·State program
MI Choice Waiver Program
MI Choice Waiver Program provides Medicaid-covered home and community-based services to adults aged 18 and older who need nursing facility level of care and meet income and asset criteria.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in Michigan?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (18–null)?
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What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
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Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Age of the person receiving care
“MI Choice serves adults aged 18 or older who need services like those provided in a nursing home”
michigan.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“If you are younger than 65, you must have a disability. You also have to qualify for Medicaid.”
michigan.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
State residency
“The waiver became available in all Michigan counties October 1, 1998”
michigan.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Contact the MI Choice waiver agency for your region; the agency runs a telephonic intake evaluation for eligibility and waiting list placement, then a nurse and social worker assess you at home and arrange services