Home Care Aide
How this pay compares
This posting states $18–$20 an hour. Open home health aide jobs in Illinois post a median of $17.50 an hour, the middle half $17.25–$18.88, across 30 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Home health aides employed in Illinois earn a median of $18.30 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Home health aides in Illinois: pay by town and employer
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What Illinois requires of a home health aide
Approval on the Illinois Department of Public Health Health Care Worker Registry (CNA training or an approved equivalency).
- Training: at least 120 hours, 40 of them supervised clinical practice.
- A home health aide must be approved on the Health Care Worker Registry, or have completed a Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 395 (at least 120 hours: 62 theory, 18 lab, 40 clinical), or meet an equivalency (another state's registry, a nursing course with 40 clinical hours plus the written test, military or foreign nursing training); the agency's RN also evaluates competency.
Home health aide jobs and requirements in Illinois · Every state's rule
Caregiver and home health aide jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Median days to removal 28.0 days · Still listed at 7 days 85.5%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.58x · Clicks 27
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 76.1% · Stating an hourly rate 73.8%
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About the job
PRN - Home Care Aide
Salary $18-$20/hour
When you work at The Clare, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!
While we occasionally have openings for day and evening rotations, our current priority is expanding our overnight team.
Here are a few of the daily responsibilities:
- Assist residents/clients with a high quality of personal care, including but not limited to; bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, incontinent care, foot care, vital signs, height and weight checks per policy.
- Assist residents with mealtime. Cut food. Encourage to eat.
- Complete and document shift assignments as assigned, if unable to complete, report to nursing supervisor.
- Communicate to residents, families, Department Heads and the Director of Resident Services when needed.
- Provide activities as planned and/or directed.
- Respond to call lights and emergencies in a timely manner.
Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
- Current CPR certification
- Excellent observation and communication skills
- 1 year of experience as a Home Care Aide/CNA/Caregiver
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus potential
- Referral program
- Daily meals
If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!
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LCS (Life Care Services) hires nurses, caregivers and nursing assistants in 25 states.
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