a caregiver with a car, and longer shifts help.
Types of in-home care families in Tehama 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 Tehama County
Ask each applicant exactly what they hold and where they trained. Tehama County IHSS providers have been through the Public Authority's enrollment: online forms, an in-person orientation, an ID and Social Security card check, and a Department of Justice fingerprint check. Its registry holds only providers it has screened. CDPH certifies nurse assistants, and Shasta College features its CDPH-approved nurse assistant course on the page for its Red Bluff campus. A home care agency's aides must appear on the state aide registry; for independents it is optional. Past that, the checking is yours: phone two earlier employers, notice how each finalist speaks to your parent, and book a paid trial before any regular schedule. We at CaregiverConnect confirm no one's identity, license or history; a background report is yours to request, with written consent from the applicant.
Questions families here ask at interview
- Which town are you based in, and how far is that from us?
- Describe someone you cared for once they were home from St. Elizabeth. What did those first weeks involve?
- Has the Tehama County Public Authority already enrolled you as an IHSS provider?
- My mother prefers Spanish. Can you keep the conversation in Spanish and still follow the English discharge papers?
- Will you drive her to appointments in Red Bluff, and is your car insured for that?
- If she qualifies for a METS ride, can you help book it and go along?
- Suppose she falls and is too heavy for you to lift. Walk me through what you do.
What in-home care costs in Tehama County: hourly rates and schedules
Red Bluff and Corning. Early calls to get a parent up and fed, a later call for pills and supper, and a weekly trip to the pharmacy or doctor. Home from the hospital. Extended days, sometimes nights, until a parent is steady again after discharge. Outlying communities. Two or three long shifts a week instead of short daily calls, so the drive is worth the caregiver's time.
| Reference point | Hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed aides, North Valley-Northern Mountains nonmetro area (includes Tehama County) | $16.50 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| IHSS provider wage, Tehama County | $18.40 | 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.
When you set a private rate, start from these figures. No Tehama County city has a local wage above the state's $16.90 in UC Berkeley's inventory. Aides employed across Tehama's ten-county BLS nonmetro region earned a $16.50 median. Tehama County IHSS pays providers $18.40 an hour from July 1, 2026. Agencies in California charged a $40 hourly median for non-medical care, per CareScout (2025). If you hire a personal attendant yourself, you pay 1.5 times the rate for any time over nine hours daily or 45 weekly. IHSS is for Medi-Cal eligible older adults and people with disabilities, so for a relative on Medi-Cal, call Social Services about an IHSS assessment first; hours the county authorizes may cover some of the care.
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 Tehama County
- Tehama County IHSS, Department of Social ServicesTo apply, complete the state IHSS application (SOC 295) and post it to the county at P.O. Box 1515 in Red Bluff, use the drop box outside 310 South Main Street, or fax it to (530) 527-4836. Your doctor also completes the SOC 873 health care certification. Questions: (530) 527-1911, then 5.
- Passages, the Area Agency on Aging for Tehama CountyThe state Department of Aging names Passages, based in Chico, as the provider of family caregiver services, meals programs and information and referral in Tehama County. 25 Main Street, Room 202, Chico; (530) 898-5923, or 800-822-0109 toll free.
- Passages Caregiver Resource CenterFor relatives caring for an adult whose disabling condition began after age 18: a family consultant, support groups and the CareNav online planner, with Tehama among the ten counties served. (530) 898-5925.
- HICAP and the long-term care ombudsmanPassages HICAP gives Medicare counseling to Tehama County residents on (530) 898-6716. The Passages ombudsman program, (530) 898-6628, advocates for people living in nursing homes and licensed care homes.
- METS free medical ridesA TRAX program in which volunteer drivers take eligible Tehama County residents to doctor visits, dialysis, physical therapy and tests, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Apply or ask on (530) 385-2877. ParaTRAX offers reservation-based rides for people certified under the ADA.
- Senior Nutrition ProgramWeekday lunches for people 60 and over at the senior centers in Red Bluff (noon) and Corning (11:30), by reservation, and home-delivered meals in Red Bluff, Corning or Los Molinos for those who cannot get to a dining site. (530) 527-2414.
- St. Elizabeth Community HospitalThe county's only hospital, per Dignity Health, at 2550 Sister Mary Columba Drive in Red Bluff, (530) 529-8000. In the state facility file it runs a home health agency and a hospice branch from 1425 Vista Way.
Hiring safely in Tehama County
Before work begins, agree on paper what tasks, which days, what rate, overtime, mileage and notice, then both of you sign. Each week, compare timesheets with what you saw, store valuables and extra medicine out of reach, and switch on account alerts with your parent's bank. Tehama County APS accepts abuse and neglect reports on (530) 527-1911, weekdays 8 to 5, and on 1-800-323-7711 at night and on weekends; California also runs 1-833-401-0832. Payroll, taxes and a sample agreement are in our hiring guide.
How to hire a private caregiver in Tehama County (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
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Find caregivers near Tehama 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.
- Tehama County Department of Social Services, Apply for IHSS
- Tehama County Department of Social Services, Adult Services (APS and IHSS)
- Tehama County IHSS Public Authority, about, enrollment and consumer information
- California Department of Aging, services in Tehama County
- Passages Caregiver Resource Center
- TRAX, METS and ADA services
- TRAX, maps and schedules
- Partnership HealthPlan of California, Tehama County senior resources (last verified June 14, 2025)
- Dignity Health, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- Shasta College, Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide program
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- 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
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02 and DP05, Tehama County
Hiring a caregiver in Tehama County: frequently asked questions
Who qualifies for IHSS in Tehama County?
According to the Public Authority, your relative needs Medi-Cal, must be blind, disabled, or at least 65, and must need help to remain safely at home. The first step is the SOC 295 application to Social Services.
Can a family member be paid as the IHSS provider?
Yes. Social Services says a provider may be a relative or friend, or someone the Public Authority refers. The recipient is the employer and hires, supervises and schedules the provider, who enrolls through the Public Authority on (530) 527-2466 and is paid $18.40 an hour.
Is there free transport to medical appointments?
METS, run through TRAX, uses volunteer drivers to take eligible residents to medical appointments at no charge, weekdays 8:30 to 3:30. Call (530) 385-2877 for an application.
Does CaregiverConnect check caregivers' backgrounds?
No. Screening is something you do yourself; we check no backgrounds, licenses or references. Your first post is free, and Family Premium ($24.99 monthly) unlocks messaging and hiring.
Where can an exhausted family caregiver get help?
Passages Caregiver Resource Center in Chico serves Tehama County with family consultation, support groups and an online care planner. Call (530) 898-5925 to register.
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