Wasilla, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna Borough

In-Home Caregivers in Wasilla, AK

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How to find an in-home caregiver in Wasilla

Wasilla is a city in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, a separate borough from the Municipality of Anchorage with its own senior services. Census estimates put the city at 10,556 residents on July 1, 2025 (the 2020 estimates base was 9,059), inside a borough of 118,666. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey profile counts 1,659 Wasilla residents aged 65 or older (17.1%, ±2.5 points) and 331 aged 85-plus, with a median age of 34.8. Among 4,183 households, 1,266 (30.3%) include an older person, and 754 are someone 65 or over living on their own, 563 of them women. Nearly half of older residents (47.8%, ±8.1) report a disability, and 597 households (14.3%) have no vehicle at all, so transport is often the first gap to fill.

The profile list at the top runs nearest first and updates as people join, so it can reach caregivers living outside the city. Mention in your post if the job needs a driver, and roughly where in or around Wasilla the house is. See also the Anchorage page; the two cities are roughly 28 straight-line miles apart.

If your parent has Medicaid, or might qualify, talk to the Mat-Su Aging and Disability Resource Center in Wasilla before settling on private pay. Alaska's Personal Care Services program has a consumer-directed option, and Wasilla Area Seniors accepts Medicaid waiver clients for its in-home services.

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Private in-home caregivers near Wasilla, AK

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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1 of 1 available caregiver within 50 miles of Wasilla, 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 Wasilla 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 Wasilla

CaregiverConnect lists profiles but does not interview, vet or run checks on anyone. The state Background Check Program only takes requests from participating entities, so a family hiring on its own goes to the Department of Public Safety, which handles public background check requests. In practice, ask each candidate who they have worked for, whether through a personal care agency or privately, and call at least two of those people. Hold the meeting where your parent lives, with them included, and agree a short paid trial before you set a long-term schedule. Using a screening company? EEOC and FTC guidance says the applicant needs a separate written notice and must sign permission beforehand.

Questions families here ask at interview

Which Valley agencies have employed you as a PCA, and would you work under consumer-directed PCS if my father qualifies?
Will you drive my mother in your own vehicle, or would you rather ride with her on Valley Transit demand response?
Have you helped someone after a hospital stay at Mat-Su Regional in Palmer, and which tasks mattered most once they were home?
My parent uses a walker on good days and a wheelchair on bad ones; how do you handle car transfers?
If my dad attends WASI Mid-Valley Adult Day Services, could you cover the hours before and after?

Schedules and cost

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

Before posting, decide which block of time matters most: a morning visit for bathing and breakfast, weekday afternoons of errands and company, or extra nights after a hospital discharge. Weekday lunch at the Wasilla Senior Center (served from 11:30) and WASI's Meals on Wheels deliveries can take cooking off the caregiver's list.

Reference point	Hourly	Source
Employed aides, Anchorage, AK metro (Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna)	$18.82 median	BLS OEWS via O*NET OnLine, May 2025
Alaska minimum wage	$14.00	effective July 1, 2026
Agency non-medical caregiver, Alaska median (CareScout 2025)	$38.00	CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025

Who is the employer. When you hire a caregiver directly, you are the employer. The Alaska minimum wage is $14.00 an hour (effective July 1, 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.

Wasilla has no wage survey of its own: BLS counts the Matanuska-Susitna Borough as part of the Anchorage metropolitan area. For that combined area in May 2025, aides counted under the BLS home health and personal care heading had a median of $18.82 an hour, with the middle half of aides earning between $17.55 and $20.90; nursing assistants had a median of $21.81, and the Alaska-wide aide figure was $19.11. The state minimum wage went from $13.00 to $14.00 an hour on July 1, 2026. The U.S. Department of Labor's state table lists Alaska premium pay after 8 hours a day or 40 a week, and notes that this daily or weekly overtime rule does not apply to employers with fewer than four employees; if your family is the employer, call Alaska Wage and Hour at (907) 269-4900 to confirm how it applies to you. Agencies cost more: CareScout's 2025 survey found an Alaska median of $38 an hour for non-medical home 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.

