KC089 - Full-Time Live-In Companion/Caregiver - Pittsburgh, PA & San Francisco, CA

Overview

A warm, intellectually curious, and deeply caring family is seeking a compassionate Live-In Caregiver / Companion to support a 70-year-old mother with advanced care needs. The position is currently based in Pittsburgh, PA, with plans to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area/Santa Cruz area within approximately six months. The family (Mother, Father, grown son) is ideally seeking someone interested in relocating with them long term.

This role is centered around providing thoughtful, attentive, and emotionally engaging support to the mother who has Lewy Body Disease while also helping restore balance and independence to the father, who has been heavily involved in her care over the last several years. The family is looking for someone who is genuinely compassionate, proactive, grounded, communicative, and motivated by caregiving as a meaningful profession rather than simply a job. 

The mother requires full physical assistance throughout the day, including mobility support, toileting, bathing, dressing, feeding assistance, medication support, and companionship. Although she speaks very little now, the family is looking for someone who will actively engage with her through conversation, reading aloud, music, singing, storytelling, light movement, and emotional presence. The ideal candidate is warm, emotionally intuitive, physically capable, calm, and able to create a comforting daily rhythm. 

The father is highly involved, intellectually driven, and deeply dedicated to his wife’s care. The ideal caregiver will work collaboratively and respectfully alongside him while also helping create moments of relief, independence, and peace within the household. The family values professionalism, kindness, generosity of spirit, flexibility, communication, and emotional intelligence. 

The household follows a largely organic lifestyle and values holistic wellness, Eastern medicine philosophies, spirituality, creativity, nature, and meaningful connection. This is a warm family environment where the right caregiver can truly become an invaluable source of support and stability. 

During the Pittsburgh portion of the role, the caregiver will likely have a separate apartment provided. In California, the plan is to provide a private bedroom and bathroom within the home. The current planned structure is to have two homes on a property where the caregiver and mother will live and then another home for the father. 

Start Date: July 1st, but the family is willing to wait for the right candidate Current Location: Pittsburgh, PA 

Future Relocation: San Francisco Bay Area / Santa Cruz area, CA 

Schedule: 5 consecutive days a week 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Responsibilities

• Full daily care support for the mother 
• Assisting with transfers, mobility, toileting, bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Overnight incontinence cleanup and bedding changes as needed 
• Feeding assistance and medication support 
• Preparing healthy meals including brunch and dinner 
• Supporting exercise routines, and light physical therapy exercises 
• Providing emotional companionship, conversation, reading aloud, music, and stimulation throughout the day 
• Encouraging engagement and maintaining a comforting environment 
• Assisting with housekeeping and laundry related to the mother and shared spaces
• Changing bedding and maintaining cleanliness of living areas 
• Basic cooking and meal preparation for the household as needed 
• Taking out trash and helping maintain household organization 
• Driving to occasional appointments or outings 
• Supporting outings and community engagement when appropriate 
• Collaborating closely and respectfully with the father regarding care routines and household needs 
• Monitoring skin integrity and helping prevent bed sores 
• Providing calm, observant, proactive support throughout the day 
• Assisting with household transitions during relocation to California 
• The CA residence will likely be a manageable size and the caregiver will be responsible for the housekeeping

Qualifications

• 5 years of previous experience working with elderly adults requiring physical assistance
• Experience with Parkinson’s, Lewy body dementia, memory care, senior living, CNA work, or related caregiving 
• Comfortable assisting with lifting, pivoting, transfers, and mobility support
• Experience supporting clients with feeding and medication assistance 
• Warm, compassionate, engaging, and emotionally intelligent personality
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate respectfully with family members
• Physically strong, proactive, and observant 
• Comfortable in holistic, spiritually minded household environments 
• Ability to remain calm, grounded, and patient in emotionally demanding situations
• Confident cook with ability to prepare healthy meals 
• Previous experience with light physical therapy, movement support, or wellness practices is a strong plus 
• Musical ability, singing, or reading aloud would be a major bonus 
• Creative, intellectually curious, and conversational personality preferred
• Reliable, professional, and genuinely committed to caregiving work
• Comfortable supporting a family through a significant life transition and relocation

Requirements

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record 
• CPR certification preferred 
• Non-smoker 
• Fully vaccinated(including annual flu shots) 
• Physically capable of assisting a 110 lb adult with transfers and mobility
• Comfortable working as a W-2 employee 
• Ability to relocate to California preferred 
• Comfortable living in a live-in arrangement 
• Comfortable living in a home that may eventually include a dog
• Strong professional and personal references required

Salary and Benefits

• $86k-$120k 
• W-2 employment
• Annual performance-based raises
• 2 weeks PTO vacation
• HRA health reimbursement benefit offered 
• 5 paid sick days 
• Housing/apartment option available during Pittsburgh portion of role
• Long-term housing accommodations planned for California relocation
• Vehicle available for work-related use 
• Opportunity for long-term stability with deeply appreciative family