Wayne County is Michigan's largest and most populous county, anchored by the City of Detroit. With that scale comes both the state's biggest concentration of families researching Home Help and one of its busiest MDHHS caseloads — which makes getting your application right the first time even more valuable.
Wayne County ranges from Detroit's dense urban neighborhoods to established western suburbs like Livonia and Canton. That range means care situations vary a lot: multigenerational households in some communities, adult children commuting in from the suburbs in others, and a wide mix of housing types that affects how in-home care actually gets delivered day to day.
Home Help applications and assessments are handled through your local MDHHS county office. MDHHS maintains an official, up-to-date directory of every county office — that's the most reliable place to confirm your specific office's current contact details: michigan.gov/mdhhs county office directory.
Not sure where to start? Our step-by-step application walkthrough covers exactly what happens after you make that first call.
Home Help guide for Detroit families →
Home Help guide for Dearborn families →
Home Help guide for Livonia families →
Home Help guide for Westland families →
Home Help guide for Taylor families →
Home Help guide for Canton families →
Home Help guide for Wyandotte families →
Home Help guide for Lincoln Park families →
Home Help guide for Garden City families →
Home Help guide for Redford families →
Home Help guide for Plymouth families →
Home Help guide for Romulus families →
Home Help guide for Allen Park families →
Home Help guide for Southgate families →
Home Help guide for Inkster families →
Home Help guide for Northville families →
Home Help guide for Trenton families →
Home Help guide for Grosse Pointe Woods families →
The same statewide rates apply throughout Wayne County: $17.13/hr for self-directed individual caregivers, or up to $23/hr through one of CarePay Michigan's licensed agency partners.
We publish dedicated Home Help guides for the largest cities in Wayne County, linked above — each covers the same statewide program with local application context.
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