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Disability services in Oakland County, Michigan

7,761 listings serve Oakland County: 241 Confirmed Profiles and 7,520 Registry Listings, plus 175 organizations that serve the whole country.

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Search by area in Oakland County

Listings that serve the county in each area. 956 more serve people with any disability.

Intellectual and Developmental386Mental and Behavioral Health2,715Physical and Mobility1,848Sensory134Neurological and Chronic Health1,925Veterans and Military Families138

How to get services in Oakland County

Most long-term supports are paid for by Medicaid, often through a waiver program. Start with Medicaid, then get on the program that fits. Where a program uses local offices, the office for Oakland County is shown.

Start here Michigan Medicaid · Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)

Apply online (opens in a new tab) · Call (800) 642-3195 · Yes, at your local MDHHS county office. You can also use the paper form DCH-1426.

Michigan gives Medicaid to people who get SSI without a separate Medicaid application.

Adults with disabilities apply through MI Bridges or with form DCH-1426. Children on the Children's Waiver Program get Medicaid without counting parent income.

For children: Home Care Children's (HCC) / TEFRA Program: Medicaid for children under 18 with disabilities who need institutional level of care but live at home, without counting parent income.

If you work: Freedom to Work: Michigan's Medicaid buy-in for working people with disabilities. Not confirmed on an official page in this pass.

Steps

  1. Apply online at MI Bridges, or fill out the paper form DCH-1426
  2. Answer all questions about income, resources and disability
  3. Send proof MDHHS asks for
  4. Read your decision letter
  5. For children with high medical needs, ask your local health department about HCC/TEFRA

Have these ready

  • Social Security number
  • Proof of income
  • Bank and resource information
  • Health insurance information
  • Proof of disability if you have it

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Intellectual and developmental disabilities, and autism

Children's Waiver Program (CWP) Has a waiting list

Children under 18 with a developmental disability who need ICF/IID level of care, have daily in-home medical or behavioral needs, and live with a parent or legal guardian relative. Parent income is not counted.

Start with: Community Mental Health Services Program (CMHSP) Access Center in your county · Website (opens in a new tab)

MDHHS sends an invitation to apply when an opening occurs; children are not enrolled until a slot opens.

Steps

  1. Call the CMHSP Access Center for your county and ask for a Children's Waiver Program assessment
  2. Describe your child's needs, functional limits, and the in-home help you want
  3. Share your family's income, resources and insurance
  4. The CMHSP completes a MichiCANS assessment and submits it
  5. When an opening occurs, MDHHS invites you to apply

Your local office for Oakland County

Oakland Community Health Network
(248) 858-1210 · Website (opens in a new tab) · 5505 Corporate Drive, Troy, 48098

About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Oakland County

Habilitation Supports Waiver (HSW) No waiting list

People of any age with intellectual or developmental disabilities who meet ICF/IID level of care and Medicaid rules.

Start with: Community Mental Health Services Program (CMHSP) Access Center in your county · Website (opens in a new tab)

Michigan reported no one waiting for I/DD waiver services in KFF 2026 state data. Your CMHSP manages access to slots.

Steps

  1. Call the CMHSP Access Center for your county
  2. Ask for an assessment for developmental disability services and the Habilitation Supports Waiver
  3. Complete the person-centered planning meeting
  4. Apply for Medicaid if you do not have it

Your local office for Oakland County

Oakland Community Health Network
(248) 858-1210 · Website (opens in a new tab) · 5505 Corporate Drive, Troy, 48098

About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Oakland County

Mental health

Waiver for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SEDW) No waiting list

Children and youth through age 21 with serious emotional disturbance who meet criteria for state psychiatric hospital admission or are at risk of it.

Start with: Community Mental Health Services Program (CMHSP) · Website (opens in a new tab)

Michigan reported no one waiting for mental health waiver services in KFF 2026 state data.

Steps

  1. Contact the CMHSP for your county
  2. Ask for an assessment for the Serious Emotional Disturbance Waiver (SEDW)
  3. If eligible, work with a Wraparound facilitator and your family team
  4. Build a Wraparound Individual Plan of Service

Your local office for Oakland County

Oakland Community Health Network
(248) 858-1210 · Website (opens in a new tab) · 5505 Corporate Drive, Troy, 48098

About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Oakland County

Other programs

Choice Waiver Has a waiting list

Older adults and adults with disabilities who meet nursing facility level of care and Medicaid income and asset rules and want services at home or in another community setting.

Start with: MI Choice waiver agency (mostly Area Agencies on Aging) · Website (opens in a new tab)

Michigan reported 2,994 older adults and adults with physical disabilities waiting for home and community services in KFF 2026 state data. Ask your local waiver agency about its list.

Steps

  1. Find the MI Choice waiver agency for your area (most are Area Agencies on Aging)
  2. Call and ask for a MI Choice screening
  3. Complete the nursing facility level of care assessment
  4. Apply for Medicaid if you do not have it
  5. Work with your supports coordinator on a service plan

Your local Aging and Disability Resource Center can start the application. Find the one for Oakland County.

About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Oakland County

Coordinated Health HCBS Waiver Waiting list: ask the agency

Adults 21 and older with both Medicare and Medicaid who join a MI Coordinated Health plan, live in a covered county, and need nursing home level of care but want to live in the community.

Start with: MI Coordinated Health (MICH) health plan · Website (opens in a new tab)

No waiting list information was found.

Steps

  1. Make sure you have both Medicare and Medicaid
  2. Check that you live in a MICH county: Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, Macomb, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Wayne, or most Upper Peninsula counties
  3. Choose and enroll in a MICH health plan offered in your region
  4. Ask your plan care coordinator for a nursing home level of care assessment for HCBS waiver services

About this program (opens in a new tab) · Providers for Oakland County

Rules change. Check with the agency before you rely on this. Checked 2026-10-09.

Confirmed Profiles based in Oakland County

Organizations checked by ConnectIDD with an address in the county, A to Z. Many more serve the county from nearby.

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