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Imperial County caregiver resources: training, job centres, IHSS, senior services and transport

By the CaregiverConnect team · Updated 2026-10-12 · Sources checked on the same date and listed at the end.

Imperial County has one of the highest concentrations of home-care work in the United States and a web of public programmes behind it. This directory lists the ones that matter to caregivers looking for work and to families arranging care, with details checked against the organisations’ own sites on 12 October 2026. Tell us if anything changes.

IHSS and county agencies

Imperial County IHSS Public Authority, 2999 S. 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243, (760) 337-7722. Employer of record for IHSS individual providers; runs the provider registry and training (training line (760) 336-3957). In August 2026 Imperial County had 10,350 authorised IHSS recipients and 9,282 active providers; 72% of recipients and 61% of providers are Spanish-speaking (CDSS monthly programme data). The 2026 provider wage is $18.83 per hour.
Imperial County Department of Social Services, 2995 S. 4th Street, El Centro, (760) 337-6800. 24-hour Adult Abuse Hotline (760) 337-7878.
Imperial County Area Agency on Aging, 778 W. State Street, El Centro, (442) 265-7000 or 1-800-510-2020. Congregate and home-delivered meals, transportation, in-home respite (through AlzCare, (760) 344-4654), legal assistance (Elder Law & Advocacy, (760) 353-0223), Long-Term Care Ombudsman ((442) 265-7032), HICAP and the Aging & Disability Resource Center.

Job centres and workforce help

America’s Job Center of California, El Centro, 2799 S. 4th Street, (442) 265-4950.
America’s Job Center of California, Brawley, 860 Main Street, (442) 265-5376.
America’s Job Center of California, Calexico, 301 Heber Avenue, (442) 265-6192.
Imperial County Workforce & Economic Development Office, 1250 W. Main Street, El Centro, (442) 265-7180.

Free résumé help, CalJOBS registration and, for eligible job seekers, WIOA-funded training.

Training

Imperial Valley College, 380 E. Aten Road, Imperial, (760) 352-8320. Allied Health runs the one-semester Certified Nursing Assistant course (AHP 060) and the Home Health Aide course (AHP 062, requires an active CNA). The college’s page states neither is offered in Fall 2026; check the current schedule.
Home Care Aide registration (optional for independent caregivers): $35 and Live Scan through CDSS; see our California requirements guide.
IHSS provider orientation is run by the Public Authority above.
Southern Caregiver Resource Center serves Imperial County residents caring for an adult with a chronic condition: classes, support groups and care consultation, largely online; (858) 268-4432.

Senior centres and meal sites by town

Brawley: Brawley Senior Center, 575 J Street (weekday lunch).
Calexico: Calexico Community Center / Recreation Department, 707 Dool Avenue, (760) 768-2176 (weekday lunch, Spanish-language senior classes).
Holtville: Holtville Gardens, 950 Holt Avenue (Tuesdays).
Westmorland: Westmorland Senior Center, 298 W. 3rd Street (Wednesdays and Thursdays).
Calipatria: Calipatria Senior Center, 150 N. Park Avenue (third Wednesday).
El Centro: congregate meals through the Area Agency on Aging and Catholic Charities ((760) 353-2748).

These are where families hear about caregivers and where caregivers can introduce themselves.

Hospitals and clinics

El Centro Regional Medical Center, 1415 Ross Avenue, El Centro; Calexico Outpatient Center, 495 Birch Street.
Pioneers Memorial Hospital, 207 W. Legion Road, Brawley, (760) 351-3333; Pioneers Calexico Health Center, 450 E. Birch Street, (760) 517-7845.
Innercare (formerly Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo): Brawley 900 Main Street (760) 344-6471; Calexico (760) 357-2020; Niland (760) 359-0110.

Transport for older adults

IVT RIDE Now: curb-to-curb rides for people 55+ and riders with disabilities, $1 a trip, weekdays 6 am to 6 pm and weekends 7 am to 2 pm, in the Brawley, Calexico, El Centro–Heber–Imperial and West Shores zones; (760) 337-1760. Holtville, Westmorland and Calipatria are served by fixed routes rather than RIDE Now zones.
IVT ACCESS: ADA paratransit. IVT MedTrans: scheduled medical trips to San Diego four days a week.

The county in numbers

Population 185,961 on 1 January 2026 (California Department of Finance). 86% Hispanic or Latino and 74% of residents aged five and over speak Spanish at home (ACS 2020–24). Residents 65 and over are projected to rise from about 24,200 in 2020 to about 41,100 in 2040 (DOF P-2B). 8,020 home health and personal care aide jobs in May 2025, about 123 of every 1,000 jobs, with a median wage of $16.50 per hour (BLS); EDD projects those jobs to grow 24% between 2023 and 2033. Two licensed Home Care Organizations and six licensed residential care facilities for the elderly were on the CDSS licensing file dated May 2025.

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