Caregiver Benefit Programs

This directory contains detailed information on benefit programs available to family caregivers across the United States. Programs are organized by type and coverage area.

Total programs: 135

Zones

Zone	Focus
P1	People & Support
P2	Your Health
P3	Home & Safety
P4	Money & Benefits
P5	Legal & Navigation
P6	Mental Health

Federal Programs (24)

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs)	P1, P2, P5	coverage, services	--
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC)	P4	tax_credit	entitlement
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC)	P1, P4	tax_credit	--
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)	P4	tax_credit	entitlement
FMLA Military Caregiver Leave	P5	job_protection	entitlement
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)	P1, P5	job_protection	entitlement
LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)	P4	in_kind	capacity_limited
Lifespan Respite Care Program	P1	services	capacity_limited
Medicaid	P2	coverage	entitlement
Medicaid HCBS Waivers (Home and Community-Based Services)	P1	services	waitlist_common
Medicaid Self-Directed Services	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Medicaid While Working (Section 1619(b)) - 2026 Updates	P1, P2, P4	coverage	--
Medicare - 2026 Premium Updates	P2	coverage	--
Medicare GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience)	P1	services	capacity_limited
Medicare GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) Model	P1, P2, P4, P5	cash_stipend, services, information, coverage	--
NFCSP (National Family Caregiver Support Program)	P1, P5, P6	services, information	capacity_limited
Payroll Information Exchange (PIE)	P1, P5	information	--
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)	P4	in_kind	entitlement
SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance)	P4	cash_stipend	entitlement
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)	P4	cash_stipend	entitlement
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) - 2026 Updates	P2, P4	cash_stipend, coverage	--
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - 2026 Updates	P4	cash_stipend	--
VA Aid & Attendance Pension Supplement	P4, P5	cash_stipend	entitlement
VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)	P1, P2, P4, P5	cash_stipend, coverage, services	entitlement

State Programs (111)

AK

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Alaska Personal Care Assistance (PCA) / Community First Choice (CFC)	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement

AL

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Alabama Personal Choices (Self-Directed Care)	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common

AR

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Arkansas IndependentChoices / ARChoices in Homecare	P1, P4, P6	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common

AZ

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Arizona Self-Directed Attendant Care (AHCCCS/ALTCS)	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement

CA

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
CalWORKs Supportive Services	P1, P4	cash_stipend, in_kind, services	entitlement
California Caregiver Resource Centers (CRC) Network	P1, P5, P6	services, information	capacity_limited
California Paid Family Leave (PFL)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program	P1	services	entitlement
Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP)	P1, P4, P5	services, in_kind	capacity_limited

CO

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Colorado Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services (CDASS)	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement
Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement

CT

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Connecticut Adult Family Living (Structured Family Caregiving)	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited
Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave (CT Paid Leave)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement
Connecticut Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Program / Community First Choice	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement

DC

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
DC Elderly and Persons with Physical Disabilities Waiver (Self-Direction)	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common
District of Columbia Universal Paid Leave (UPL)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement

DE

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Delaware DHSS Self-Directed Services / Diamond State Health Plan Plus	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Delaware Paid Family and Medical Leave (Healthy Delaware Families Act)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement

FL

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Florida Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (ADI)	P1, P4	services, in_kind	capacity_limited
Florida Community Care for the Elderly (CCE)	P1, P4	services, in_kind	capacity_limited
Florida Statewide Medicaid Managed Care - Participant Directed Option (PDO)	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

GA

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Georgia Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited
Georgia Structured Family Caregiving (SFC) / SOURCE Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

HI

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Hawaii Self-Directed Services / Community Living Program	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

IA

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Iowa Consumer-Directed Attendant Care (CDAC)	P1, P4, P6	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

ID

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Idaho Self-Directed Community Supports / Aged & Disabled Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

IL

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Illinois Home Services Program (HSP) - Self-Directed Option	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement

IN

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Indiana Pathways for Aging / Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4, P6	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Indiana Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited

KS

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Kansas Self-Directed Attendant Care / KanCare HCBS	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

KY

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Kentucky Consumer Directed Option (CDO) / Supports for Community Living	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

LA

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Louisiana Long Term Personal Care Services (LT-PCS) / Self-Direction Option	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Louisiana Monitored In-Home Caregiving (Structured Family Caregiving)	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited

MA

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Massachusetts Adult Foster Care (Structured Family Caregiving)	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited
Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement
Massachusetts Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Program	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement

MD

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Maryland Community First Choice (CFC) / Community Options Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement

ME

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Maine Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services / Section 19 Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement

MI

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Michigan Home Help Program	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement

MN

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Minnesota Consumer-Directed Community Supports (CDCS) / PCA Choice	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement
Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement

MO

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Missouri Consumer Directed Services (CDS)	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement
Missouri Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited

MS

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Mississippi Independent Living Waiver / Self-Directed Services	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common

