Michigan Home Care & Paid Caregiver Guides
Plain-language guides from the Supportive Solutions team on Michigan's Home Help program, the MI Choice Waiver, Medicaid eligibility, and getting paid to care for someone you love.
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Home Care in Grand Rapids, MI: Home Help and MI Choice Options
Which Medicaid program fits your Kent County family: Home Help through MDHHS or MI Choice through the Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan.
Home Care in Dearborn, MI: Home Help for Multilingual Families
How Dearborn's Arab-American and multilingual families use Michigan's Home Help program to pay a relative for care at home, with help in Arabic.
Home Help Program Detroit: Medicaid Home Care in Wayne County
A Detroit-specific guide to Michigan's Home Help program: who qualifies in Wayne County, where to apply, what it pays, and how to enroll a family caregiver.
How to Become a Home Health Aide in Michigan: Training, Pay and Jobs
The training, certification, background check and job options for becoming a home health aide in Michigan, plus the Home Help route for caring for a relative.
Caregiver Jobs in Detroit: Get Paid to Care for Someone You Know
Two ways to earn as a caregiver in Detroit: join an agency or get paid through Home Help to care for a relative. Pay, requirements and application steps.
Home Care in Lansing and Ann Arbor, MI: Programs and Local Offices
Where Lansing and Ann Arbor families apply for Medicaid home care: Ingham and Washtenaw County MDHHS offices, the Area Agencies on Aging, pay and steps.
Who Qualifies for the Home Help Program in Michigan? A Checklist
A plain-language checklist of the four things MDHHS looks for before approving Home Help in Michigan, plus options if you are over the Medicaid limit.
How to Apply for Medicaid in Michigan: MI Bridges Walkthrough
A step-by-step MI Bridges walkthrough for Michigan families applying for Medicaid so a loved one can get Home Help, with documents, timelines, and appeal tips.
Can a Spouse Be Paid to Be a Caregiver in Michigan? The Real Rules
Michigan's Home Help program will not pay a husband or wife, but there are real alternatives. Here is what the rules say and the routes that can work.
Can I Get Paid to Take Care of My Elderly Parent in Michigan?
Michigan's Home Help program pays adult children to care for a parent on Medicaid. Here is who qualifies, how hours and pay are set, and how to enroll.
Is CDPAP Available in Michigan? What Families Need to Know
CDPAP does not exist in Michigan, but the Home Help program and MI Choice Waiver do the same job: they let you choose your caregiver and get paid by Medicaid.
MI Choice Waiver in Michigan: Eligibility, Services, and How to Apply
What Michigan families need to know about the MI Choice Waiver: level-of-care rules, income limits, covered services, wait lists, and paid family caregivers.