Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Raytown, MO

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Raytown are Alpine Breeze Health And Wellness in Raytown (1.2 mi), Edgewood Manor Health Care Center in Raytown (1.5 mi), Jeanne Jugan Center in Kansas City (2.6 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in Missouri earn a median $15.90 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). Missouri's minimum wage is $15.00 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Raytown has about 574 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the Missouri median aide wage of $15.90 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,378 a month in wages, which is 30% of the $4,645 monthly median income of Raytown households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Missouri's minimum wage is $15.00 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 Consumer Directed Services in Missouri: how a relative becomes a paid caregiver.