Lincoln Parish, LA
Get paid to care for your family member in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
About 7,210 people in Lincoln Parish are 65 or older — 15% of everyone who lives here. Lincoln Parish skews younger than Louisiana overall, but the families caring for an older parent here face the same bills. Roughly 862 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.
Who needs care in Lincoln
- People 65 and older
- 7,210
- People 85 and older
- 862
- Median age
- 28.7
- Rank in Louisiana
- 26th
15% of Lincoln residents
the age daily help usually starts
younger than the country as a whole
of 64 counties, by residents 65+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Lincoln Parish is a smaller-city county (USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code 4). Louisiana as a whole is 18% aged 65 or older.
What Louisiana pays family caregivers
$1,800/month
Your exact pay is set by the program and your care plan. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Source: Louisiana Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Louisiana's programs at a glance
- Community Choices Waiver
- Monitored In-Home Caregiving (MIHC)
- Children's Choice Waiver
- Spouse paid?
- Yes
- Parent paid for a child?
- Sometimes
- Waitlist
- No waitlist.
These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Louisiana guide →
Towns and cities in Lincoln Parish
Louisiana sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Ruston and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Lincoln Parish:
- Ruston22,330
- Grambling5,278
- Choudrant1,028
- Dubach902
- Simsboro807
- Vienna477
- Downsville25
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Lincoln apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Lincoln Parish start with Louisiana's program:
Call Louisiana Options in Long Term Care at 877-456-1146 to request CCW services and be placed on the registry; OAAS handles level-of-care screening.
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Louisiana program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Lincoln questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Lincoln Parish?
Yes. Louisiana runs real Medicaid programs — like Community Choices Waiver — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Lincoln Parish. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Lincoln Parish?
Reported figures in Louisiana are around $1,800/month, but rates vary — the program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Where do families in Lincoln Parish apply?
Families in Lincoln Parish start with the state, not the county. Call Louisiana Options in Long Term Care at 877-456-1146 to request CCW services and be placed on the registry; OAAS handles level-of-care screening.
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Lincoln Parish?
Yes — a spouse can be paid here. The fine print for Louisiana: yes — MIHC allows a live-in spouse or adult child as the paid caregiver
How many people in Lincoln Parish might need this?
7,210 residents of Lincoln Parish are 65 or older and about 862 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. Louisiana's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Which towns in Lincoln do you cover?
All of Lincoln Parish — including Ruston, Grambling, Choudrant, Dubach and Simsboro. Eligibility is set by Louisiana, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.
Program facts come from Louisiana'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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