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Paying for care in Louisiana

Getting paid to care for a family member in Louisiana

Depends. In Louisiana, whether a family member can be paid depends on the program's rules, which the page on getting paid sets out with their sources. A spouse can be paid through Monitored In-Home Caregiving.

Respite care for family caregivers in Louisiana

Yes. In Louisiana, family caregivers can get respite through two programs on record: Caregiver Temporary Support Services and Family Caregiver Support Program.

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Programs on record

How to apply

Community Choices Waiver

How to apply

Call the toll-free number the Office of Aging and Adult Services keeps for the registry (see Phone). The request can come from you, from a person legally responsible for you, or from a responsible representative you name. You are screened for nursing facility level of care before your name goes on the registry.

Source: Community Choices Waiver, Chapter 7 of the Medicaid Services Manual, Section 7.3 (Louisiana Department of Health, issued 07/29/25)Checked

Phone

1-877-456-1146

Louisiana Options in Long Term-Care. TTY: 7-1-1.

Source: Community Choices Waiver (CCW) (Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services)Checked

Community Choices Waiver Self-Direction

How to apply

Your support coordinator tells you about Self-Direction at your initial assessment, every year, and whenever you ask. If you want it, the support coordinator helps you enroll, choose a fiscal employer agent, plan your budget and build your plan of care.

Source: Community Choices Waiver Self-Direction Employer Handbook, OAAS-MAN-13-002 (Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services, reissued July 11, 2024)Checked

Monitored In-Home Caregiving

How to apply

Monitored In-Home Caregiving is a Community Choices Waiver service. A support coordinator helps you get the services you need; for more information about the waiver, contact Louisiana Options in Long Term-Care at 1-877-456-1146.

Source: Community Choices Waiver (CCW) (Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services)Checked

Caregiver Temporary Support Services

How to apply

Caregiver Temporary Support is a Community Choices Waiver service. A support coordinator helps you get the services you need; for more information about the waiver, contact Louisiana Options in Long Term-Care at 1-877-456-1146.

Source: Community Choices Waiver (CCW) (Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services)Checked

Family Caregiver Support Program

How to apply

Contact your local council on aging. Not every council on aging offers every service, so ask which family caregiver services, such as in-home, group or institutional respite, are offered in your area. The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs website has a directory of councils.

Source: Agency Network Services Provided (Louisiana Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs)Checked

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