Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Berlin, NH

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Berlin are Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin (5.0 mi), Saint Vincent Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Berlin (5.6 mi), Country Village Center, Genesis Healthcare in Lancaster (15 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in New Hampshire earn a median $18.64 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). New Hampshire's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Berlin has about 266 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the New Hampshire median aide wage of $18.64 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,615 a month in wages, which is 60% of the $2,699 monthly median income of Berlin households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. New Hampshire'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.