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Fort Drum, New York

Live-In Caregivers in Fort Drum, NY

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Local figures

Live-In Caregivers in Fort Drum, NY: the local picture

0
residents 85 or older (0.0% of all residents)
50%
of Fort Drum homes have 3 or more bedrooms (60% in Jefferson County)
$17.00
top New York minimum wage tier per hour
16
residents 65 or older (0.1% of Fort Drum)

About 0 Fort Drum 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. 50% of homes in Fort Drum have three or more bedrooms (60% in Jefferson County), while 5.4% have one bedroom or none, where live-in care rarely works; the median home has 5.5 rooms.

Fort Drum compared with Jefferson County and New York

Census figureFort DrumJefferson CountyNew York
Residents 85 or older0.0%1.7%2.2%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone0.0%29%29%
Residents 65+ with a disability0.0%34%32%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)0.0%9.9%13%
Residents 65 or older0.1%15%18%
Residents 5+ who speak a language other than English at home22%8.1%31%

Older residents in towns around Fort Drum

TownDistanceResidents 65+Residents 85+
Calcium, NY3.1 mi165101
Watertown, NY7.8 mi3,894478
Carthage, NY10 mi37024
Lowville, NY23 mi556133
Gouverneur, NY26 mi83641
Ogdensburg, NY49 mi1,561261

Emergency hospitals near Fort Drum

Hospital with an emergency departmentTownDistanceCMS overall ratingPhone
Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY7.9 mi2 of 5(315) 785-4000
Carthage Area Hospital, IncCarthage, NY10 minot rated(315) 493-1000
River Hospital ClinicsAlexandria Bay, NY21 minot rated(315) 482-2511

Straight-line miles from the center of Fort Drum. 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 Fort Drum

Live-in pay is often agreed by the day or week, but every hour worked counts toward minimum wage. At $19.05 an hour (the New York median aide wage), a live-in caregiver paid for 50 hours a week costs about $4,128 a month. Round-the-clock shift care, 168 paid hours a week across two or three caregivers, comes to about $13,868 a month. Private rates are agreed with the caregiver, and overtime rules can add to both. New York's minimum wage is $17.00 in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, $16.00 in the rest of the state (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 CDPAP in New York: how to get paid to care for a family member.

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.

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Questions

Live-In Caregivers in Fort Drum: common questions

Where is the nearest emergency hospital to Fort Drum?

Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, about 7.9 mi in a straight line from the center of Fort Drum (Medicare hospital file). Its listed phone number is (315) 785-4000. In an emergency, call 911.

How much does live-in care cost in Fort Drum?

Live-in pay is often agreed by the day or week, but every hour worked counts toward minimum wage. At $19.05 an hour (the New York median aide wage), a live-in caregiver paid for 50 hours a week costs about $4,128 a month. Round-the-clock shift care, 168 paid hours a week across two or three caregivers, comes to about $13,868 a month. Private rates are agreed with the caregiver, and overtime rules can add to both. New York's minimum wage is $17.00 in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, $16.00 in the rest of the state (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Live-in or 24-hour care in Fort Drum?

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. Choose shifts if help is needed several times a night.

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Sources

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year (small-place figures carry wide margins of error); 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.

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