Get paid to care for family in Bonner County
Most of the 14,600 people in Bonner County who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Idaho Medicaid can pay you for that work.
Bonner County at a glance
- Aged 65+
- 14,600
- Aged 85+
- 1,260
- Rank in ID
- 6th
- Median age
- 47.6
27% of residents
when daily help usually starts
of 44 counties, by residents 65+
older than the country
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Bonner County is a rural county (Rural-Urban Continuum Code 6).
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Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Rules from each state's published Medicaid program
Care in Bonner
What being a paid caregiver looks like here
About 14,600 people in Bonner County are 65 or older — 27% of everyone who lives here. That is an older county than Idaho overall, so more families here are already doing this work. Roughly 1,260 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. In a rural county, an agency aide may be a long drive away — when one is available at all. That is exactly why the state lets you be the paid caregiver instead.
Statewide, 354,400 people in Idaho are 65 or older — 18% of the state, across 44 counties.
What Idaho pays family caregivers
$2,554/month
Your exact pay is set by the program and your care plan. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Source: Idaho Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Idaho's programs at a glance
- A&D Waiver self-directed care
- Personal Care Services (PCS)
- Certified Family Home
- Spouse paid?
- Not right now
- Parent paid for a child?
- Sometimes
- Waitlist
- Some programs have no waitlist.
These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Idaho guide →
Towns and cities in Bonner County
Idaho sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Sandpoint and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Bonner County:
- Sandpoint10,444
- Ponderay2,011
- Priest River1,847
- Dover1,137
- Kootenai1,083
- Clark Fork576
- Oldtown260
- East Hope250
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Bonner apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Bonner County start with Idaho's program:
Apply via idalink.idaho.gov, by phone 877-456-1233, or at a local DHW office; the Bureau of Long Term Care performs the nursing-facility level-of-care assessment (allow up to ~3 months).
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Idaho program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Bonner questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Bonner County?
Yes. Idaho runs real Medicaid programs — like A&D Waiver self-directed care — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Bonner County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Bonner County?
Reported figures in Idaho are around $2,554/month, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Where do families in Bonner County apply?
Families in Bonner County start with the state, not the county. Apply via idalink.idaho.gov, by phone 877-456-1233, or at a local DHW office; the Bureau of Long Term Care performs the nursing-facility level-of-care assessment (allow up to ~3 months).
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Bonner County?
Not right now — but other family members often can be. The fine print for Idaho: no — spouses are prohibited as paid PCS/attendant caregivers except narrow extraordinary-circumstances exceptions; the temporary spousal FPCS program ended 7/15/2025
How many people in Bonner County might need this?
14,600 residents of Bonner County are 65 or older and about 1,260 are 85 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 population estimates. Most of them are cared for at home by a relative rather than in a facility. Idaho's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Which towns in Bonner do you cover?
All of Bonner County — including Sandpoint, Ponderay, Priest River, Dover and Kootenai. Eligibility is set by Idaho, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.
Program facts come from Idaho's published Medicaid program rules · Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Updated September 2026. Rules change — always confirm with the program.
Guides
For families in Bonner County
Start with the Idaho caregiver program, then read how the pieces fit together.
Nearby
Counties next to Bonner
The counties Bonner touches, by Census boundaries — a few of those borders run across water. Ones marked with a state abbreviation are across the line, and their rules are their state's, not this one's.
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