Treasure County, MT
Get paid to care for your family member in Treasure County, Montana
About 246 people in Treasure County are 65 or older — 33% of everyone who lives here. That is an older county than Montana overall, so more families here are already doing this work. Roughly 39 are 85 or older, the age when daily help usually starts. Out here, hiring an outside agency often is not realistic at all. Being paid to do the care yourself is not a workaround — it is how these programs were designed to work.
Who needs care in Treasure
- People 65 and older
- 246
- People 85 and older
- 39
- Median age
- 46.6
- Rank in Montana
- 54th
33% of Treasure residents
the age daily help usually starts
older than the country as a whole
of 56 counties, by residents 65+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Treasure County is one of the most rural counties in the country (USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code 8). Montana as a whole is 21% aged 65 or older.
What Montana pays family caregivers
Rates vary — check with the program.
Your exact pay is set by the program and your care plan. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Source: Montana Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Montana's programs at a glance
- Big Sky Waiver (self-directed)
- Community First Choice & PCS
- Spouse paid?
- Sometimes
- Parent paid for a child?
- Not right now
- Waitlist
- Some programs have no waitlist.
These rules are set by the state, so they are the same in every county. Read the full Montana guide →
How families in Treasure apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Treasure County start with Montana's program:
Apply for Montana Medicaid at apply.mt.gov or a local Office of Public Assistance (helpline 888-706-1535); Mountain Pacific Quality Health does the functional assessment (800-219-7035).
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Montana program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Treasure questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Treasure County?
Yes. Montana runs real Medicaid programs — like Big Sky Waiver (self-directed) — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Treasure County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Treasure County?
Montana doesn't publish one flat rate. The program sets your exact pay. We'll tell you your real number before you enroll.
Where do families in Treasure County apply?
Families in Treasure County start with the state, not the county. Apply for Montana Medicaid at apply.mt.gov or a local Office of Public Assistance (helpline 888-706-1535); Mountain Pacific Quality Health does the functional assessment (800-219-7035).
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Treasure County?
Sometimes — it depends on the program. The fine print for Montana: limited — yes under Big Sky Waiver self-directed option; prohibited under CFCS/PCS (spouses and parents of minors excluded there)
How many people in Treasure County might need this?
246 residents of Treasure County are 65 or older and about 39 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. Montana's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Program facts come from Montana'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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