Buchanan County, VA
Get paid to care for your family member in Buchanan County, Virginia
About 4,680 people in Buchanan County are 65 or older — 25% of everyone who lives here. That is an older county than Virginia overall, so more families here are already doing this work. Roughly 572 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. Out here, hiring an outside agency often is not realistic at all. Being paid to do the care yourself is not a workaround — it is how these programs were designed to work.
Who needs care in Buchanan
- People 65 and older
- 4,680
- People 85 and older
- 572
- Median age
- 47.2
- Rank in Virginia
- 77th
25% of Buchanan residents
the age daily help usually starts
older than the country as a whole
of 133 counties, by residents 65+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Buchanan County is one of the most rural counties in the country (USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code 9). Virginia as a whole is 18% aged 65 or older.
What Virginia pays family caregivers
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: Virginia Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Virginia's programs at a glance
- CCC Plus Waiver consumer direction
- LRI option (spouses & parents)
- 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 Virginia guide →
How families in Buchanan apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Buchanan County start with Virginia's program:
Apply for Medicaid via Cover Virginia or the local Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) office and request a functional (nursing-facility level of care) screening through local DSS.
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Virginia program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Buchanan questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Buchanan County?
Yes. Virginia runs real Medicaid programs — like CCC Plus Waiver consumer direction — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Buchanan County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Buchanan County?
Virginia doesn't publish one flat rate. The program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Where do families in Buchanan County apply?
Families in Buchanan County start with the state, not the county. Apply for Medicaid via Cover Virginia or the local Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) office and request a functional (nursing-facility level of care) screening through local DSS.
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Buchanan County?
Sometimes — it depends on the program. The fine print for Virginia: limited — spouses payable only as Legally Responsible Individuals for 'extraordinary care' (ADLs only, not IADLs/supervision) when circumstances prevent a non-LRI caregiver; capped at 40 hrs/week; LRI rules updated eff. 7/1/2025
How many people in Buchanan County might need this?
4,680 residents of Buchanan County are 65 or older and about 572 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. Virginia's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Program facts come from Virginia'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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