Get Paid to Care for a Family Member in Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor families research everything — treatment options, specialists, rehab facilities. Here’s the program that research usually misses: Michigan’s Medicaid Home Help program pays family caregivers $17.13 per hour in 2026 for the hands-on daily care they’re already providing to a parent or relative at home. Mozyne Health guides Washtenaw County families through the entire enrollment — Medicaid, assessment, CHAMPS, EVV — in about 60 days.

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Home Help in Washtenaw County

Statewide program, county execution: a Washtenaw County adult services caseworker completes an in-home assessment — in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, or Chelsea — and authorizes your weekly paid hours based on your loved one’s needs across bathing, dressing, eating, transferring, toileting, and mobility. The rate is fixed statewide; the hours are determined locally, which is why we prep every family for the assessment visit.

The full process, step by step.

Who Qualifies

Your loved one needs Medicaid Fee for Service — a detail that matters in Washtenaw, where a parent’s pension or savings can sit just above the limits. Michigan allows a spend-down path when income is close, and a primary home generally doesn’t count against asset limits, so “we probably make too much” deserves an actual check rather than an assumption. On the caregiver side: 18+, background check, CHAMPS enrollment. Spouses are excluded under Home Help (alternatives); adult children, siblings, and friends qualify.

Full eligibility criteria · How Medicaid enrollment works

After a Michigan Medicine or Trinity Discharge

Many Washtenaw caregiving arrangements begin in a discharge meeting at Michigan Medicine or Trinity Health Ann Arbor: the care team recommends daily support at home, and a daughter or son quietly becomes the plan. Home Help is how that plan becomes paid work. If a discharge is coming, start the eligibility check now — the Medicaid and assessment steps run on county timelines, not hospital ones.

Why Ann Arbor Families Choose Mozyne

Because the evidence matters to you: Mozyne’s caregiver coaching is built on the published clinical research of our co-founder Dr. Malaz Boustani, one of the world’s leading dementia-care researchers — care models associated with 47% fewer ER visits and 49% fewer hospitalizations. Alongside payment, you get a dedicated 1:1 coach, 24/7 AI coaching, peer support, and crisis planning. It’s the difference between being paid to struggle alone and being paid with a team behind you.

Ann Arbor Caregiver Questions

How much does Home Help pay in Ann Arbor?

$17.13/hour in 2026, the same statewide rate — Ann Arbor’s higher cost of living doesn’t change it, but the tax exclusion for live-in caregivers can raise the effective take-home.

My mom has too much income for Medicaid — is it hopeless?

Often not. Michigan’s spend-down provision can open eligibility when medical expenses are high. How it works.

Can a UM grad student care for a grandparent?

Yes — grandchildren are eligible caregivers if they’re 18+, pass the background check, and enroll in CHAMPS.