Overnight Caregivers in Barbourville, KY: Night Care at Home

Local figures

Overnight Caregivers in Barbourville, KY: the local picture

27%

of residents 65+ have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or deciding (14% in Knox County)

78%

of residents 65+ in households live alone (40% in Knox County)

197

residents 85 or older (6.3% of all residents)

0.3 mi

to the nearest hospital with an emergency department (Barbourville)

About 146 Barbourville residents 65 or older have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or making decisions (27%; 14% in Knox County). Confusion at night is a common reason families arrange overnight care.

422 older residents live alone (78% of those in households). For them an overnight caregiver means someone in the house after dark.

The nearest emergency hospital is Knox County Hospital in Barbourville, about 0.3 mi away in a straight line; keep its number and the person’s medication list by the bed.

Barbourville compared with Knox County and Kentucky

Census figure	Barbourville	Knox County	Kentucky
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty remembering	27%	14%	9.4%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	78%	40%	30%
Residents 85 or older	6.3%	1.7%	1.7%
Residents 65+ with difficulty dressing or bathing	21%	10.0%	8.0%
Residents 65+ with a disability	57%	50%	39%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	37%	22%	13%
Median income, households headed by someone 65+	$20,470	$27,992	—

Older residents in towns around Barbourville

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Memory difficulty (65+)
Corbin, KY	13 mi	1,612	13%
Williamsburg, KY	18 mi	705	3.0%
Middlesborough, KY	20 mi	1,924	12%
London, KY	20 mi	1,576	20%
Harrogate, TN	24 mi	837	14%
Tazewell, TN	33 mi	496	13%

Emergency hospitals near Barbourville

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
Knox County Hospital	Barbourville, KY	0.3 mi	not rated	(606) 546-4175
Pineville Community Health Center, Inc	Pineville, KY	12 mi	1 of 5	(606) 337-3051
Baptist Health Corbin	Corbin, KY	13 mi	3 of 5	(606) 528-1212

Straight-line miles from the center of Barbourville. Medicare (CMS) data, October 2026; call ahead to confirm. We are not affiliated with these providers.

What it covers

What a overnight caregiver can help with

Help to the bathroom at night and back to bed
Turning and settling someone who cannot move easily
Watching for wandering or confusion
Medication reminders at bedtime and in the morning

Cost

What overnight care costs in Barbourville

At $17.52 an hour (the Kentucky median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,278 a month, and every night about $5,314 (312% of the $1,706 monthly median income of Barbourville households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. 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.

Before you hire

What to know before hiring a overnight caregiver

Overnight help is usually arranged when the person gets up in the night or the family caregiver is no longer getting enough sleep. Decide first whether you need an awake caregiver, who stays up through the shift, or one who may sleep in the home and is woken when needed; the two are paid differently.

Questions worth asking: Do you stay awake through the shift, or sleep and wake when called? Have you cared for someone with dementia at night? What would you do if my parent fell during the night? More in our overnight caregivers guide.

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Questions

Overnight Caregivers in Barbourville: common questions

How much does overnight care cost in Barbourville?

At $17.52 an hour (the Kentucky median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,278 a month, and every night about $5,314 (312% of the $1,706 monthly median income of Barbourville households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Kentucky's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Overnight, live-in or 24-hour care: what is the difference?

Overnight care is a single night shift. A live-in caregiver lives in the home and has protected sleep and break time. 24-hour care uses two or three caregivers in shifts so someone is always awake.

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Sources

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year; CMS provider data (October 25, 2026); U.S. DOL state minimum wages (July 1, 2026); BLS OEWS May 2025 aide wages, which cover employed aides rather than private rates.

Overnight Caregivers in Barbourville, KY