Overnight Caregivers in Port St. Joe, FL: Night Care at Home

Local figures

Overnight Caregivers in Port St. Joe, FL: the local picture

15%

of residents 65+ have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or deciding (11% in Gulf County)

27%

of residents 65+ in households live alone (24% in Gulf County)

51

residents 85 or older (1.4% of all residents)

0.5 mi

to the nearest hospital with an emergency department (Port Saint Joe)

About 151 Port St. Joe residents 65 or older have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or making decisions (15%; 11% in Gulf County). Confusion at night is a common reason families arrange overnight care.

268 older residents live alone (27% of those in households). For them an overnight caregiver means someone in the house after dark.

The nearest emergency hospital is Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf in Port Saint Joe, about 0.5 mi away in a straight line; keep its number and the person’s medication list by the bed.

Port St. Joe compared with Gulf County and Florida

Census figure	Port St. Joe	Gulf County	Florida
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty remembering	15%	11%	7.6%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	27%	24%	25%
Residents 85 or older	1.4%	1.7%	2.6%
Residents 65+ with difficulty dressing or bathing	2.7%	6.2%	6.4%
Residents 65+ with a disability	29%	34%	31%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	4.5%	7.9%	12%
Median income, households headed by someone 65+	$47,162	$55,128	—

Older residents in towns around Port St. Joe

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Memory difficulty (65+)
Callaway, FL	26 mi	1,609	9.1%
Eastpoint, FL	27 mi	689	7.1%
Parker, FL	28 mi	854	9.8%
Springfield, FL	30 mi	1,456	7.6%
Cedar Grove, FL	32 mi	653	9.2%
Panama City, FL	32 mi	6,220	8.6%

Emergency hospitals near Port St. Joe

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf	Port Saint Joe, FL	0.5 mi	3 of 5	(850) 229-5600
George E Weems Memorial Hospital	Apalachicola, FL	19 mi	not rated	(850) 653-8853
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay	Panama City, FL	31 mi	3 of 5	(850) 769-1511

Straight-line miles from the center of Port St. Joe. 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 Port St. Joe

At $16.25 an hour (the Florida median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,113 a month, and every night about $4,929 (125% of the $3,930 monthly median income of Port St. Joe households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Florida's minimum wage rose to $15.00 an hour on September 30, 2026, under Article X, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution.

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 take care of a family member in Florida: SMMC LTC and the PDO.

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.

CaregiverConnect does not run background checks. Check identity, references and any certification yourself before anyone starts. The Safety Center explains how.

Questions

Overnight Caregivers in Port St. Joe: common questions

How much does overnight care cost in Port St. Joe?

At $16.25 an hour (the Florida median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $2,113 a month, and every night about $4,929 (125% of the $3,930 monthly median income of Port St. Joe households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Florida's minimum wage rose to $15.00 an hour on September 30, 2026, under Article X, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution.

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 Port St. Joe, FL