Home Care in 93065: Simi Valley, California
This listing covers in-home care for the 93065 delivery area of Simi Valley. Licensed agencies here quote $37 to $45 an hour for personal and companion care, about $3,200 – $3,900 a month for 20 hours a week. Below you can compare every kind of provider that serves 93065, verify a licence before you sign anything, and see which local and Medi-Cal programs pay.
Agency rate, 93065
$37 – $45/hr
Nearest hospitals
Adventist Health Simi Valley, Los Robles Health System (nearby)
IHSS provider wage
$17.50 to $18.00 per hour (county IHSS provider wage, 2025 range)
Compare Home Care Options in 93065 (Simi Valley)
Quotes in 93065 (Simi Valley) are not comparing like with like until you know which of these five arrangements you are being quoted. The hourly figure only tells you part of the story: who employs the caregiver decides who carries insurance, who covers a sick call, and who is liable if something goes wrong in the home.
Licensed home care agency (HCO)
$37 – $45/hr
- Employer
- The agency
- Insurance
- Yes, bonded and insured
- Backup
- Yes, guaranteed coverage
- Best for
- Ongoing personal care, dementia, post-hospital recovery
Registry or referral service
$31 – $40/hr plus a fee
- Employer
- Usually the family
- Insurance
- Varies, ask for proof
- Backup
- Limited
- Best for
- Families who want to pick the caregiver themselves
Independent caregiver (private hire)
$28 – $37/hr
- Employer
- The family
- Insurance
- Rarely
- Backup
- None
- Best for
- Stable needs, budget-driven, family can fill gaps
IHSS provider (Medi-Cal)
$17.50 to $18.00 per hour (county IHSS provider wage, 2025 range) paid by the county
- Employer
- The county program
- Insurance
- Program-managed
- Backup
- Family arranges
- Best for
- Income-eligible adults, often a family caregiver
Medicare-certified home health
$0 with a qualifying doctor's order
- Employer
- The agency
- Insurance
- Yes
- Backup
- Yes
- Best for
- Short-term skilled nursing or therapy after a hospital stay
Rate bands reflect licensed agency pricing in this market, where quality providers start around $37 an hour and reach $45 in the highest-cost ZIP codes. Always ask for a written rate sheet including shift minimums, weekend, holiday and overnight pricing.
How to Verify a Home Care Licence in 93065 (Simi Valley)
California licenses home care agencies, and it maintains a public registry of the caregivers they employ. Running these six checks takes about twenty minutes and rules out the unlicensed operators that advertise the lowest hourly rates in this area.
1. Ask for the HCO licence number
Every legitimate non-medical home care agency in California holds a Home Care Organization (HCO) licence issued by the Department of Social Services. Ask for the number before the in-home assessment, not after.
2. Look the licence up in the state registry
Search the CDSS Home Care Services Bureau public database for the HCO number and confirm the status is current, the business name matches the quote, and there are no open enforcement actions.
3. Confirm the caregiver is on the Home Care Aide Registry
Individual caregivers must be registered and background-checked through the state Home Care Aide Registry. Ask for the aide's registration number and verify it separately from the agency licence.
4. Get proof of workers' compensation and liability insurance
Request a current certificate of insurance naming the agency, not a broker letter. If the caregiver is a private hire, you are the employer and your homeowner's policy usually will not cover an injury in the home.
5. Check skilled home health separately on Medicare Care Compare
Doctor-ordered nursing or therapy comes from a Medicare-certified home health agency, which is a different licence. Compare star ratings on Medicare Care Compare before accepting a discharge referral.
6. Read the service agreement before you sign
Confirm the shift minimum, cancellation window, holiday and overnight premiums, mileage policy, and how supervision visits are scheduled. Anything a salesperson promises verbally should appear in the agreement.
Home Care Providers in Simi Valley: Who Serves This Area
Simi Valley families hire from five different kinds of providers, and they are not priced or regulated the same way. Ventura County has one of the deepest pools of licensed home care agencies in California, so in the 93065 area you will usually have several options quoting you within a few dollars an hour of each other. Use this breakdown to decide which type fits before you start calling.
