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VA Home Care in Louisiana

The most VA will pay for in-home care in Louisiana, region by region — and where the state's veterans live.

Headline numbers
Homemaker services
up to $22.80/hras of Jan 2026
typical across Louisiana's regions
Home health aide
up to $34.00/hras of Jan 2026
typical across Louisiana's regions
Skilled nursing (RN)
up to $122.52/hras of Jan 2026
typical across Louisiana's regions
Respite care
up to $34.00/hras of Jan 2026
typical across Louisiana's regions
Personal care ceiling
up to $19.20/hras of Jan 2026
the most common in-home service
Veterans in Louisiana
212,834as of Dec 2024
102,139 are 65 or older
Rate rank
#31 of 52
highest personal-care ceiling
in-home RN nursing: up to $122.51/hr
Where Louisiana's veterans live
HomecareHQ Intelligence
share of adults who are veterans3.1%16.3%
Every rate in Louisiana
VA payment ceilings for home care services in Louisiana
Adult day care services, center-based, per diemNew Orleansup to $43.57/dayper day
Adult day care services, center-based, per diemRest Of Louisianaup to $63.65/dayper day
Adult day care services, per 15 minNew Orleansup to $2.83/15 minper 15 minutes
Adult day care services, per 15 minRest Of Louisianaup to $2.72/15 minper 15 minutes
Adult day care services, per diemNew Orleansup to $108.93/dayper day
Adult day care services, per diemRest Of Louisianaup to $159.14/dayper day
Adult day care services, per half dayNew Orleansup to $54.46/half dayper half day
Adult day care services, per half dayRest Of Louisianaup to $79.57/half dayper half day
Attendant care services, per 15 minNew Orleansup to $8.50/15 minper 15 minutes
Attendant care services, per 15 minRest Of Louisianaup to $8.50/15 minper 15 minutes
Companion care, adult, per 15 minNew Orleansup to $13.78/15 minper 15 minutes
Companion care, adult, per 15 minRest Of Louisianaup to $13.22/15 minper 15 minutes
Companion care, adult, per diemNew Orleansup to $196.98/dayper day
Companion care, adult, per diemRest Of Louisianaup to $188.94/dayper day
Direct skilled nursing of LPN in home health, per 15 minNew Orleansup to $22.97/15 minper 15 minutes
Direct skilled nursing of LPN in home health, per 15 minRest Of Louisianaup to $22.97/15 minper 15 minutes
Direct skilled nursing of RN in home health, per 15 minNew Orleansup to $30.63/15 minper 15 minutes
Direct skilled nursing of RN in home health, per 15 minRest Of Louisianaup to $30.63/15 minper 15 minutes
Home health aide or CNA, per visitNew Orleansup to $38.47/visitper visit
Home health aide or CNA, per visitRest Of Louisianaup to $36.90/visitper visit
Home health aide services, per hourNew Orleansup to $34.00/hrper hour
Home health aide services, per hourRest Of Louisianaup to $34.00/hrper hour
Home visit for assistance with ADLs and personal careNew Orleansup to $31.36/visitper visit
Home visit for assistance with ADLs and personal careRest Of Louisianaup to $30.08/visitper visit
Homemaker service, per 15 minNew Orleansup to $5.70/15 minper 15 minutes
Homemaker service, per 15 minRest Of Louisianaup to $5.70/15 minper 15 minutes
Nursing care in the home by LPN, per diemNew Orleansup to $126.14/dayper day
Nursing care in the home by LPN, per diemRest Of Louisianaup to $120.99/dayper day
Nursing care in the home by LPN, per hourNew Orleansup to $91.88/hrper hour
Nursing care in the home by LPN, per hourRest Of Louisianaup to $91.88/hrper hour
Nursing care in the home by RN, per diemNew Orleansup to $132.50/dayper day
Nursing care in the home by RN, per diemRest Of Louisianaup to $127.09/dayper day
Nursing care in the home by RN, per hourNew Orleansup to $122.51/hrper hour
Nursing care in the home by RN, per hourRest Of Louisianaup to $122.51/hrper hour
Personal care services, per 15 minNew Orleansup to $4.90/15 minper 15 minutes
Personal care services, per 15 minRest Of Louisianaup to $4.70/15 minper 15 minutes
Personal care services, per diemNew Orleansup to $152.88/dayper day
Personal care services, per diemRest Of Louisianaup to $146.64/dayper day
Respite care, in the home, per diemNew Orleansup to $88.01/dayper day
Respite care, in the home, per diemRest Of Louisianaup to $84.42/dayper day
Respite care, per diemNew Orleansup to $83.30/dayper day
Respite care, per diemRest Of Louisianaup to $79.90/dayper day
Services of home health aide in home health, per 15 minNew Orleansup to $8.50/15 minper 15 minutes
Services of home health aide in home health, per 15 minRest Of Louisianaup to $8.50/15 minper 15 minutes
Unskilled respite care, per 15 minNew Orleansup to $8.50/15 minper 15 minutes
Unskilled respite care, per 15 minRest Of Louisianaup to $8.50/15 minper 15 minutes
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · as of CY2026

How VA rates work

Three things to know before quoting any number on this page:

  • These are maximums, not going rates. VA publishes the most it will pay a community provider for each service — a ceiling. Actual contracted rates are negotiated and usually land below it. That's why every figure here says "up to."
  • Rates vary by region. VA divides the country into payment regions — most states have one, big states have several (California alone has about thirty). Your ceiling is your region's, so the state pages list every region separately.
  • Services are billed in different time chunks. Some services pay per 15 minutes, some per hour, some per visit or per day. We label every rate with how it's billed and never compare rates billed in different chunks — where it helps, we also show the hourly math spelled out.
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