Caregiver jobs in Baltimore: work that happens one home at a time
Home care work is personal. You walk into someone’s rowhouse or apartment, learn how they take their coffee and which step on the stairs is loose, and help them get through a day that has become hard to manage alone.
Beulah Home Care is a home care agency in Canton that serves families in Baltimore City and nearby Baltimore County. We accept applications from caregivers, nursing assistants and companions who want steady, meaningful work close to home.
Below: the roles, Maryland requirements, area pay data and how to apply.
Home care jobs in Baltimore: roles and Maryland requirements
The application form lists four positions. Here is what each one involves and what the state expects.
| Role | What the job involves | What Maryland requires |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver / personal care aide | Hands-on help with bathing, dressing, toileting, moving around the home, meals and reminders | No separate state license. Agency screening and training under COMAR 10.07.05. CPR and first aid for Community First Choice clients |
| CNA-I (formerly GNA) | Personal care plus tasks a registered nurse delegates, such as some health-related care | Maryland Board of Nursing CNA-I certificate. May practice in any setting, including long-term care |
| CNA-II | Personal care plus nurse-delegated tasks in home and community settings | Maryland Board of Nursing CNA-II certificate. Cannot practice in long-term care facilities |
| Companion / homemaker | Company, conversation, meal preparation, laundry, light housekeeping, errands with the client | No separate state license. Agency screening and training for in-home staff |
The CNA titles changed this year. Since April 1, 2026, the Board of Nursing uses CNA-I for the former GNA and CNA-II for the former CNA, and certificate numbers did not change.
Two more rules matter in Medicaid-funded care. In Community First Choice, a worker who performs delegated nursing functions must be a certified nursing assistant, and one who gives medications must be a certified medication technician. That is why the form also asks about CMT certification.
What every in-home caregiver in Maryland needs
Maryland licenses home care agencies as residential service agencies. The rules for those agencies set a baseline for every worker who goes into a client’s home, certified or not.
Before you are sent to a client, a licensed agency must screen you. That includes a criminal history or background check, a skills assessment and demonstration, an in-person interview, verification of any certificates, basic health screening including tuberculosis, references, employment history and an I-9.
In-home staff must also be trained in a set list of topics:
- Personal care, with supervised practice
- When to refer a concern to a registered nurse
- Record keeping
- Ethics and confidentiality
- CPR
- Infection control and standard precautions
- Preventing abuse and neglect
For clients in Community First Choice, both agency workers and workers hired directly by participants must hold first aid and CPR certification. If you plan to work with Community First Choice clients or CPAS clients, keep those cards current.
Caregiver pay in the Baltimore area: market data
Applicants ask about pay first, and they should. The table below shows what all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area paid in May 2025, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey. These are area market figures, not Beulah Home Care’s pay rates.
| Occupation (May 2025) | Jobs in Baltimore metro | Median hourly | Mean hourly | Mean annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home health and personal care aides | 26,880 | $18.10 | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| Nursing assistants | 13,580 | $20.56 | $20.49 | $42,630 |
For comparison, the statewide median for home health and personal care aides was $18.29 an hour, and the national median was $17.21.
Two legal floors apply in Maryland. The state minimum wage is $15 an hour for most employees, and overtime is generally 1.5 times the regular rate after 40 hours a week.
Maryland’s Homecare Workers Rights Act of 2024 also requires agencies that bill Medicaid for personal assistance to treat those workers as employees, not independent contractors. Ask any agency, including us, how it classifies you before you accept a job.
How to become a caregiver in Maryland
The path depends on the role you want. Here is a practical order of steps.
- Choose a starting role. Companion and personal care aide jobs don’t require a state certificate. CNA-I and CNA-II roles do.
- Get CPR and first aid certification. It is required for Community First Choice work and part of required agency training.
- For a CNA certificate, complete a Board-approved nursing assistant program. Certification criteria include an application, approved training, a fee, good moral character, being at least 16, and a criminal history check. Certificates renew every two years.
- Consider medication technician training. A certified medication technician must be at least 18 and complete a Board-approved program taught by a registered nurse.
- Apply to a licensed agency. Expect the screening and skills demonstration described above before your first client.
What a day in home care looks like
No two days are the same, but most follow the client’s routine. A morning visit might start with helping someone out of bed, through a shower and into clean clothes, then making breakfast and reminding them to take their morning medications.
Midday might mean a short walk around the block, lunch and a card game. An afternoon client might need help after a hospital stay or surgery, or calm, patient support because of dementia.
Some roles center on personal care. Others look more like companion care or homemaker help with cooking, laundry and errands. Longer assignments include 24-hour care shared between caregivers.
Throughout the day you note what you did and what changed, and report concerns to the office.
How to apply to Beulah Home Care
Fill in the application form below this section. It asks for:
- The position you want
- Certifications you hold: CNA-I, CNA-II, CMT, CPR/First Aid, or none yet
- Your availability and the parts of Baltimore you can reach
- How to contact you
You can also call our Canton office at 410-421-1041, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM, to ask which positions are open.
Want to know more about who we are and the neighborhoods we serve? Read about Beulah Home Care. If you are asking about care for your own family member rather than a job, please use our contact page for families.