Overnight Caregivers in Yazoo City, MS: Night Care at Home

Local figures

Overnight Caregivers in Yazoo City, MS: the local picture

15%

of residents 65+ have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or deciding (18% in Yazoo County)

41%

of residents 65+ in households live alone (34% in Yazoo County)

239

residents 85 or older (2.3% of all residents)

0.3 mi

to the nearest hospital with an emergency department (Yazoo City)

About 205 Yazoo City residents 65 or older have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or making decisions (15%; 18% in Yazoo County). Confusion at night is a common reason families arrange overnight care.

575 older residents live alone (41% of those in households). For them an overnight caregiver means someone in the house after dark.

The nearest emergency hospital is Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo in Yazoo City, about 0.3 mi away in a straight line; keep its number and the person’s medication list by the bed.

Yazoo City compared with Yazoo County and Mississippi

Census figure	Yazoo City	Yazoo County	Mississippi
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty remembering	15%	18%	11%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone	41%	34%	30%
Residents 85 or older	2.3%	1.9%	1.7%
Residents 65+ with difficulty dressing or bathing	14%	12%	8.8%
Residents 65+ with a disability	54%	48%	41%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)	27%	16%	15%
Median income, households headed by someone 65+	$21,808	$33,190	—

Older residents in towns around Yazoo City

Town	Distance	Residents 65+	Memory difficulty (65+)
Canton, MS	28 mi	1,666	7.6%
Gluckstadt, MS	29 mi	198	0.0%
Madison, MS	31 mi	4,528	5.7%
Ridgeland, MS	34 mi	3,588	5.7%
Clinton, MS	35 mi	3,950	6.8%
Jackson, MS	39 mi	22,008	11%

Emergency hospitals near Yazoo City

Hospital with an emergency department	Town	Distance	CMS overall rating	Phone
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo	Yazoo City, MS	0.3 mi	not rated	(662) 746-2261
Holmes County Hospital And Clinics	Lexington, MS	27 mi	not rated	(662) 834-1321
Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital	Rolling Fork, MS	28 mi	not rated	(662) 873-4395

Straight-line miles from the center of Yazoo City. 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 Yazoo City

At $11.47 an hour (the Mississippi median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $1,491 a month, and every night about $3,479 (191% of the $1,817 monthly median income of Yazoo City households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

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.

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 Yazoo City: common questions

How much does overnight care cost in Yazoo City?

At $11.47 an hour (the Mississippi median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $1,491 a month, and every night about $3,479 (191% of the $1,817 monthly median income of Yazoo City households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

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 Yazoo City, MS