Stroke Recovery Support at Home in Forest Hills, MI

Hospitals with an emergency department near Forest Hills: Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids (8.3 mi); Mercy Health Saint Mary's in Grand Rapids (8.3 mi); University Of Michigan Health - West in Wyoming (12 mi). With stroke signs, call 911 rather than driving.

114 Forest Hills residents 65 or older have difficulty dressing or bathing (2.5%; 5.3% in Kent County), and 532 have serious difficulty walking: the two kinds of help most often needed in the weeks after a stroke.

At the Michigan median aide wage of $16.83 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,459 a month in wages, which is 18% of the $8,002 monthly median income of Forest Hills households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Michigan's minimum wage is $13.73 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026), rising to $15.00 on January 1, 2027.

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states.