Nantucket County, MA
Get paid to care for your family member in Nantucket County, Massachusetts
About 2,540 people in Nantucket County are 65 or older — 17% of everyone who lives here. That tracks with Massachusetts as a whole. Roughly 271 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. In a rural county, an agency aide may be a long drive away — when one is available at all. That is exactly why the state lets you be the paid caregiver instead.
Who needs care in Nantucket
- People 65 and older
- 2,540
- People 85 and older
- 271
- Median age
- 42.3
- Rank in Massachusetts
- 14th
17% of Nantucket residents
the age daily help usually starts
close to the national average
of 14 counties, by residents 65+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Nantucket County is a rural county (USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code 7). Massachusetts as a whole is 19% aged 65 or older.
What Massachusetts pays family caregivers
$19.50–$23.25/hr
Source: Massachusetts Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Massachusetts's programs at a glance
- PCA Program
- Adult Foster Care (AFC)
- Frail Elder Waiver
- Spouse paid?
- Not right now
- Parent paid for a child?
- Not right now
- Waitlist
- No waitlist.
These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Massachusetts guide →
How families in Nantucket apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Nantucket County start with Massachusetts's program:
Apply for MassHealth via the Application for Health Coverage for Seniors/Long-Term Care to a MassHealth Enrollment Center, then get a PCA evaluation through a Personal Care Management agency (or contact an AFC provider agency for AFC).
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Massachusetts program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
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Can I get paid to care for a family member in Nantucket County?
Yes. Massachusetts runs real Medicaid programs — like PCA Program — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Nantucket County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Nantucket County?
Family caregivers in Massachusetts typically earn $19.50–$23.25/hr. The rate is the same across the state, including Nantucket County.
Where do families in Nantucket County apply?
Families in Nantucket County start with the state, not the county. Apply for MassHealth via the Application for Health Coverage for Seniors/Long-Term Care to a MassHealth Enrollment Center, then get a PCA evaluation through a Personal Care Management agency (or contact an AFC provider agency for AFC).
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Nantucket County?
Not right now — but other family members often can be. The fine print for Massachusetts: no — spouse barred as legally responsible relative in both PCA and AFC
How many people in Nantucket County might need this?
2,540 residents of Nantucket County are 65 or older and about 271 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. Massachusetts's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Program facts come from Massachusetts'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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