MT

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Montana Community First Choice (CFC) / Big Sky Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

NC

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
North Carolina CAP/DA Waiver Consumer-Directed Option / Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
North Carolina Structured Family Caregiving (Coordinated Caregiving)	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited

ND

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
North Dakota Family Personal Care (Structured Family Caregiving)	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited
North Dakota Self-Directed Services / SPED Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement

NE

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Nebraska Family Caregiver Tax Credit	P1, P4	tax_credit	entitlement
Nebraska Self-Directed Personal Assistance / Aged and Disabled Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

NH

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
New Hampshire Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan	P1, P4	wage_replacement	capacity_limited
New Hampshire Participant Directed & Managed Services / Choices for Independence	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

NJ

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
New Jersey Family Leave Insurance (FLI)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement
New Jersey Personal Preference Program (PPP)	P1, P4, P6	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

NM

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
New Mexico Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

NV

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Nevada Self-Directed Personal Assistance / Home and Community Based Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Nevada Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited

NY

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
New York Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement
New York Paid Family Leave (PFL)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement

OH

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Ohio PASSPORT Waiver Self-Directed Option / Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common
Ohio Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited

OK

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Oklahoma ADvantage Waiver Self-Directed Services	P1, P4, P6	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Oklahoma Caring for Caregivers Tax Credit	P1, P4	tax_credit	capacity_limited

OR

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Oregon In-Home Support Services / Community First Choice	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement
Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave (Paid Leave Oregon)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement

PA

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Pennsylvania Community HealthChoices (CHC) - Participant Directed Services	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

RI

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Rhode Island Personal Choice Program / Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4, P6	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Rhode Island Rlte @ Home (Structured Family Caregiving)	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited

SC

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
South Carolina Consumer-Directed Option / Community Choices Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common

SD

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
South Dakota HOPE Waiver / Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common
South Dakota Structured Family Caregiving	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	capacity_limited

TN

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Tennessee CHOICES Program - Consumer Direction	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited

TX

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Texas Community First Choice (CFC) / Consumer Directed Services (CDS)	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	capacity_limited
Texas Lifespan Respite Care Program	P1	services	capacity_limited
Texas STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common

UT

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Utah Self-Directed Supports / Aging Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common

Unknown

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Adults 65+ / Physical Disabilities Waiver (SPD)	P1, P2, P4	wage_replacement, services, cash_stipend	--
Alabama Personal Choices (Self-Directed Care)	P1, P2, P4, P5	cash_stipend, wage_replacement, services, information	--
Alaska Community First Choice (CFC)	P1, P2, P5	services, coverage, information	--
Alaska Personal Care Assistance (PCA) / Personal Care Services (PCS)	P1, P2	services, coverage	--
Alaska Personal Care Assistance (PCA) and Community First Choice (CFC)	P1, P2, P5	services, coverage, information	--
Autism Waiver	P1, P2, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
Caregiver Training and Support Services	P1, P5, P6	information, services	--
Community First Choice (CFC)	P1, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
HIV/AIDS Waiver	P1, P2, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Waiver	P1, P2, P4, P5	wage_replacement, services, information	--
Louisiana Monitored In-Home Caregiving (MIHC) - Community Choices Waiver	P1, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)	P1, P4, P5	wage_replacement, job_protection	--
Medically Fragile / Technology-Dependent Children Waiver	P1, P2, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
Mental Health Waiver	P1, P2, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
NH Granite State Paid Family & Medical Leave (NH PFML) Plan	P2, P4, P5	wage_replacement, tax_credit, coverage, information	--
North Dakota Family Personal Care (Structured Family Caregiving)	P1, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
Personal-Care Services (State-Plan)	P1, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
Respite-Care Services (HCBS)	P1	services	--
Rhode Island Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI)	P4, P5	wage_replacement, job_protection	--
Self-Directed Medicaid Home Care (Employer Authority)	P1, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
Structured Family Caregiver (SFC) Program	P1, P4	cash_stipend, services	--
Texas Community First Choice (CFC) / Consumer Directed Services (CDS)	P1, P2, P5	services, job_protection, information	--
Traumatic Brain / Spinal Cord Injury (TBI/SCI) Waiver	P1, P2, P4	wage_replacement, services	--
Vermont Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (VT FMLI)	P1, P4, P5	wage_replacement, job_protection	--

VA

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Virginia Consumer-Directed Services / CCC Plus Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common

VT

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Vermont Attendant Services Program / Choices for Care	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement
Vermont Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	capacity_limited

WA

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Washington Individual Provider (IP) Program / Community First Choice	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement
Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)	P1, P4	wage_replacement	entitlement

WI

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Wisconsin IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct) / Family Care Self-Directed Supports	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	entitlement

WV

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
West Virginia Personal Options / Aged & Disabled Waiver	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common

WY

Program	Zone	Benefit Type	Availability
Wyoming Self-Directed Waiver / Long Term Care Services	P1, P4	services, cash_stipend	waitlist_common