Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Newport East, RI

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Newport East are Grand Islander Center in Middletown (0.6 mi), John Clarke Senior Living in Middletown (0.8 mi), Royal Middletown Nursing Center in Middletown (0.9 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in Rhode Island earn a median $21.00 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). Rhode Island's minimum wage is $16.00 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Newport East has about 413 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the Rhode Island median aide wage of $21.00 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,820 a month in wages, which is 37% of the $4,968 monthly median income of Newport East households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Rhode Island's minimum wage is $16.00 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.