Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace are Orange Park Rehabilitation And Nursing Center in Orange Park (0.9 mi), Life Care Center Of Orange Park in Orange Park (1.1 mi), Life Care Center At Wells Crossing in Orange Park (1.1 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in Florida earn a median $16.25 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). Florida's minimum wage rose to $15.00 an hour on September 30, 2026, under Article X, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution.

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace has about 580 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the Florida median aide wage of $16.25 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,408 a month in wages, which is 36% of the $3,892 monthly median income of Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Florida's minimum wage rose to $15.00 an hour on September 30, 2026, under Article X, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution.

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 How to get paid to take care of a family member in Florida: SMMC LTC and the PDO.