Yuba County, California

In-Home Caregivers in Yuba County

An apartment in Marysville, a new house in Plumas Lake and a ranch past Loma Rica need different searches. Posting is free; enter the ZIP code of the home where care happens so caregivers nearest to it see your request first.

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How to find an in-home caregiver in Yuba County

Think about where the caregiver will come from. Most of the county's population lives in a tight cluster around Marysville, Linda and Olivehurst, joined by bridges to Yuba City in Sutter County, so a request for an address in that cluster can draw applicants from both sides of the Feather River. Wheatland and Plumas Lake sit further south. Foothill homes in Browns Valley, Oregon House, Dobbins or Camptonville are a real drive from town, and you will fill a shift there more easily if you offer mileage, fewer and longer visits, or a set weekly schedule.

Say which language your relative is most comfortable in. In the ACS 2020–2024, one resident in four aged five and over spoke a language other than English at home, most often Spanish (17.7%). The profiles below sort nearest-first from the ZIP code you enter, and the list grows as caregivers join, so it is worth checking again after a few days.

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Private in-home caregivers in Yuba 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.

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1 of 1 available caregiver within 60 miles of Yuba County, 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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Cities and towns in Yuba County

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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 Marysvillepop. 12,679

Area by area

The communities of Yuba County

How the search changes across the county.

MarysvilleThe county seat and service hub, with the county IHSS office, the 221-bed Adventist Health and Rideout hospital and the busiest bus connections.
Linda and OlivehurstUnincorporated suburbs with local routes and on-demand MOD rides that reach the Peach Tree Clinic and North Beale Road shopping.
Plumas Lake and ArbogaSouthern neighborhoods with no fixed bus route listed by Yuba-Sutter Transit, so plan on a caregiver who drives.
Wheatland and Beale AFBThe county's second city, beside the air base; the MOD zone that started October 12, 2026 links Wheatland to Olivehurst.
FoothillsFrom Loma Rica and Browns Valley up to Dobbins, Challenge and Camptonville; plan for travel time and longer shifts.

What you can post

Types of in-home care families in Yuba 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.

Choosing well

Evaluating caregivers in Yuba County

Ask what each candidate can show you. An IHSS provider in Yuba County has completed state enrollment, a DOJ fingerprint background check and the provider orientation videos before the county will pay them. Aides employed by licensed agencies must be on the state Home Care Aide Registry, which independents may join voluntarily. Certified nursing assistants hold a CDPH certificate you can look up. After that, call two former employers, let your parent sit in on the interview, and pay for a trial shift before you agree to a schedule. CaregiverConnect does not run background, license or reference checks; if you want a screening report, arrange it yourself with the applicant's written consent.

Questions families here ask at interview

Where do you live, and how long is the drive to our house on a weekday morning?
Have you cared for someone after a stay at Adventist Health and Rideout?
Are you enrolled as an IHSS provider, and in Yuba County or Sutter County?
Can you drive Dad to appointments in Marysville and wait with him?
Our house is past Loma Rica. Are you comfortable on foothill roads in winter?
Have you worked with a veteran or a military family before?
If a smoke day or a power outage hits, how would you reach us and what would you do first?

Schedules and cost

What in-home care costs in Yuba County: hourly rates and schedules

Marysville, Linda and Olivehurst. Short daily visits, often morning and evening, and rides to clinics. Plumas Lake and Wheatland. Weekday blocks while adult children commute toward Sacramento. Foothills. Longer shifts or live-in arrangements, since a daily round trip into the hills adds up.

Reference point	Hourly	Source
Employed aides, Yuba City metro (Sutter and Yuba counties)	$16.50 median	BLS OEWS, May 2025
IHSS provider wage, Yuba County	$18.78	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.

Set a private rate against four markers: California's $16.90 minimum (no city or county in Yuba County has its own), the $16.50 median for aides in the Yuba City metro, the $18.78 Yuba County IHSS rate, and CareScout's $40 statewide median for agency care. Caregivers who know the IHSS rate will compare your offer with it. Under the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights a personal attendant earns time-and-a-half after nine hours in a day or 45 in a week. If your relative has Medi-Cal, ask about IHSS before budgeting private hours; the county takes applications at 1-877-652-0739.

