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Get paid to care for family in King George County

Most of the 4,350 people in King George County who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Virginia Medicaid can pay you for that work.

King George County at a glance

Aged 65+
4,350

15% of residents

Aged 85+
354

when daily help usually starts

Rank in VA
81st

of 133 counties, by residents 65+

Median age
38.9

younger than the country

A farmhouse set back from a gravel road, typical of King George County

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). King George County is one of the most rural counties in the country (Rural-Urban Continuum Code 8).

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Care in King George

What being a paid caregiver looks like here

About 4,350 people in King George County are 65 or older — 15% of everyone who lives here. King George County skews younger than Virginia overall, but the families caring for an older parent here face the same bills. Roughly 354 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.

Statewide, 1.5 million people in Virginia are 65 or older — 18% of the state, across 133 counties.

What Virginia pays family caregivers

$13.88–$17.97/hr

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 King George apply

You do not need a county office to start. Families in King George 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.

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King George questions, answered honestly

Can I get paid to care for a family member in King George County?

Yes. Virginia runs real Medicaid programs — like CCC Plus Waiver consumer direction — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in King George County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.

How much do family caregivers earn in King George County?

Reported figures in Virginia are around $13.88–$17.97/hr, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.

Where do families in King George County apply?

Families in King George 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 King George 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 King George County might need this?

4,350 residents of King George County are 65 or older and about 354 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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Counties next to King George

The counties King George 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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