Get paid to care for family in St. Tammany Parish
Most of the 53,800 people in St. Tammany Parish who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Louisiana Medicaid can pay you for that work.
St. Tammany Parish at a glance
- Aged 65+
- 53,800
- Aged 85+
- 4,520
- Rank in LA
- 4th
- Median age
- 41.1
19% 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). St. Tammany Parish is a metro 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 St. Tammany
What being a paid caregiver looks like here
About 53,800 people in St. Tammany Parish are 65 or older — 19% of everyone who lives here. That tracks with Louisiana as a whole. Roughly 4,520 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. Agencies operate in St. Tammany Parish, though families still run into gaps: no weekend coverage, a new aide every few weeks, hours that don't match real life.
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 St. Tammany Parish
Louisiana sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Slidell and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in St. Tammany Parish:
- Slidell28,440
- Mandeville12,973
- Covington11,686
- Abita Springs2,752
- Pearl River2,647
- Madisonville875
- Folsom829
- Sun399
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in St. Tammany apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in St. Tammany 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 →St. Tammany questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in St. Tammany Parish?
Yes. Louisiana runs real Medicaid programs — like Community Choices Waiver — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in St. Tammany Parish. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in St. Tammany 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 St. Tammany Parish apply?
Families in St. Tammany 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 St. Tammany 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 St. Tammany Parish might need this?
53,800 residents of St. Tammany Parish are 65 or older and about 4,520 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 St. Tammany do you cover?
All of St. Tammany Parish — including Slidell, Mandeville, Covington, Abita Springs and Pearl River. 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 St. Tammany Parish
Start with the Louisiana caregiver program, then read how the pieces fit together.
Nearby
Counties next to St. Tammany
The counties St. Tammany 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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