Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in McAlester, OK

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to McAlester are Mitchell Care & Rehab Center in Mcalester (1.5 mi), Heritage Hills Living & Rehabilitation Center in Mcalester (1.6 mi), Mcalester Nursing & Rehab in Mcalester (1.9 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in Oklahoma earn a median $13.32 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). Oklahoma's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

McAlester has about 401 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the Oklahoma median aide wage of $13.32 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,154 a month in wages, which is 31% of the $3,781 monthly median income of McAlester households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Oklahoma'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.