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Get paid to care for family in West Feliciana Parish

Most of the 2,520 people in West Feliciana Parish who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Louisiana Medicaid can pay you for that work.

West Feliciana Parish at a glance

Aged 65+
2,520

17% of residents

Aged 85+
273

when daily help usually starts

Rank in LA
54th

of 64 counties, by residents 65+

Median age
43.5

close to the national average

The front porch of an ordinary home, typical of West Feliciana Parish

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). West Feliciana Parish is a smaller-city county (Rural-Urban Continuum Code 2).

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Care in West Feliciana

What being a paid caregiver looks like here

About 2,520 people in West Feliciana Parish are 65 or older — 17% of everyone who lives here. That tracks with Louisiana as a whole. Roughly 273 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

Rates 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: 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 →

How families in West Feliciana apply

You do not need a county office to start. Families in West Feliciana 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.

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West Feliciana questions, answered honestly

Can I get paid to care for a family member in West Feliciana Parish?

Yes. Louisiana runs real Medicaid programs — like Community Choices Waiver — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in West Feliciana Parish. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.

How much do family caregivers earn in West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana Parish apply?

Families in West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana Parish might need this?

2,520 residents of West Feliciana Parish are 65 or older and about 273 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.

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.

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Counties next to West Feliciana

The counties West Feliciana 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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