Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Tishomingo, OK

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Tishomingo are Blue River Healthcare, Inc in Tishomingo (1.2 mi), Brookside Nursing Center in Madill (12 mi), Family Care Center Of Kingston in Kingston (17 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in Oklahoma earn a median $13.32 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). Oklahoma's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Tishomingo has about 15 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the Oklahoma median aide wage of $13.32 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,154 a month in wages, which is 52% of the $2,222 monthly median income of Tishomingo households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Oklahoma'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 Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states.