Wayne County · Southeast Michigan

In-home care in Detroit, Michigan.

Detroit families have always taken care of their own, and many adult children here are already helping a parent with bathing, meals, and getting to appointments while working full time. Bluelake helps Detroit families keep loved ones at home, whether that means a trained caregiver for a few hours a day or getting paid through Medicaid for the care you already give.

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Home care in Detroit at a glance

Bluelake Homecare provides non-medical, in-home care in Detroit, Michigan and across Wayne County: personal care, respite care, Community Living Supports, and a Family Caregiver Program that can pay a relative through Michigan Medicaid to provide care. Medicaid, long-term care insurance, and private pay are accepted. Call (313) 546-0363 to speak with a care representative.

Services in Detroit

Care with a personal touch, at home in Detroit

Personal Care

Help with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, mobility, and medication reminders, delivered with dignity.

Personal care

Family Caregiver Program

Get paid through Michigan Medicaid to care for a parent or loved one in Detroit you already help.

Get paid to care

Respite Care

A few hours, a weekend, or a week of trusted coverage so Detroit family caregivers can rest.

Respite care

Community Living Supports

Medicaid-funded support to stay active and independent at home and in the Detroit community.

Community Living Supports

Caring for a loved one in Detroit

Many Detroit seniors live in the same home they have owned for decades, often with stairs, a single upstairs bathroom, and a basement laundry. Our caregivers help make those homes work: safe transfers, bathing support, and keeping daily tasks on the main floor. In winter, we plan visits around snow and ice so care is not interrupted.

Paying for home care in Wayne County

  • Medicaid Home Help Program: applications go through the Wayne County MDHHS office. Bluelake helps you complete the application and the doctor's certification.
  • MI Choice Waiver: for adults who medically qualify for nursing home care but want to stay home. Detroit Area Agency on Aging can help you learn about MI Choice and other aging services in Wayne County.
  • Community Living Supports: often arranged through Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) or a Medicaid waiver program.
  • Private pay and long-term care insurance: clear hourly rates with no long-term contract. We can bill your long-term care policy directly.

Coming home from the hospital

If your loved one is being discharged from Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Ascension St. John Hospital, or another Detroit-area hospital, ask the discharge planner about help at home and call us before discharge day. Non-medical home care can start right away and work alongside any home health nursing or therapy the doctor orders. Home care vs. home health care, explained.

Areas we serve near Detroit

Hamtramck, Highland Park, Grosse Pointe, Harper Woods, Dearborn, Southfield, and the rest of Wayne County. We serve families across all of Michigan.

Common Questions

Home care in Detroit: good to know

Does Bluelake serve every Detroit neighborhood?

Yes. We provide in-home care across all of Detroit, from the east side to Southwest Detroit, and in the surrounding communities including Hamtramck, Highland Park, and the Grosse Pointes.

Does Bluelake Homecare provide home care in Detroit?

Yes. Bluelake provides in-home personal care, respite care, Community Living Supports, and paid family caregiving in Detroit and throughout Wayne County, and across all of Michigan.

Does Medicaid pay for home care in Detroit?

Often, yes. Michigan Medicaid can cover in-home care through the Home Help Program (handled by the Wayne County MDHHS office), the MI Choice Waiver (Detroit Area Agency on Aging can help), and Community Living Supports (often arranged through Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN)). Bluelake helps you check eligibility and apply.

Can I get paid to care for a family member in Detroit?

Often, yes. If your loved one has Michigan Medicaid and needs hands-on help with daily activities, the Home Help Program may pay you as their caregiver. Adult children and most other relatives can be paid; a spouse, or the parent of a child under 18, generally cannot. Bluelake handles enrollment, training, and payroll.

Care Guides

Guides for Detroit families

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  • Medicaid and private pay welcome

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