The Masonic Assistance Program is available to qualifying Masons, their wives, their widows, and their mothers, and to qualifying members of the Order of the Eastern Star. Designed as a means of caring for the many senior citizens who have supported the values and ideals of Freemasonry, the program provides financial assistance to people living in the Michigan Masonic Home.

Residents qualifying for the Masonic Assistance Program receive the following benefits:

• Payment of selected medical health insurance premiums.
• Payment of all co-pays or office call fees not covered by Medicaid, providing treatment was prescribed by Masonic Pathways' Medical Director.
• Payment for all medically necessary services or supplies, as determined by Masonic Pathways' Medical Director.
• $70 per month, deposited in resident's personal trust fund.

In order to qualify for the Masonic Assistance Program, an affiliated resident of the Michigan Masonic Home must, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:

• Have disclosed financial information upon application for residency.
• Have assets totaling $2000 or less (not including one home in Michigan and household/personal belongings, life insurance with a face value of less than $1500, one car for a licensed driver, irrevocable pre-paid funeral arrangements, income producing real property, and assets that are not salable).
• Have a monthly income that is less than their cost of residency at the Michigan Masonic Home plus $70.
• Agree to submit all income as payment towards the cost of residency.

Prospective residents who anticipate a need for the Masonic Assistance Program should contact Masonic Pathways' Finance Department prior to scheduling a move. Upon admission, new residents are required to pay thirty days in advance or be pre-qualified for the Masonic Assistance Program. The Masonic Assistance Program does not cover the cost of residency in the Masonic Village Estates or the Jack F. Sanders Health Care Center. Residents of the Jack F. Sanders Health Care Center who are in need of financial assistance may apply for Medicaid.