Can you get paid to care for a family member? The answer for your state, sourced and dated.
Caring for a parent or spouse? Find out if you can be paid, and how to get a break.
We have checked 45 of 51 states so far, fact by fact, at the agency that sets each rule. A state's answer appears here once the facts behind it are confirmed.
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Can a family member be paid? State by state
Find your state below. Each answer opens the facts behind it, with the source and the date we checked.
- Yes.
- At least one state program on record pays a family member.
- Depends.
- A program pays one only under conditions, which the state's page sets out with their sources.
- No.
- No state program on record pays one.
- Checked
- When we last checked the facts behind the answer.
- Alabama Can a family member be paid in Alabama: Yes. Checked
- Alaska Can a family member be paid in Alaska: Depends. Checked
- Arizona Can a family member be paid in Arizona: Yes. Checked
- Arkansas Can a family member be paid in Arkansas: Yes. Checked
- California Can a family member be paid in California: Yes. Checked
- Colorado Can a family member be paid in Colorado: Yes. Checked
- Connecticut Can a family member be paid in Connecticut: No. Checked
- Delaware Respite on record
- District of Columbia Can a family member be paid in District of Columbia: Yes. Checked
- Florida Can a family member be paid in Florida: Yes. Checked
- Georgia Can a family member be paid in Georgia: Yes. Checked
- Hawaii Respite on record
- Idaho Can a family member be paid in Idaho: Yes. Checked
- Illinois Can a family member be paid in Illinois: Depends. Checked
- Indiana Can a family member be paid in Indiana: Yes. Checked
- Iowa Can a family member be paid in Iowa: Yes. Checked
- Kansas Can a family member be paid in Kansas: Yes. Checked
- Kentucky Can a family member be paid in Kentucky: Depends. Checked
- Louisiana Can a family member be paid in Louisiana: Depends. Checked
- Maine Can a family member be paid in Maine: Yes. Checked
- Maryland Respite on record
- Massachusetts Can a family member be paid in Massachusetts: Yes. Checked
- Michigan Can a family member be paid in Michigan: Yes. Checked
- Minnesota Can a family member be paid in Minnesota: Yes. Checked
- Mississippi Can a family member be paid in Mississippi: Depends. Checked
- Missouri Can a family member be paid in Missouri: Yes. Checked
- Montana Can a family member be paid in Montana: Yes. Checked
- Nebraska Can a family member be paid in Nebraska: Yes. Checked
- Nevada Can a family member be paid in Nevada: Yes. Checked
- New Hampshire Can a family member be paid in New Hampshire: Yes. Checked
- New Jersey Can a family member be paid in New Jersey: Yes. Checked
- New Mexico Can a family member be paid in New Mexico: Yes. Checked
- New York Can a family member be paid in New York: Yes. Checked
- North Carolina Can a family member be paid in North Carolina: Yes. Checked
- North Dakota Can a family member be paid in North Dakota: Yes. Checked
- Ohio Can a family member be paid in Ohio: Yes. Checked
- Oklahoma Can a family member be paid in Oklahoma: Yes. Checked
- Oregon Can a family member be paid in Oregon: Yes. Checked
- Pennsylvania Can a family member be paid in Pennsylvania: Yes. Checked
- Rhode Island Can a family member be paid in Rhode Island: Yes. Checked
- South Carolina Respite on record
- South Dakota Respite on record
- Tennessee Can a family member be paid in Tennessee: Depends. Checked
- Texas Can a family member be paid in Texas: Yes. Checked
- Utah Can a family member be paid in Utah: Yes. Checked
- Vermont Respite on record
- Virginia Can a family member be paid in Virginia: Depends. Checked
- Washington Can a family member be paid in Washington: Yes. Checked
- West Virginia Can a family member be paid in West Virginia: Depends. Checked
- Wisconsin Can a family member be paid in Wisconsin: Yes. Checked
- Wyoming Can a family member be paid in Wyoming: Depends. Checked
Guides for every state
How each route works across the country, in plain words, with your state's answer one click away.
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How to get paid to care for a family member
Yes, in many states Medicaid can pay a family member to give care, and some veterans' families can be paid by the VA. Spouses face stricter rules. How each route works, who decides, and where your state stands.
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Respite care: what it is, who pays, and how to get it
Short-term care for the person you look after, so you can take a break. Medicaid, the VA, Medicare and state programs each pay for it in some cases. Who pays, how much, and how to get it in your state.
Latest states checked
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Getting paid to care in Alabama
Yes. In Alabama, a family member can be paid to give care through Personal Choices. A spouse can be paid through Personal Choices.
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Getting paid to care in Alaska
Depends. In Alaska, whether a family member can be paid depends on the program's rules, which the page on getting paid sets out with their sources. Whether a spouse can be paid depends on the program.
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Getting paid to care in Arizona
Yes. In Arizona, a family member can be paid to give care through Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) Attendant Care. Whether a spouse can be paid depends on conditions, which the page on getting paid sets out with their sources.
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