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Get paid to care for family in Vermillion County

Most of the 3,200 people in Vermillion County who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Indiana Medicaid can pay you for that work.

Vermillion County at a glance

Aged 65+
3,200

21% of residents

Aged 85+
305

when daily help usually starts

Rank in IN
81st

of 92 counties, by residents 65+

Median age
42.6

older than the country

The front porch of an ordinary home, typical of Vermillion County

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Vermillion County is a smaller-city county (Rural-Urban Continuum Code 3).

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Care in Vermillion

What being a paid caregiver looks like here

About 3,200 people in Vermillion County are 65 or older — 21% of everyone who lives here. That is an older county than Indiana overall, so more families here are already doing this work. Roughly 305 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. There are only so many home-care agencies in a county this size, and the ones that are here do not always cover evenings, weekends, or the far end of the county.

Statewide, 1.2 million people in Indiana are 65 or older — 18% of the state, across 92 counties.

What Indiana pays family caregivers

$46–$80/day

Often tax-freeRates vary — check with the program.

Your exact pay is set by the program and your care plan. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.

Source: Indiana Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026

Indiana's programs at a glance

  • Structured Family Caregiving (SFC)
  • Attendant Care (PathWays & H&W Waivers)
Spouse paid?
Yes
Parent paid for a child?
Yes
Waitlist
Waitlists can be long — apply early.

These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Indiana guide →

Towns and cities in Vermillion County

Indiana sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Clinton and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Vermillion County:

  • Clinton4,802
  • Fairview Park1,417
  • Cayuga954
  • Dana552
  • Perrysville461
  • Newport412
  • Universal284

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.

How families in Vermillion apply

You do not need a county office to start. Families in Vermillion County start with Indiana's program:

Contact the local Area Agency on Aging for intake, level-of-care assessment, and waitlist placement; apply for Indiana Medicaid through FSSA; PathWays members then select a managed-care plan and request SFC through their care coordinator.

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Vermillion questions, answered honestly

Can I get paid to care for a family member in Vermillion County?

Yes. Indiana runs real Medicaid programs — like Structured Family Caregiving (SFC) — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Vermillion County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.

How much do family caregivers earn in Vermillion County?

Reported figures in Indiana are around $46–$80/day, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.

Where do families in Vermillion County apply?

Families in Vermillion County start with the state, not the county. Contact the local Area Agency on Aging for intake, level-of-care assessment, and waitlist placement; apply for Indiana Medicaid through FSSA; PathWays members then select a managed-care plan and request SFC through their care coordinator.

Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Vermillion County?

Yes — a spouse can be paid here. The fine print for Indiana: yes via SFC — a live-in spouse can be the paid SFC caregiver; no for Attendant Care since 7/1/2024 (spouse is a Legally Responsible Individual)

How many people in Vermillion County might need this?

3,200 residents of Vermillion County are 65 or older and about 305 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. Indiana's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.

Which towns in Vermillion do you cover?

All of Vermillion County — including Clinton, Fairview Park, Cayuga, Dana and Perrysville. Eligibility is set by Indiana, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.

Program facts come from Indiana's published Medicaid program rules · Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Updated September 2026. Rules change — always confirm with the program.

Nearby

Counties next to Vermillion

The counties Vermillion 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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