Get paid to care for family in Oxford County
Most of the 15,200 people in Oxford County who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Maine Medicaid can pay you for that work.
Oxford County at a glance
- Aged 65+
- 15,200
- Aged 85+
- 1,500
- Rank in ME
- 8th
- Median age
- 48.1
25% of residents
when daily help usually starts
of 16 counties, by residents 65+
older than the country
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Oxford County is a rural county (Rural-Urban Continuum Code 6).
- 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 Oxford
What being a paid caregiver looks like here
About 15,200 people in Oxford County are 65 or older — 25% of everyone who lives here. That tracks with Maine as a whole. Roughly 1,500 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. In a rural county, an agency aide may be a long drive away — when one is available at all. That is exactly why the state lets you be the paid caregiver instead.
Statewide, 330,300 people in Maine are 65 or older — 24% of the state, across 16 counties.
What Maine pays family caregivers
$17–$27/hr
Your exact pay is set by the program and your care plan. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Source: Maine Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Maine's programs at a glance
- Consumer Directed Attendant Services (Section 12)
- Home & Community Benefits (Section 19)
- Family Home Health Aide (children, 2026)
- Spouse paid?
- Sometimes
- 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 Maine guide →
Towns and cities in Oxford County
Maine sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Rumford and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Oxford County:
- Rumford5,967
- Paris5,379
- Norway5,326
- Oxford4,399
- Fryeburg3,563
- Mexico2,791
- Bethel2,718
- Dixfield2,312
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Oxford apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Oxford County start with Maine's program:
Apply for MaineCare via My Maine Connection, 855-797-4357, or a district DHHS office; Maximus (833-525-5784) does the functional assessment.
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Maine program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Oxford questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Oxford County?
Yes. Maine runs real Medicaid programs — like Consumer Directed Attendant Services (Section 12) — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Oxford County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Oxford County?
Reported figures in Maine are around $17–$27/hr, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Where do families in Oxford County apply?
Families in Oxford County start with the state, not the county. Apply for MaineCare via My Maine Connection, 855-797-4357, or a district DHHS office; Maximus (833-525-5784) does the functional assessment.
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Oxford County?
Sometimes — it depends on the program. The fine print for Maine: limited — spouses/legally responsible relatives excluded from CDAS and Section 19 hires, EXCEPT Resolves 2019 ch.104 lets a spouse be paid as a Personal Support Specialist for members needing extraordinary care
How many people in Oxford County might need this?
15,200 residents of Oxford County are 65 or older and about 1,500 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. Maine's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Which towns in Oxford do you cover?
All of Oxford County — including Rumford, Paris, Norway, Oxford and Fryeburg. Eligibility is set by Maine, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.
Program facts come from Maine'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 Oxford County
Start with the Maine caregiver program, then read how the pieces fit together.
Nearby
Counties next to Oxford
The counties Oxford 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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