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Clear Michigan Home Help and MI Coordinated Health answers — without the insurance jargon.

Start with the question you are actually asking: can I get paid, does Mom qualify, what is HIDE SNP, does Allcare work with my plan, or how does caregiver authorization work?

Get paid to care for a family member in Michigan
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GETTING PAID

Getting Paid

paid family caregiver Michigan

Get Paid to Care for a Family Member in Michigan

Yes, an eligible adult family member may be paid to provide approved care when the person receiving care qualifies for Michigan Home Help. MDHHS decides the services and hours; the caregiver must complete the required enrollment before payment.

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ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility

Michigan Home Help eligibility

Michigan Home Help Eligibility: What Families Need to Know

Michigan’s published Home Help information focuses on Medicaid eligibility and the need for hands-on assistance with daily activities. The process includes Adult Services forms, medical certification, and a face-to-face assessment before services are authorized.

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APPLYING

Applying

Michigan Home Help application

Michigan Home Help Application: What to Do First, Second and Third

Michigan’s Adult Services forms page directs applicants to return the DHS-390 Adult Services Application and the MDHHS-6200 Adult Services Medical Needs Certification to the MDHHS office in the county where the client lives. Assessment and authorization follow; caregiver enrollment is a separate provider step.

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Michigan Home Help CHAMPS caregiver enrollment

CHAMPS for Michigan Home Help: What Family Caregivers Need to Do

MDHHS says individual Home Help caregivers must have enrollment approved through the online CHAMPS Provider Enrollment subsystem to be reimbursed for covered services. Caregivers can enroll independently or enroll and associate with an approved Home Help agency.

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HOME HELP GUIDES

Home Help Guides

Michigan Home Help Program

Michigan Home Help Program: The Plain-English 2026 Guide

MDHHS administers Home Help and approves both services and providers. The program covers personal care for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries who need assistance with Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Caregivers have separate enrollment and service-verification requirements.

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PAY & HOURS

Pay & Hours

Michigan Home Help pay rate 2026

Michigan Home Help Pay Rate in 2026: What the Numbers Actually Mean

Effective January 1, 2026, Michigan’s official county-rate table lists the Home Help individual caregiver rate at $17.13 per hour and the Home Help agency provider rate at $27.00 per hour statewide. Allcare currently advertises starting caregiver pay of $18 per hour for eligible approved agency cases.

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CHOOSING A PATH

Choosing a Path

Michigan Home Help agency vs individual caregiver

Michigan Home Help Agency vs. Individual Caregiver: What Changes?

Michigan defines an individual caregiver as the direct care worker employed directly by the Medicaid beneficiary. It defines an agency provider as an organization or employer of two or more individual providers. Individual caregivers may enroll independently or associate with an enrolled Home Help agency.

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AFTER APPROVAL

After Approval

Michigan Home Help EVV

Michigan Home Help EVV: What Caregivers Need to Know in 2026

Michigan says Home Help agency providers have been required to use EVV since July 1, 2024. Individual Home Help caregivers, unless exempt, have been required to report EVV since September 3, 2024. Current service verification methods continue alongside EVV until further notice.

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