Wayne County · Southeast Michigan
Westland families juggling work, kids, and a parent who needs more help each year are exactly who we built Bluelake for. We provide hands-on personal care at home, short breaks for family caregivers, and a program that pays family members through Medicaid to care for a loved one.
Home care in Westland at a glance
Bluelake Homecare provides non-medical, in-home care in Westland, 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 Westland
Help with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, mobility, and medication reminders, delivered with dignity.
Personal careGet paid through Michigan Medicaid to care for a parent or loved one in Westland you already help.
Get paid to careA few hours, a weekend, or a week of trusted coverage so Westland family caregivers can rest.
Respite careMedicaid-funded support to stay active and independent at home and in the Westland community.
Community Living SupportsWestland has many seniors living in apartments and senior housing communities as well as single-family homes. In-home care works in all of them: our caregivers come to wherever your loved one lives, as long as it is not a nursing facility.
If your loved one is being discharged from Corewell Health Wayne Hospital, Trinity Health Livonia Hospital, or another Westland-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.
Wayne, Garden City, Inkster, Canton, Livonia, Romulus, and the rest of Wayne County. We serve families across all of Michigan.
Common Questions
Yes. In-home care can be provided in an apartment or senior housing community, not only in a house.
Yes. Bluelake provides in-home personal care, respite care, Community Living Supports, and paid family caregiving in Westland and throughout Wayne County, and across all of Michigan.
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 (The Senior Alliance can help), and Community Living Supports (often arranged through Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN)). Bluelake helps you check eligibility and apply.
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
Safety at home
A practical, room-by-room checklist to prevent falls at home for older adults, plus the health factors to raise with a doctor. Based on CDC STEADI guidance.
Paying for care
Michigan Medicaid can pay family members to care for a loved one at home. Who qualifies, which relatives can be paid, and the steps to get started.
Understanding care
Home care helps with daily living. Home health care is skilled medical care. Learn the difference, who each is for, and what Medicare and Michigan Medicaid cover.
Speak With a Care Representative
Speak with a Bluelake care representative and we will walk you through your options. No cost, no obligation.
