Live-In Caregivers in Boalsburg, PA: 24-Hour Home Care

Local figures

Live-In Caregivers in Boalsburg, PA: the local picture

64

residents 85 or older (1.4% of all residents)

638

households headed by someone 65+ own their home (100%)

79%

of Boalsburg homes have 3 or more bedrooms (64% in Centre County)

$7.25

Pennsylvania minimum wage per hour

About 64 Boalsburg residents are 85 or older. Live-in care is most often arranged for this age group, when help is needed through the day and someone should be close at night.

A live-in caregiver needs a private room. 79% of homes in Boalsburg have three or more bedrooms (64% in Centre County), while 7.0% have one bedroom or none, where live-in care rarely works; the median home has 6.2 rooms.

Of Boalsburg households headed by someone 65 or older, 638 own their home and 0 rent; among householders 85 and older it is 47 owners and 0 renters. Renters should check that the lease allows another adult to live in before anyone moves in.

Boalsburg compared with Centre County and Pennsylvania

Census figure	Boalsburg	Centre County	Pennsylvania
Residents 85 or older	1.4%	2.2%	2.4%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	25%	28%	30%
Residents 65+ with a disability	23%	30%	32%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	0.0%	5.6%	9.9%
Residents 65 or older	22%	16%	19%
Residents 5+ who speak a language other than English at home	5.0%	12%	12%
Median income, households headed by someone 65+	$98,750	$65,656	—

Older residents in towns around Boalsburg

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Residents 85+
State College, PA	4.4 mi	2,786	480
Pleasant Gap, PA	6.4 mi	466	49
Toftrees, PA	6.6 mi	716	350
Park Forest Village, PA	7.2 mi	1,348	119
Bellefonte, PA	9.4 mi	957	219
Stormstown, PA	13 mi	343	0

Emergency hospitals near Boalsburg

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
Meadows Psychiatric Center	Centre Hall, PA	6.2 mi	not rated	(814) 364-2161
Mount Nittany Medical Center	State College, PA	6.5 mi	5 of 5	(814) 231-7000
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital	Lewistown, PA	16 mi	5 of 5	(717) 248-5411

Straight-line miles from the center of Boalsburg. Medicare (CMS) data, October 2026; call ahead to confirm. We are not affiliated with these providers.

What it covers

What a live-in caregiver can help with

Help across the day: meals, housekeeping, personal care
Someone in the home overnight if help is needed
Medication reminders and appointment rides
Companionship and a steady routine

Cost

What live-in care costs in Boalsburg

Live-in pay is often agreed by the day or week, but every hour worked counts toward minimum wage. At $14.14 an hour (the Pennsylvania median aide wage), a live-in caregiver paid for 50 hours a week costs about $3,064 a month (37% of the $8,229 monthly median income of Boalsburg households headed by someone 65+). Round-the-clock shift care, 168 paid hours a week across two or three caregivers, comes to about $10,294 a month (125% of the $8,229 monthly median income of Boalsburg households headed by someone 65+). Private rates are agreed with the caregiver, and overtime rules can add to both. Pennsylvania's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states.

Before you hire

What to know before hiring a live-in caregiver

Put the arrangement in writing: hours on duty, sleep time, days off, the room and pay (federal rules: DOL Fact Sheet 79B).

Questions worth asking: Have you lived in with a client before, and for how long? What days off and sleep time do you need? How do you handle being woken at night? More in our live-in caregivers guide.

CaregiverConnect does not run background checks. Check identity, references and any certification yourself before anyone starts. The Safety Center explains how.

Questions

Live-In Caregivers in Boalsburg: common questions

Where is the nearest emergency hospital to Boalsburg?

Meadows Psychiatric Center in Centre Hall, about 6.2 mi in a straight line from the center of Boalsburg (Medicare hospital file). Its listed phone number is (814) 364-2161. In an emergency, call 911.

How much does live-in care cost in Boalsburg?

Live-in pay is often agreed by the day or week, but every hour worked counts toward minimum wage. At $14.14 an hour (the Pennsylvania median aide wage), a live-in caregiver paid for 50 hours a week costs about $3,064 a month (37% of the $8,229 monthly median income of Boalsburg households headed by someone 65+). Round-the-clock shift care, 168 paid hours a week across two or three caregivers, comes to about $10,294 a month (125% of the $8,229 monthly median income of Boalsburg households headed by someone 65+). Private rates are agreed with the caregiver, and overtime rules can add to both. Pennsylvania's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Live-in or 24-hour care in Boalsburg?

A live-in caregiver sleeps in the home and has protected sleep and break time. 24-hour care uses two or three caregivers in shifts so someone is always awake; in Boalsburg it costs more than three times as much a month (see the cost section above). Choose shifts if help is needed several times a night.

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Sources

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year; CMS provider data (October 25, 2026); U.S. DOL state minimum wages (July 1, 2026); BLS OEWS May 2025 aide wages, which cover employed aides rather than private rates.

Live-In Caregivers in Boalsburg, PA