Get paid to care for family in Iberville Parish
Most of the 5,480 people in Iberville Parish who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Louisiana Medicaid can pay you for that work.
Iberville Parish at a glance
- Aged 65+
- 5,480
- Aged 85+
- 568
- Rank in LA
- 33rd
- Median age
- 39.8
18% of residents
when daily help usually starts
of 64 counties, by residents 65+
close to the national average
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Iberville Parish is a smaller-city county (Rural-Urban Continuum Code 2).
- 50 + DC
- states covered
- 3,144
- counties with local data
- $0
- it is always free to apply
- 2 min
- to see if you qualify
Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Rules from each state's published Medicaid program
Care in Iberville
What being a paid caregiver looks like here
About 5,480 people in Iberville Parish are 65 or older — 18% of everyone who lives here. That tracks with Louisiana as a whole. Roughly 568 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, 814,500 people in Louisiana are 65 or older — 18% of the state, across 64 counties.
What Louisiana pays family caregivers
$1,800/month
Your exact pay is set by the program and your care plan. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Source: Louisiana Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Louisiana's programs at a glance
- Community Choices Waiver
- Monitored In-Home Caregiving (MIHC)
- Children's Choice Waiver
- Spouse paid?
- Yes
- Parent paid for a child?
- Sometimes
- Waitlist
- No waitlist.
These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Louisiana guide →
Towns and cities in Iberville Parish
Louisiana sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in St. Gabriel and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Iberville Parish:
- St. Gabriel6,857
- Plaquemine5,985
- White Castle1,612
- Maringouin821
- Rosedale642
- Grosse Tete538
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Iberville apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Iberville Parish start with Louisiana's program:
Call Louisiana Options in Long Term Care at 877-456-1146 to request CCW services and be placed on the registry; OAAS handles level-of-care screening.
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Louisiana program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Iberville questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Iberville Parish?
Yes. Louisiana runs real Medicaid programs — like Community Choices Waiver — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Iberville Parish. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Iberville Parish?
Reported figures in Louisiana are around $1,800/month, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Where do families in Iberville Parish apply?
Families in Iberville Parish start with the state, not the county. Call Louisiana Options in Long Term Care at 877-456-1146 to request CCW services and be placed on the registry; OAAS handles level-of-care screening.
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Iberville Parish?
Yes — a spouse can be paid here. The fine print for Louisiana: yes — MIHC allows a live-in spouse or adult child as the paid caregiver
How many people in Iberville Parish might need this?
5,480 residents of Iberville Parish are 65 or older and about 568 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. Louisiana's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Which towns in Iberville do you cover?
All of Iberville Parish — including St. Gabriel, Plaquemine, White Castle, Maringouin and Rosedale. Eligibility is set by Louisiana, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.
Program facts come from Louisiana'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 Iberville Parish
Start with the Louisiana caregiver program, then read how the pieces fit together.
Nearby
Counties next to Iberville
The counties Iberville touches, by Census boundaries — a few of those borders run across water.
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