Every state pays family caregivers. Pick yours.
All 50 states and Washington, D.C. have Medicaid programs that pay family members to care for a loved one at home. The rules and pay are different in each one. Pick your state to see yours.
- AlabamaPersonal Choices · $2,320/monthSometimes
- AlaskaPersonal Care Services (PCS) · $24–$26/hrSometimes
- ArizonaALTCS self-directed care · $13–$16/hrYes
- ArkansasIndependentChoicesNot right now
- CaliforniaIHSS (In-Home Supportive Services) · $16.90–$22/hrSometimes
- ColoradoCDASS · $17–$20/hrYes
- ConnecticutAdult Family Living (AFL) · $500/weekNot right now
- DelawareDSHP-Plus self-directed care · $13–$21/hrSometimes
- District of ColumbiaEPD Waiver — Services My Way · $3,600/monthNot right now
- FloridaSMMC-LTC Participant Directed Option · $15–$25/hrSometimes
- GeorgiaStructured Family Caregiving (SFC) · $1,987–$2,400/monthSometimes
- HawaiiQUEST Integration self-direction · $14–$23/hrYes
- IdahoA&D Waiver self-directed care · $2,554/monthNot right now
- IllinoisCommunity Care Program (CCP) · $18–$20/hrSometimes
- IndianaStructured Family Caregiving (SFC) · $46–$80/dayYes
- IowaConsumer Choices Option (CCO) · $2,691/monthNot right now
- KansasFrail Elderly Waiver · $13–$17/hrYes
- KentuckyParticipant Directed Services (PDS) · $29.04/hrSometimes
- LouisianaCommunity Choices Waiver · $1,800/monthYes
- MaineConsumer Directed Attendant Services (Section 12) · $17–$27/hrSometimes
- MarylandCommunity First Choice (CFC) · $16–$20/hrSometimes
- MassachusettsPCA Program · $20.00–$22.40/hrNot right now
- MichiganHome Help Program · $15.88–$17.13/hrSometimes
- MinnesotaCFSS · $22.74/hrYes
- MississippiElderly & Disabled Waiver (agency only)Not right now
- MissouriConsumer Directed Services (CDS) · $12–$20/hrSometimes
- MontanaBig Sky Waiver (self-directed)Sometimes
- NebraskaPersonal Assistance Services (PAS) · $15/hrSometimes
- NevadaPersonal Care Services (self-directed)Sometimes
- New HampshireChoices for Independence (CFI) Waiver · $15–$22/hrNot right now
- New JerseyPersonal Preference Program (PPP)Yes
- New MexicoTurquoise Care Self-Directed Community BenefitYes
- New YorkCDPAP · $18.65–$20.65/hrNot right now
- North CarolinaCAP/DA (consumer-directed)Yes
- North DakotaHCBS Waiver — Family Personal Care · $27.92/hrYes
- OhioPASSPORT Waiver · $1,500–$3,000/monthYes
- OklahomaADvantage Waiver — CD-PASS · $11.46–$13.80/hrSometimes
- OregonIndependent Choices Program (ICP) · $21.25–$25.25/hrYes
- PennsylvaniaCommunity HealthChoices (CHC) · $13–$19/hrNot right now
- Rhode IslandPersonal Choice Program · $15–$21/hrNot right now
- South CarolinaCommunity Choices Waiver (self-directed)Sometimes
- South DakotaStructured Family Caregiving (HOPE Waiver) · $392/weekYes
- TennesseeTennCare CHOICES consumer direction · $11–$19.16/hrNot right now
- TexasConsumer Directed Services (CDS) · $13–$15/hrNot right now
- UtahDSPD Caregiver Compensation · $2,372/monthYes
- VermontChoices for Care (self-directed) · $15.49–$18/hrSometimes
- VirginiaCCC Plus Waiver consumer direction · $13.88–$17.97/hrSometimes
- WashingtonCommunity First Choice (CFC) · $22.52–$27.28/hrNot right now
- West VirginiaAged & Disabled Waiver — Personal OptionsNot right now
- WisconsinIRIS · $12–$17/hrYes
- WyomingCommunity Choices Waiver (participant-directed)Sometimes
Each state also has a caregiver program page — for example the New York, California and Texas programs. The badge shows whether a spouse can be paid there · Updated September 2026. Rules change — always confirm with the program.
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How to get paid to care for a family member
Every state has a Medicaid program that can pay you to take care of a family member at home. Who qualifies, what it pays, and how to apply — state by state.
Read →Medicaid family caregiver programs: how every state pays family
How Medicaid pays family caregivers in every state: program names, who can be paid, spouse rules and how to apply, from Florida and Georgia to Oregon.
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What family caregivers are paid in every state — hourly wages, daily and monthly stipends, live-in pay, what sets your hours, and when the pay is tax-free.
Read →CDPAP: New York's Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program
How New York's CDPAP works in 2026: eligibility, caregiver rules, pay, the move to PPL, home attendants, and what CDPAP is called in other states.
Read →IHSS: In-Home Supportive Services, and its equivalent in every state
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS): who qualifies, 2026 pay, how a family member gets paid, how to apply — and which states have IHSS under another name.
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Read →The cost of in-home care, and how to pay for it
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Read →FreedomCare explained: states, CDPAP changes and your other options
An independent look at FreedomCare: the 15 states it lists, what changed in New York CDPAP in 2025, how pay works, and other ways to get paid for family care.
Read →Home care agency vs. paid family caregiver
Agency aide or a paid family caregiver? Compare cost, control, continuity, backup coverage, training and taxes — and see which one suits your family.
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