Red Chute, Louisiana

Overnight Caregivers in Red Chute, LA

A caregiver in the home through the night, for someone who wakes, wanders or needs help to the bathroom, so the family can sleep. Post what you need in Red Chute for free and hire a caregiver directly, with no agency mark-up.

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Local figures

Overnight Caregivers in Red Chute, LA: the local picture

4.3%
of residents 65+ have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or deciding (7.9% in Bossier Parish)
30%
of residents 65+ in households live alone (31% in Bossier Parish)
59
residents 85 or older (0.9% of all residents)
8.5 mi
to the nearest hospital with an emergency department (Shreveport)

About 39 Red Chute residents 65 or older have serious difficulty remembering, concentrating or making decisions (4.3%; 7.9% in Bossier Parish). Confusion at night is a common reason families arrange overnight care.

269 older residents live alone (30% of those in households). For them an overnight caregiver means someone in the house after dark.

The nearest emergency hospital is Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport in Shreveport, about 8.5 mi away in a straight line; keep its number and the person’s medication list by the bed.

Red Chute compared with Bossier Parish and Louisiana

Census figureRed ChuteBossier ParishLouisiana
Residents 65+ with serious difficulty remembering4.3%7.9%9.7%
Residents 65+ in households who live alone30%31%31%
Residents 85 or older0.9%2.0%1.7%
Residents 65+ with difficulty dressing or bathing3.1%9.8%8.6%
Residents 65+ with a disability26%35%38%
Residents 65+ below the poverty line (approx.)1.5%9.9%15%
Median income, households headed by someone 65+$72,942$51,953—

Older residents in towns around Red Chute

TownDistanceResidents 65+Memory difficulty (65+)
Eastwood, LA3.0 mi9000.0%
Bossier City, LA4.1 mi9,68710%
Haughton, LA7.0 mi5091.0%
Benton, LA11 mi3601.7%
Shreveport, LA13 mi32,21412%
Blanchard, LA16 mi3965.6%

Emergency hospitals near Red Chute

Hospital with an emergency departmentTownDistanceCMS overall ratingPhone
Ochsner Lsu Health ShreveportShreveport, LA8.5 mi2 of 5(318) 675-5058
Overton Brooks Va Medical Center (Shreveport)Shreveport, LA9.1 mi2 of 5(318) 424-6037
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA9.7 mi3 of 5(318) 681-5000

Straight-line miles from the center of Red Chute. Medicare (CMS) data, October 2026; call ahead to confirm. We are not affiliated with these providers.

What it covers

What a overnight caregiver can help with

  • Help to the bathroom at night and back to bed
  • Turning and settling someone who cannot move easily
  • Watching for wandering or confusion
  • Medication reminders at bedtime and in the morning
Cost

What overnight care costs in Red Chute

At $10.83 an hour (the Louisiana median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $1,408 a month, and every night about $3,285 (54% of the $6,079 monthly median income of Red Chute households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Louisiana has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states.

Before you hire

What to know before hiring a overnight caregiver

Overnight help is usually arranged when the person gets up in the night or the family caregiver is no longer getting enough sleep. Decide first whether you need an awake caregiver, who stays up through the shift, or one who may sleep in the home and is woken when needed; the two are paid differently.

Questions worth asking: Do you stay awake through the shift, or sleep and wake when called? Have you cared for someone with dementia at night? What would you do if my parent fell during the night? More in our overnight caregivers guide.

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Questions

Overnight Caregivers in Red Chute: common questions

How much does overnight care cost in Red Chute?

At $10.83 an hour (the Louisiana median aide wage), a 10-hour overnight shift three nights a week comes to about $1,408 a month, and every night about $3,285 (54% of the $6,079 monthly median income of Red Chute households headed by someone 65+). Awake and asleep night shifts are often paid differently; agree it in writing. Louisiana has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

Overnight, live-in or 24-hour care: what is the difference?

Overnight care is a single night shift. A live-in caregiver lives in the home and has protected sleep and break time. 24-hour care uses two or three caregivers in shifts so someone is always awake.

Sources

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year; CMS provider data (October 25, 2026); U.S. DOL state minimum wages (July 1, 2026); BLS OEWS May 2025 aide wages, which cover employed aides rather than private rates.

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