Experienced Private- Live-In Caregiver

PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING: WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “LIVE-IN”?

This is a true live-in position with one private client—not an hourly shift, overnight shift, or occasional agency live-in assignment.

You will:

• Relocate and move into the client’s private home
• Have your own private bedroom in the home
• Sleep in the client’s home on your scheduled work nights
• Help the client on and off throughout each day, as needed
• Assist with memory care, activities of daily living (ADLs), cooking, housekeeping, and other household needs
• Receive scheduled breaks to leave the home based on the agreed-upon schedule

To qualify, you must have completed at least two verifiable live-in caregiving jobs where you lived in one client’s private home and had your own bedroom. At least one job must have lasted six months or longer, and the second must have lasted at least three months.

If you have not yet completed this type of live-in work, please do not apply for this position.

Instead, visit the Live-in Caregiver Association e. You can learn about the challenges of live-in care, take live-in caregiver courses, and use its job board to find opportunities to gain experience. After successfully completing the required live-in jobs with other employers, we welcome you to apply for future client positions recruited by Grandma Joan—where the big money can be made!

Grandma Joan is a nationwide household-employer recruiting service specializing exclusively in full-time live-in caregivers.

We do not recruit for hourly jobs or 12-hour shifts—ONLY LIVE-IN. Since 2010, families across the United States have contracted with Grandma Joan to find, screen, and recruit experienced caregivers for long-term live-in positions in their private homes. Our clients are the live-ins’ employers.

Care location:
Charlottesville VA, 22911

Care recipient:
Woman in her sixties

Care needs:
Parkinson’s disease, standby assistance with some ADLs

Mobility:
Walker and wheelchair

Household and non-care needs:
Meal preparation, medication reminders, driving, errands, light housekeeping, laundry, companionship, and pet care

Schedule:

Full-time live-in. 7 nights and 6.5 days per week.

• Have completed at least two verifiable live-in caregiving jobs lasting three months or longer, including at least one job lasting six months or longer
• Provide strong recommendations from at least two previous home care clients, including at least one live-in client for whom you worked longer than six months
• Have at least five years of paid, verifiable caregiving experience that included assistance with activities of daily living
• Communicate clearly and professionally with the client, family members, healthcare professionals, and other members of the household
• Have a valid driver’s license and be willing to drive the client in the client’s vehicle
• Have health insurance or be willing to obtain your own health insurance policy if hired
• Be comfortable with petsand be willing to assist with pet care
• Independently manage routine caregiving and household responsibilities, solve everyday problems, and recognize when a situation requires family or professional involvement
• Be based in the United States and legally authorized to work in the United States
• Pass the required background check and drug screening if selected by the family
• Be interested in a long‑term, full‑time live‑in position with one private household

• Annual salary of $114k-$119k per year, depending on the final schedule and the selected candidate’s experience
• Direct employment by a private family as a W-2 household employee
• Rent‑free, furnished private bedroom in the client’s home
• Private bathroom