Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Oakbrook, KY

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Oakbrook are Belmont Terrace Nursing And Rehabilitation Center in Florence (2.2 mi), Florence Park Care Center in Florence (2.8 mi), Villaspring Of Erlanger in Erlanger (3.7 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in Kentucky earn a median $17.52 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). Kentucky's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Oakbrook has about 78 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the Kentucky median aide wage of $17.52 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,518 a month in wages, which is 20% of the $7,523 monthly median income of Oakbrook households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Kentucky'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 How to get paid to care for a family member in Kentucky: Participant Directed Services.