Licensed home care agencies (HCOs)
State-licensed businesses that employ, screen, insure and schedule caregivers. Highest hourly rate, lowest administrative burden on the family.
Registries and referral services
Match you with an independent caregiver for a placement or ongoing fee. You usually remain the employer of record.
Independent (privately hired) caregivers
Typically several dollars an hour cheaper, but the family handles payroll, taxes, backup coverage and liability.
IHSS providers (Medi-Cal)
County-paid caregivers, often a family member, for income-eligible adults. No private-pay hourly rate applies.
Medicare-certified home health agencies
Doctor-ordered skilled nursing and therapy after a hospital stay. Not a substitute for ongoing personal care.
Agency, private pay
$37 – $45/hr
Employees, insurance and backup coverage included
Independent caregiver
$29 – $39/hr
You handle payroll, taxes and coverage gaps
IHSS provider
$17.50 to $18.00 per hour (county IHSS provider wage, 2025 range)
Paid by the county for approved hours
Verify any Simi Valley agency before you sign
Every legitimate non-medical agency in California holds a Home Care Organization license from the Department of Social Services, and every caregiver it sends should appear on the state Home Care Aide Registry. Both are public and searchable by name or city, so ask for the license number and check it yourself. For skilled home health, check the agency's star rating on Medicare Care Compare instead.
Then run the questions in the checklist below, and compare what each agency quotes against the local range with our care cost calculator and care hours estimator.
HomeCareHub is an independent guide. We do not charge agencies for placement, and rate ranges reflect public cost-of-care and wage data for Ventura County, not quotes from any one provider.
Neighborhoods and Landmarks Served in 93065
Caregivers working in 93065 cover Wood Ranch, Big Sky, Texas Tract, Santa Susana Knolls and the surrounding residential streets. Travel time matters more than distance in this market: an agency with existing clients in the ZIP can usually staff a morning shift, while one covering it from another city may only offer afternoons.
Home Care Service Area Map: Simi Valley 93065, CA
Caregivers serve Simi Valley 93065 and the surrounding Ventura County neighborhoods, including the areas around Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Rancho Simi Community Park, Wood Ranch.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The agency we point families to in Simi Valley 93065
We keep this site independent, and we do not sell placement. When families ask us who to call first, we point them to SYNERGY HomeCare because it meets every item on the checklist below for non-medical in-home care in Simi Valley 93065. You are free to interview several agencies, and the questions further down this page work for any of them.
- Licensed as a Home Care Organization with the California Department of Social Services
- Caregivers are employees, background-checked through the state Home Care Aide Registry, bonded and insured
- Written care plan with a local care manager who visits the home
- Flexible schedules from a few hours a week through 24-hour and live-in care
- Experience with dementia, Parkinson's, post-surgery recovery and hospice support
93065 Home Care Questions
How much does home care cost in 93065?
Licensed agencies serving 93065 quote roughly $37 to $45 an hour for non-medical personal and companion care, which works out to about $3,200 – $3,900 a month at 20 hours a week. Rates below $37 an hour in this area usually mean an unlicensed operator or an independent caregiver where your family becomes the employer of record.
How do I check whether an agency serving 93065 is licensed?
Ask for the Home Care Organization licence number and look it up in the California Department of Social Services public registry, then verify the individual caregiver on the state Home Care Aide Registry. For doctor-ordered nursing or therapy, check the agency on Medicare Care Compare instead, since skilled home health is licensed separately.
Does Medicare or Medi-Cal pay for home care in 93065?
Medicare pays only for short-term skilled home health after a qualifying event, not for ongoing help with bathing, dressing, meals or supervision. In Ventura County, Medi-Cal covers personal care through IHSS, which pays an approved provider $17.50 to $18.00 per hour (county IHSS provider wage, 2025 range), administered by Ventura County Human Services Agency, In-Home Supportive Services. CalAIM Community Supports, MSSP and the HCBA waiver add respite and home modifications for members who qualify.
How many caregiver hours do families in 93065 usually start with?
Most households start with 12 to 20 hours a week after a fall, a hospital discharge or a new dementia diagnosis, then add hours as needs progress. Once a schedule passes roughly 40 to 60 hours a week, it is worth comparing the monthly total against assisted living in the same area.