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 Yuba County

Yuba County IHSS (applying for services)For people 65 and over, blind or disabled, who need help to stay safe at home and are eligible for Medi-Cal. Call 1-877-652-0739 or visit Health and Human Services, 5730 Packard Avenue, Suite 100, Marysville, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Agency on Aging Area 4 and the ADRC of Yuba-SutterThe regional Area Agency on Aging, based in Sacramento, lists its Yuba/Sutter services: information and assistance through 2-1-1 (Connecting Point), the Aging and Disability Resource Connection on 1-800-211-4545, HICAP Medicare counseling on (530) 742-4474, and the Yuba-Sutter Legal Center for Seniors on (530) 742-8289.
Del Oro Caregiver Resource CenterFree services for eligible unpaid family caregivers of a senior who needs help with two or more daily activities, or of an adult with dementia or another adult-onset cognitive impairment. (916) 728-9333.
Yuba-Sutter Meals on WheelsHome-delivered meals and friendly visits, run from the Yuba City Senior Center at 777 Ainsley Avenue; (530) 670-0033.
Yuba-Sutter Transit Dial-A-RideCurb-to-curb shared rides for people 65 and over and riders with disabilities, booked up to 14 days ahead on (530) 742-2877; $3.00 a ride, and a companion rides for $3.00. Runs weekdays from 6:30 a.m. and Saturdays, not Sundays.
Foothill Route and MOD on-demand ridesTwo round trips into Marysville on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from Brownsville, Oregon House, Willow Glen and Loma Rica; app-booked MOD rides in Linda, Olivehurst and Wheatland at 75 cents for seniors.

Safety

Hiring safely in Yuba County

Put the job in writing: duties, hourly pay, overtime, mileage, and how much notice either side gives. Review hours every week, lock away checkbooks and medications that could be misused, and set up bank alerts. Suspected abuse or neglect of an older or dependent adult can be reported to Yuba County at (530) 749-6288 at any hour, or to the statewide APS line, 1-833-401-0832. Problems in a nursing home or assisted living facility go to the long-term care ombudsman, (916) 376-8910. Payroll and tax steps are in our guide to hiring privately.

A caregiver helping an older man with a meal at a kitchen table. Stock photograph; not a CaregiverConnect user.

How it works

How to hire a private caregiver in Yuba 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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Caregivers in range see it immediately. Edit or close it any time from your dashboard.
Review caregivers and applicants
Experience, care types, languages, rates, availability. Applicants appear under your posting.
Message and hire
Messaging and confirming a hire are part of Family Premium ($24.99/month, cancel anytime). Browsing, posting and applications are free.
Agree terms and pay directly
Rate, schedule and payment are between you and the caregiver. No percentage is taken.

Pricing, plainly

What is free and what costs money

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No commission on what you pay the caregiver; payments are between you. Details on the pricing page.

Widen your search

Find caregivers near Yuba 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.

Guides

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.

Sources (checked 2026-10-15):

Questions

Hiring a caregiver in Yuba County: frequently asked questions

How does a parent in Yuba County apply for IHSS?

Call Yuba County Health and Human Services at 1-877-652-0739 or go to the Packard Avenue office in Marysville. Your parent must be eligible for Medi-Cal and be 65 or older, blind or disabled; a social worker then assesses how many hours of help are needed.

Can a family member be paid as the IHSS caregiver?

IHSS lets the recipient choose the provider. Whoever is chosen must complete Yuba County provider enrollment, including fingerprints and an in-person Tuesday appointment, and your parent must return the SOC 426A and IHSS agreement naming that person.

Is there help for me as the family caregiver?

Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center covers Yuba County and offers free services to eligible caregivers of an adult with dementia or a senior who needs help with daily activities. Agency on Aging Area 4 also runs a Care 4 Caregivers program.

How does Mom get to appointments if she no longer drives?

Dial-A-Ride picks up seniors and riders with disabilities at the curb across the Marysville and Yuba City service area for $3.00 a trip; call (530) 742-2877 up to two weeks ahead. From the foothills, the Foothill Route runs three days a week.

Does CaregiverConnect screen the caregivers?

No. The platform does not verify identity, run background checks or call references. Posting is free; messaging caregivers and confirming a hire require Family Premium at $24.99 a month.

Will a caregiver from Yuba City work in Marysville?

Often, yes; the two cities face each other across the Feather River. Post with the exact ZIP code of the home and mention parking and schedule so nearby applicants on both sides can judge the trip.

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