Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Creswell, OR

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Creswell are Creswell Post Acute in Creswell (0.7 mi), Creekside Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia in Eugene (7.4 mi), South Hills Rehabilitation Center in Eugene (7.9 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in Oregon earn a median $21.35 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). Oregon's minimum wage is $16.80 in the Portland metro area, $15.55 in the standard state rate, $14.55 in non-urban counties (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Creswell has about 58 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the Oregon median aide wage of $21.35 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,850 a month in wages, which is 32% of the $5,840 monthly median income of Creswell households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Oregon's minimum wage is $16.80 in the Portland metro area, $15.55 in the standard state rate, $14.55 in non-urban counties (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.