Get Paid as a Family Caregiver in Indiana

Yes. These are real Medicaid programs run by the state. In Indiana, they are overseen by the Indiana FSSA (Division of Aging / Indiana Medicaid). We help you enroll — applying costs you nothing.

Care at home costs Medicaid far less than a nursing home. So states pay family members to give that care at home. It's good for your loved one, and it's the law working the way it should.

Yes — Indiana can pay you to care for your spouse. The fine print: yes via SFC — a live-in spouse can be the paid SFC caregiver; no for Attendant Care since 7/1/2024 (spouse is a Legally Responsible Individual)

Yes — Indiana has a path for parents of children who need care. The fine print: yes via SFC on the Health & Wellness waiver — biological/adoptive parents, guardians, and stepparents of a minor may provide SFC; parents/guardians of minors may NOT provide attendant care since 7/1/2024

Reported figures are around $46–$80/day, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.

Waitlists here can be long. Apply as soon as you can. Details: yes — PathWays and Health & Wellness reached federally approved capacity (waitlist since Apr 2024; 10,000+ waiting in 2025; capacity hit again Dec 2025 with new invitations not expected before ~Jul 2026); FSSA runs an online waitlist dashboard

It depends on the program. In Indiana: SFC: caregiver must enroll with an approved SFC provider agency that supervises and pays the stipend; attendant care may be agency-based or participant-directed, but LRIs are barred from self-directed attendant care (Indiana Code 12-10-17.1-10(b))