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Family Caregiver Pay Map · Indiana · Verified October 19, 2026

Indiana: Who Can Be a Paid Family Caregiver Under Medicaid

Indiana's PathWays for Aging and Health & Wellness waivers pay relatives and friends as attendant-care workers through an agency or self-direction, and pay a live-in spouse only through Structured Family Caregiving or in defined extraordinary-care cases; both waivers keep a statewide waiting list.

Spouse
In defined cases
Adult child / other relatives
Yes
Friends / neighbors
Yes
Parent of a minor child
In defined cases

Who can be paid: Adult children, siblings and other relatives, friends and neighbors, through an agency or participant-directed attendant care; a spouse or the parent of a minor child only as a Structured Family Caregiving caregiver through an approved agency or under the state's extraordinary-care rules.

The Home Care Agency is a free enrollment matching service — not a home care agency, not a Medicaid plan, and not a government agency. This research is educational. Eligibility, authorized hours and payment are always determined by the state program and, where applicable, the managed care plan.

The programs behind the answer

Indiana PathWays for Aging waiver (age 60+)

Administered by Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.

  • Who employs the caregiver: Agency or self-directed
  • Waitlist: Waitlist
  • Attendant Care through an agency or participant-directed through a financial management service; Structured Family Caregiving pays a live-in caregiver a daily stipend through an approved agency

Health & Wellness waiver (under 60)

Administered by Indiana FSSA / Bureau of Disabilities Services.

  • Who employs the caregiver: Agency or self-directed
  • Waitlist: Waitlist
  • Same Attendant Care, Structured Family Caregiving and family-pay rules as PathWays

How to apply in Indiana

We do not yet have partner agencies in Indiana. Start with the program's administering agency — Indiana Family and Social Services Administration — using the official sources below; the state determines eligibility and enrolls participants.

Official sources

Facts on this page were last reviewed October 19, 2026 against the sources above. Program rules change; confirm with the program before making decisions. Method: how the Pay Map is verified.

Questions

Questions About Paid Family Caregiving in Indiana

Can a spouse be paid to care for their husband or wife in Indiana?
In defined cases. Indiana allows a spouse to be the paid caregiver only under conditions written into its rules; see the summary and sources on this page.
Who can be the paid caregiver in Indiana?
Adult children, siblings and other relatives, friends and neighbors, through an agency or participant-directed attendant care; a spouse or the parent of a minor child only as a Structured Family Caregiving caregiver through an approved agency or under the state's extraordinary-care rules.
Is there a waitlist for Medicaid home care in Indiana?
Indiana PathWays for Aging waiver (age 60+): waitlist (Attendant Care through an agency or participant-directed through a financial management service; Structured Family Caregiving pays a live-in caregiver a daily stipend through an approved agency). Health & Wellness waiver (under 60): waitlist (Same Attendant Care, Structured Family Caregiving and family-pay rules as PathWays).
Who decides eligibility?
The state program, never The Home Care Agency. The Home Care Agency is a free enrollment matching service — not a home care agency, not a Medicaid plan, and not a government agency. This research is educational. Eligibility, authorized hours and payment are always determined by the state program and, where applicable, the managed care plan.