Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Port Royal, SC

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Port Royal are Sprenger Health Care Of Port Royal in Port Royal (2.0 mi), Resorts At Beaufort in Beaufort (3.6 mi), The Preston Health Center in Hilton Head Island (8.8 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in South Carolina earn a median $14.48 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). South Carolina has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

Port Royal has about 145 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the South Carolina median aide wage of $14.48 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,255 a month in wages, which is 19% of the $6,742 monthly median income of Port Royal households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. South Carolina has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

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.