Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Great Notch, NJ

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Great Notch are Complete Care At St Vincents LLC in Cedar Grove (0.9 mi), Complete Care At Cedar Grove in Cedar Grove (1.3 mi), Arbor Glen Center in Cedar Grove (1.6 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in New Jersey earn a median $17.83 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). New Jersey's minimum wage is $15.92 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

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

At the New Jersey median aide wage of $17.83 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,545 a month in wages, which is 20% of the $7,789 monthly median income of Great Notch households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. New Jersey's minimum wage is $15.92 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.