Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Mountain Home, NC

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Mountain Home are Orchard Valley Health And Rehabilitation in Hendersonville (0.7 mi), The Laurels Of Hendersonville in Hendersonville (3.1 mi), The Greens At Hendersonville in Hendersonville (3.3 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in North Carolina earn a median $15.02 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). North Carolina's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Mountain Home has about 127 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the North Carolina median aide wage of $15.02 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,302 a month in wages, which is 28% of the $4,653 monthly median income of Mountain Home households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. North Carolina'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.