Grant County, WA
Get paid to care for your family member in Grant County, Washington
About 15,700 people in Grant County are 65 or older — 15% of everyone who lives here. Grant County skews younger than Washington overall, but the families caring for an older parent here face the same bills. Roughly 1,530 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 Grant
- People 65 and older
- 15,700
- People 85 and older
- 1,530
- Median age
- 34.0
- Rank in Washington
- 19th
15% of Grant residents
the age daily help usually starts
younger than the country as a whole
of 39 counties, by residents 65+
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates (Vintage 2024). Grant County is a smaller-city county (USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Code 5). Washington as a whole is 17% aged 65 or older.
What Washington pays family caregivers
$22.52–$27.28/hr
Source: Washington Medicaid program data · Updated September 2026
Washington's programs at a glance
- Community First Choice (CFC)
- Medicaid Personal Care (MPC)
- Individual Provider (via CDWA)
- 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 Washington guide →
Towns and cities in Grant County
Washington sets eligibility, not your town — so a family in Moses Lake and a family at the far edge of the county apply the same way. The largest communities in Grant County:
- Moses Lake26,969
- Ephrata8,718
- Quincy8,294
- Mattawa3,784
- Warden2,806
- Royal City1,907
- Soap Lake1,780
- George1,006
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Subcounty Population Estimates.
How families in Grant apply
You do not need a county office to start. Families in Grant County start with Washington's program:
The care recipient applies for Apple Health LTSS through a DSHS Home & Community Services regional intake office and gets a CARE assessment; the family caregiver then applies as an Individual Provider at consumerdirectwa.com.
Or skip the phone tag — our free 2-minute check tells you which Washington program fits your family, then we help with the forms.
See if you qualify →Grant questions, answered honestly
Can I get paid to care for a family member in Grant County?
Yes. Washington runs real Medicaid programs — like Community First Choice (CFC) — that pay family caregivers, and they cover families in Grant County. We help you enroll, and applying costs you nothing.
How much do family caregivers earn in Grant County?
Family caregivers in Washington typically earn $22.52–$27.28/hr. The rate is the same across the state, including Grant County.
Where do families in Grant County apply?
Families in Grant County start with the state, not the county. The care recipient applies for Apple Health LTSS through a DSHS Home & Community Services regional intake office and gets a CARE assessment; the family caregiver then applies as an Individual Provider at consumerdirectwa.com.
Can I get paid to care for my spouse in Grant County?
Not right now — but other family members often can be. The fine print for Washington: no — DSHS: 'Spouses cannot be paid to care for each other'; some spouses may qualify via Veteran Directed Care or WA Cares Fund instead
How many people in Grant County might need this?
15,700 residents of Grant County are 65 or older and about 1,530 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. Washington's programs exist to pay for exactly that care.
Which towns in Grant do you cover?
All of Grant County — including Moses Lake, Ephrata, Quincy, Mattawa and Warden. Eligibility is set by Washington, not by your town, so where you live inside the county does not change whether you qualify.
Program facts come from Washington'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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