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Louisiana Monitored In-Home Caregiving (Structured Family Caregiving)

Louisiana's Monitored In-Home Caregiving (MIHC) program pays family caregivers a daily stipend through the Community Choices Waiver (CCW) Medicaid waiver to provide in-home care to seniors and adults who are physically disabled as an alternative to nursing facility placement. The caregiver must live with the care recipient. Spouses may serve as caregivers. Known as Monitored In-Home Caregiving rather than Structured Family Caregiving.

Pays family caregivers a tax-free daily stipend for providing in-home care to Medicaid-eligible seniors and adults who are physically disabled and require a nursing facility level of care. The caregiver receives 50-65% of the Medicaid daily rate. The caregiver must live with the care recipient. Spouses may serve as caregivers. Known as Monitored In-Home Caregiving (MIHC). Available through the Community Choices Waiver (CCW). Income eligibility is determined through Medicaid, not this program directly.

Eligibility

  • Asset limit of $2,000
  • U.S. citizenship or qualified immigrant status required
  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • Care recipient age: at least 21
  • Must live with care recipient

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Louisiana? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts? — Our record lists an asset limit around $2,000 — limits change, so confirm the current figures.
  • Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (21 or older)?
  • What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
  • Which citizenship or immigration statuses does the program accept, and which documents show it?
  • Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

Services

Pays family caregivers a tax-free daily stipend for providing in-home care to Medicaid-eligible seniors and adults who are physically disabled and require a nursing facility level of care. The caregiver receives 50-65% of the Medicaid daily rate. The caregiver must live with the care recipient. Spouses may serve as caregivers. Known as Monitored In-Home Caregiving (MIHC). Available through the Community Choices Waiver (CCW). Income eligibility is determined through Medicaid, not this program directly.

How to apply

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.

  • medicaid (depends_on): Care recipient must be Medicaid-eligible
  • hcbs-waivers (companion): MIHC is available through the Louisiana Community Choices Waiver (CCW)