Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Deerfield Beach, FL

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Deerfield Beach are Boca Pointe Center For Rehabilitation And Healing in Boca Raton (1.6 mi), Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center - Edgewater in Boca Raton (2.0 mi), Pompano Health And Rehabilitation Center in Pompano Beach (2.5 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.

Deerfield Beach has about 2,939 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 43% of the $3,240 monthly median income of Deerfield Beach 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.