Care at home around Baton Rouge

What kinds of in-home care are there in Louisiana?

Skilled home health from licensed home health agencies, which Medicare covers for homebound patients under a doctor's plan, and non-medical personal care from licensed home and community-based services providers, usually paid privately or through Medicaid.

The November 2026 roster has 23 home health agencies, 20 hospices and 3 adult day health care centers with offices in the ten parishes, and most agencies serve homes well outside the parish where their office sits.

What does home care cost around Baton Rouge?

About $26 an hour, based on CareScout's 2025 Louisiana median of $59,488 a year for 44 hours a week; that median rose 18% in a year.

Agencies often set minimum shift lengths and charge more for weekends and nights.

Does Medicaid pay for care at home in Louisiana?

Yes, for people who meet nursing home level of care and Medicaid's financial rules: LT-PCS pays for personal care hours, the Community Choices Waiver adds a broader menu, and PACE Baton Rouge covers East and West Baton Rouge parishes.

None of these provides 24-hour care.

How do we choose a home care agency?

Confirm the agency's LDH license, ask how it screens and trains aides, how it covers missed shifts, whether the same aide will come each visit and how it bills.

For skilled home health, ask which ZIP codes the agency's nurses cover and how quickly the first visit can happen after discharge.

When is care at home no longer enough?

When help is needed around the clock, when a parent cannot be left alone at night, when the home cannot be made safe, or when family caregivers are exhausted, a move to an ARCP or nursing home usually serves better than more hours at home.

At about $26 an hour, round-the-clock home care costs several times the assisted living median. Many Baton Rouge families combine home care with adult day health care first, then move when nights become the problem. See assisted living compared with home care.

Where is in-home care licensed around Baton Rouge?

This is how LDH's November 2026 roster spreads in-home care across the parishes that have any; agencies have no capacity figure.