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Paying for care in Wyoming

Getting paid to care for a family member in Wyoming

Depends. In Wyoming, whether a family member can be paid depends on the program's rules, which the page on getting paid sets out with their sources. Whether a spouse can be paid depends on conditions, which the page on getting paid sets out with their sources.

Respite care for family caregivers in Wyoming

Yes. In Wyoming, family caregivers can get respite through two programs on record: Respite (Community Choices Waiver) and National Family Caregiver Support Program.

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Programs on record

How to apply

Community Choices Waiver

How to apply

Complete an application for Medicaid and the Community Choices Waiver application. The Division's Client Services Unit can make the waiver referral when you apply for Medicaid, and family members, friends, hospitals, senior centers or case management agencies can also refer you by calling the Home and Community-Based Services Unit or emailing ccw.waivers@wyo.gov. During the application you choose a case management agency serving your county.

Source: Community Choices Waiver: Participant Handbook, CCW Ref 14 (Wyoming Department of Health, HCBS Section, July 2026)Checked

Phone

1-800-510-0280

Wyoming Department of Health, Home and Community-Based Services Unit.

Source: Community Choices Waiver: Participant Handbook, CCW Ref 14 (Wyoming Department of Health, HCBS Section, July 2026)Checked

Participant-Direction (Community Choices Waiver)

How to apply

Work with your case manager to decide whether participant-direction fits you. The case manager gives you the Participant Direction Employer Manual and helps you complete the Employer Delegation Form (PD06) and Employer Agreement (PD09), which go with the referral to the Financial Management Service. Your employee can start once the FMS has an agency-approved budget and complete enrollment paperwork.

Source: Participant Direction CCW Program Guidance, Attachment A to the Participant Direction Employer Manual (Wyoming Department of Health, August 2026)Checked

Respite (Community Choices Waiver)

How to apply

Respite is a Community Choices Waiver service. Apply for Medicaid and the waiver, or ask for a referral through the Home and Community-Based Services Unit at 1-800-510-0280 or ccw.waivers@wyo.gov.

Source: Community Choices Waiver: Participant Handbook, CCW Ref 14 (Wyoming Department of Health, HCBS Section, July 2026)Checked

National Family Caregiver Support Program

How to apply

Contact the caregiver program location serving your area. The Wyoming Department of Health lists them on its National Family Caregiver Support Program page, including senior centers in Buffalo, Gillette, Casper, Afton, Rock Springs, Jackson, Sheridan, Evanston and Riverton, and Community Action of Laramie County in Cheyenne.

Source: National Family Caregiver Support Program (Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division, Community Living Section)Checked

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