Get Paid as a Family Caregiver in Michigan

Yes. These are real Medicaid programs run by the state. In Michigan, they are overseen by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). We help you enroll — applying costs you nothing.

Care at home costs Medicaid far less than a nursing home. So states pay family members to give that care at home. It's good for your loved one, and it's the law working the way it should.

Sometimes — it depends on the program and the care needed. The fine print: limited — spouses barred under Home Help; reportedly payable under MI Choice Self-Determination Option

Not for young children right now — but parents of adult children can often be paid. The fine print: no under Home Help (parents of minors excluded); other adult relatives 18+ allowed

Family caregivers here typically earn $15.88–$17.13/hr.

Some programs here have no waitlist. Others can have one. Details: Home Help is an entitlement — no waitlist; MI Choice waiver has capped slots and regional waitlists

It depends on the program. In Michigan: self-directed allowed — client hires an individual caregiver who enrolls as a provider in CHAMPS with background check and is paid directly by MDHHS (agency caregivers optional); MI Choice SDO uses a fiscal intermediary