Overnight Caregivers in Fairchild AFB, WA

Local figures

Overnight Caregivers in Fairchild AFB, WA: the local picture

0

residents 85 or older (0.0% of all residents)

10 mi

to the nearest hospital with an emergency department (Spokane)

0

residents 65 or older (0.0% of Fairchild AFB)

$22.95

median hourly wage of home care aides in Washington (BLS, May 2025)

About 0 Fairchild AFB residents 65 or older have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or making decisions (—; 8.7% in Spokane County). Confusion at night is a common reason families arrange overnight care.

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

The nearest emergency hospital is Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, about 10 mi away in a straight line; keep its number and the person’s medication list by the bed.

Fairchild AFB compared with Spokane County and Washington

Census figure	Fairchild AFB	Spokane County	Washington
Residents 85 or older	0.0%	2.0%	1.8%

Older residents in towns around Fairchild AFB

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Memory difficulty (65+)
Airway Heights, WA	3.7 mi	1,041	18%
Medical Lake, WA	3.8 mi	782	23%
Cheney, WA	9.3 mi	1,496	7.4%
Spokane, WA	11 mi	38,258	9.1%
Town and Country, WA	13 mi	1,034	4.4%
Country Homes, WA	14 mi	866	16%

Emergency hospitals near Fairchild AFB

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
Deaconess Medical Center	Spokane, WA	10 mi	3 of 5	(509) 473-5800
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.	Spokane, WA	10 mi	3 of 5	(509) 474-3131
Spokane Va Medical Center	Spokane, WA	11 mi	4 of 5	(509) 434-7000

Straight-line miles from the center of Fairchild AFB. 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 Fairchild AFB

At $22.95 an hour (the Washington median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,984 a month, and every night about $6,962. Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Washington's minimum wage is $17.13 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.

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 Fairchild AFB: common questions

How much does overnight care cost in Fairchild AFB?

At $22.95 an hour (the Washington median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,984 a month, and every night about $6,962. Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Washington's minimum wage is $17.13 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 (small-place figures carry wide margins of error); 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.