Local help

Caregiver resources for families in Wasilla

Mat-Su Aging & Disability Resource Center (LINKS Resource Center)777 N. Crusey Street, Suite A101, Wasilla; (907) 373-3632 or (866) 843-5158; weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., appointments 9 to 4. Free information and referral for seniors, people with disabilities and vulnerable adults, including a pre-screening that checks whether someone meets a program's requirements before an application is filled in.
Wasilla Area Seniors, Inc. (WASI)1301 S. Century Circle, Wasilla; (907) 206-8800; the Wasilla Senior Center is open weekdays 8 to 4. Weekday lunches, seven days of meals delivered five times a week by Meals on Wheels, senior in-home chore and respite services on a sliding-fee scale, help with medical, dental, mobility equipment and home modification costs for low-income seniors, and the Club50 gym for people 50 and up.
WASI Mid-Valley Adult Day ServicesA nonclinical WASI day program in a protective setting for adults who are physically frail or living with Alzheimer's dementia, a developmental disability or brain trauma. WASI also runs the Mid-Valley Senior Center at 11975 W. Mid Valley Way in Houston.
Valley Transit225 W Riley Avenue, Wasilla; (907) 864-5000. A nonprofit running curb-to-curb demand response rides across the Valley, Monday to Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., open to everyone. Fares are $2 a zone for riders 60 and over and $3 for the general public, across nine zones that include Wasilla, Palmer, Meadow Lakes and Big Lake; vehicles have 500-pound wheelchair lifts.
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center2500 South Woodworth Loop, Palmer; (907) 861-6000. A 125-bed hospital; its urgent care in Wasilla is at 950 E Bogard Road, Suite 103, (907) 352-2880. For hospice, its care team works with agencies in the Valley: (907) 861-6673.
Mat-Su Senior Services (Palmer Senior Citizens Center, Inc.)1132 S. Chugach Street, Palmer; (907) 745-5454. Listed by the state as a Mat-Su Borough provider of senior in-home chore, respite and case management, and as a National Family Caregiver Support grantee offering respite, support groups and caregiver training.
Alaska Adult Protective ServicesReport harm to a vulnerable adult through the state's online system, or phone APS: 1-800-478-9996 inside Alaska, otherwise (907) 269-3666 (Centralized Reporting). In an emergency, contact law enforcement first.

Safety

Hiring safely in Wasilla

Put the hourly rate, schedule, duties, driving and mileage terms and notice period in a signed agreement. Keep weekly timesheets and put medications, cards and checkbooks away. The federal FLSA has covered domestic service workers since 1974, but companionship work is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime alike, while live-in employment is exempt only from overtime; the DOL's July 2, 2025 rulemaking notice proposes reviving the 1975 text of those exemptions, and the agency's direct care page shows whether that has happened. Per IRS Topic 756, Social Security and Medicare withholding generally starts once 2026 cash pay to a single household worker hits $3,000. Suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of your parent goes to Adult Protective Services. Our step-by-step hiring guide covers written agreements and payroll, and the Alaska paid family caregiver guide explains the Medicaid routes.

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How it works

How to hire a private caregiver in Wasilla (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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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 Wasilla

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 care for a family member in Alaska: consumer-directed personal care · 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 Wasilla: frequently asked questions

Is Wasilla covered by Anchorage senior services?

No. Wasilla is in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and the state lists a separate ADRC for the borough: the LINKS Resource Center on North Crusey Street in Wasilla, (907) 373-3632. Anchorage residents use the Municipality of Anchorage ADRC instead.

Can Alaska Medicaid pay for my mother's helper in Wasilla?

It may. Personal Care Services covers daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and eating, plus chores like shopping and laundry, for eligible Medicaid recipients through private agencies. In the consumer-directed version the person chooses, hires, supervises and can fire their own personal care assistant, while the agency handles the administration. Alaska also runs five home and community-based Medicaid waivers, among them Alaskans Living Independently. Ask the agency which relatives can be hired before you count on it.

Which minimum wage applies when we pay a caregiver in Wasilla?

Since July 1, 2026, Alaska's floor has stood at $14.00 an hour (previously $13.00). Aides in the Anchorage metro, which BLS defines to include the Mat-Su Borough, had a May 2025 median of $18.82, well above the legal floor.

My father no longer drives; how does he reach his appointments?

Valley Transit's demand response service picks up at the curb anywhere in its nine Valley zones, Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., at $2 a zone for riders 60 and over; book through customer service. Fridays are fare-free for riders 60 and over on its fixed-schedule service between the Valley and Anchorage.

Who supports the relative carrying most of the care?

Alaska's Family Caregiver Support Program serves adults 18 and over looking after a person 60-plus, or a person with Alzheimer's or a related disorder regardless of age, with respite, support groups and training. In the Mat-Su, Palmer Senior Citizens Center is a listed grantee, and WASI offers in-home respite on a sliding-fee scale.

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