Respite program
Respite (MI Choice Waiver)
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- Who qualifies
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MI Choice participants who cannot care for themselves, so that the unpaid people who normally care for them can be away or get relief. MI Choice is for people 65 or older, or adults 18 or older with disabilities, who meet Michigan's nursing facility level of care, are financially eligible for Medicaid (the waiver allows income up to 300% of the SSI Federal Benefit Rate) and need at least two waiver services, one of them supports coordination. For in-home respite, the person must need continual supervision to live at home, or a substitute caregiver while the primary caregiver needs relief, and must have difficulty with daily activities without help.
Respite can be given in the person's home, in a Medicaid-certified hospital or nursing facility, or in a licensed adult foster care facility, and in the home of another person only under the self-determination option. A family member who is not the regular caregiver can provide respite, but MI Choice funds cannot pay a spouse for it.
Source: Medicaid Provider Manual, MI Choice Waiver chapter (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, version October 1, 2026)Checked
- Hours limit
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Respite outside the home is limited to 30 days per calendar year. Respite cannot be scheduled on a daily basis, except for longer stays at an out-of-home respite facility: it is meant for intermittent, scheduled relief.
Source: Medicaid Provider Manual, MI Choice Waiver chapter (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, version October 1, 2026)Checked