Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Holly Springs, MS

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Holly Springs are Holly Springs Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center in Holly Springs (7.9 mi), Great Oaks Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center in Byhalia (16 mi), Ashland Health And Rehabilitation in Ashland (16 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in Mississippi earn a median $11.47 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

Holly Springs has about 152 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the Mississippi median aide wage of $11.47 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $994 a month in wages, which is 45% of the $2,226 monthly median income of Holly Springs households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

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.