·State program
Louisiana Long Term Personal Care Services (LT-PCS) / Self-Direction Option
Louisiana offers the Self-Direction Option for personal care services through its Long Term Personal Care Services (LT-PCS) program. LT-PCS is the state plan personal care benefit allowing Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive attendant care in their homes. The state also provides Structured Family Caregiving through Careforth for live-in family caregivers.
What it offers
Louisiana LT-PCS Self-Direction Option provides consumer-directed personal care services with attendant pay rates of approximately $10-$14/hr. Family members including spouses can be hired as paid caregivers. Structured Family Caregiving is also available through Careforth. Waitlists are typical for waiver-based services.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Louisiana?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
- 03
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 04
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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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.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?