Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Neshanic Station, NJ

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Neshanic Station are Foothill Acres Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Hillsborough (2.9 mi), Bridgeway Care And Rehab Center At Hillsborough in Hillsborough (5.3 mi), Hunterdon Care Center LLC in Flemington (6.3 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).

Neshanic Station has about 103 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 16% of the $9,568 monthly median income of Neshanic Station 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.