Get paid to care for family in Warren County
Most of the 7,590 people in Warren County who are 65 or older are cared for at home, by a relative. Virginia Medicaid can pay you for that work.
Warren County at a glance
- Aged 65+
- 7,590
- Aged 85+
- 694
- Rank in VA
- 51st
- Median age
- 40.2
18% of residents
when daily help usually starts
of 133 counties, by residents 65+
close to the national average
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Warren County is a smaller-city county (Rural-Urban Continuum Code 1).
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Population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau · Rules from each state's published Medicaid program
Care in Warren
What being a paid caregiver looks like here
About 7,590 people in Warren County are 65 or older — 18% of everyone who lives here. That tracks with Virginia as a whole. Roughly 694 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, 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
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 Warren apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Warren 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 →Warren questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Warren County?
Yes. Virginia runs real Medicaid programs — like CCC Plus Waiver consumer direction — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Warren County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Warren 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 Warren County apply?
Families in Warren 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 Warren 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 Warren County might need this?
7,590 residents of Warren County are 65 or older and about 694 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.
Guides
For families in Warren County
Start with the Virginia caregiver program, then read how the pieces fit together.
Nearby
Counties next to Warren
The counties Warren touches, by Census boundaries — a few of those borders run across water.
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