Macomb County · Southeast Michigan

In-home care in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

Sterling Heights is one of Michigan's largest cities, with many multigenerational families caring for parents and grandparents at home. Bluelake provides trained caregivers for daily personal care, respite so family caregivers can rest, and help getting paid through Medicaid to care for a relative.

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Home care in Sterling Heights at a glance

Bluelake Homecare provides non-medical, in-home care in Sterling Heights, Michigan and across Macomb 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 Sterling Heights

Care with a personal touch, at home in Sterling Heights

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 Sterling Heights you already help.

Get paid to care

Respite Care

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

Respite care

Community Living Supports

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

Community Living Supports

Caring for a loved one in Sterling Heights

Many Sterling Heights families care for a parent who moved in with them later in life. That arrangement can work well for years with the right support: a few hours of help with bathing and dressing each week, or regular respite so the family caregiver does not burn out.

Paying for home care in Macomb County

  • Medicaid Home Help Program: applications go through the Macomb 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. Area Agency on Aging 1-B can help you learn about MI Choice and other aging services in Macomb County.
  • Community Living Supports: often arranged through Macomb County Community Mental Health (MCCMH) 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 Macomb Hospital, Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, or another Sterling Heights-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 Sterling Heights

Warren, Clinton Township, Shelby Township, Utica, Troy, Macomb Township, and the rest of Macomb County. We serve families across all of Michigan.

Common Questions

Home care in Sterling Heights: good to know

My mother lives with us in Sterling Heights. Can I be paid to care for her?

Often, yes. If she has Michigan Medicaid and needs hands-on help with daily activities, she may qualify for the Home Help Program and can choose you as her paid caregiver. A spouse generally cannot be paid, but an adult child usually can.

Does Bluelake Homecare provide home care in Sterling Heights?

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

Does Medicaid pay for home care in Sterling Heights?

Often, yes. Michigan Medicaid can cover in-home care through the Home Help Program (handled by the Macomb County MDHHS office), the MI Choice Waiver (Area Agency on Aging 1-B can help), and Community Living Supports (often arranged through Macomb County Community Mental Health (MCCMH)). Bluelake helps you check eligibility and apply.

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

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 Sterling Heights families

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