Boundary County, ID
Get paid to care for your family member in Boundary County, Idaho
About 3,290 people in Boundary County are 65 or older — 23% of everyone who lives here. That is an older county than Idaho overall, so more families here are already doing this work. Roughly 307 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. Out here, hiring an outside agency often is not realistic at all. Being paid to do the care yourself is not a workaround — it is how these programs were designed to work.
Who needs care in Boundary
- People 65 and older
- 3,290
- People 85 and older
- 307
- Median age
- 44.2
- Rank in Idaho
- 22nd
23% of Boundary residents
the age daily help usually starts
older than the country as a whole
of 44 counties, by residents 65+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Boundary County is one of the most rural counties in the country (USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code 9). Idaho as a whole is 18% aged 65 or older.
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 Boundary County
Idaho sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Bonners Ferry and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Boundary County:
- Bonners Ferry2,788
- Moyie Springs1,225
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Boundary apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Boundary 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 →Boundary questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Boundary County?
Yes. Idaho runs real Medicaid programs — like A&D Waiver self-directed care — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Boundary County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Boundary 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 Boundary County apply?
Families in Boundary 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 Boundary 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 Boundary County might need this?
3,290 residents of Boundary County are 65 or older and about 307 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 Boundary do you cover?
All of Boundary County — including Bonners Ferry and Moyie Springs. 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.
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