Clayton County, GA
Get paid to care for your family member in Clayton County, Georgia
About 34,900 people in Clayton County are 65 or older — 12% of everyone who lives here. Clayton County skews younger than Georgia overall, but the families caring for an older parent here face the same bills. Roughly 1,960 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. Clayton County is one of the state's biggest population centers, and home-care agencies do work here — but staffing is thin, schedules change, and a stranger in the house is not what every family wants.
Who needs care in Clayton
- People 65 and older
- 34,900
- People 85 and older
- 1,960
- Median age
- 34.5
- Rank in Georgia
- 9th
12% of Clayton residents
the age daily help usually starts
younger than the country as a whole
of 159 counties, by residents 65+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Clayton County is a large metro county (USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code 1). Georgia as a whole is 16% aged 65 or older.
What Georgia pays family caregivers
$1,987–$2,400/month
Your exact pay is set by the program and your care plan. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Source: Georgia Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Georgia's programs at a glance
- Structured Family Caregiving (SFC)
- CCSP / SOURCE
- NOW & COMP Waivers
- GAPP (children)
- Spouse paid?
- Sometimes
- Parent paid for a child?
- Sometimes
- Waitlist
- Waitlists can be long — apply early.
These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Georgia guide →
Towns and cities in Clayton County
Georgia sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Forest Park and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Clayton County:
- Forest Park19,301
- Riverdale14,586
- Lovejoy12,612
- Morrow6,262
- Jonesboro6,084
- Lake City2,889
- College Park973
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Clayton apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Clayton County start with Georgia's program:
For seniors: call the Area Agency on Aging / ADRC at 866-552-4464 for CCSP or SOURCE screening, then choose an SFC provider agency; for I/DD, apply to NOW/COMP via the DBHDD regional field office; Medicaid application is filed separately with DFCS.
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Georgia program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Clayton questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Clayton County?
Yes. Georgia runs real Medicaid programs — like Structured Family Caregiving (SFC) — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Clayton County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Clayton County?
Reported figures in Georgia are around $1,987–$2,400/month, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Where do families in Clayton County apply?
Families in Clayton County start with the state, not the county. For seniors: call the Area Agency on Aging / ADRC at 866-552-4464 for CCSP or SOURCE screening, then choose an SFC provider agency; for I/DD, apply to NOW/COMP via the DBHDD regional field office; Medicaid application is filed separately with DFCS.
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Clayton County?
Sometimes — it depends on the program. The fine print for Georgia: limited — no under SFC and CCSP/SOURCE consumer direction; reported allowed under NOW/COMP live-in family caregiver participant-direction
How many people in Clayton County might need this?
34,900 residents of Clayton County are 65 or older and about 1,960 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. Georgia's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Which towns in Clayton do you cover?
All of Clayton County — including Forest Park, Riverdale, Lovejoy, Morrow and Jonesboro. Eligibility is set by Georgia, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.
Program facts come from Georgia'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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