Hospice Care in Dearborn Heights, MI
Updated September 2026. Written and reviewed by the Lily Hospice clinical team.
Lily Hospice provides hospice care throughout Dearborn Heights, north and south, at home and in assisted living, memory care and nursing homes. Our Troy office is about 40 minutes away without traffic, a nurse can usually evaluate the same day you call, and a real person answers (248) 955-5100 around the clock.
Dearborn Heights is really two neighborhoods in one city. When it incorporated in 1960 from what was left of Dearborn Township, it took in two separate sections, joined by a narrow strip of land, and it still has a distinct north end and south end. It is a city of about 63,000 people, with neighborhoods reached by Ford Road, Telegraph, Beech Daly and Van Born. Longtime residents live alongside a growing Arab American community, with Arab-owned businesses spreading over from Dearborn next door. Whatever the background, the wish we hear most when a parent or spouse becomes seriously ill is the same: keep them home, keep them comfortable, and keep the family close. Arabic-speaking families can also read our Arabic-language page for the Dearborn area.
How hospice starts in Dearborn Heights
Families here often begin at Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital on Oakwood Boulevard, Garden City Hospital on Inkster Road, or Corewell Health Wayne Hospital. If your loved one is at Corewell Dearborn, our guide to going home on hospice from Corewell Dearborn walks through each step; for any other hospital, see going home on hospice from the hospital. The choice of hospice is yours, and you can ask for Lily by name.
When you call, a Lily nurse usually visits that same day, in the hospital or at home. We start by listening: what has happened, what your loved one wants, and what the family needs. If hospice fits and the doctor agrees, admission can happen right there, and we arrange a hospital bed and other equipment delivered to the house and comfort medications from a pharmacy that delivers.
In the first week, your loved one meets the nurse who will manage symptoms and teach the family, an aide who helps with bathing and personal care, a social worker who helps with paperwork and planning, and a chaplain if the family wishes. We are glad to work alongside your own priest, imam or pastor. One phone number reaches us any time, day or night.
Who can have hospice
Hospice is for a person whose doctor believes a serious illness would likely end their life within about six months if it follows its usual path, and who wants to focus on comfort instead of cure. Conditions include cancer, heart failure, COPD, Alzheimer’s and other dementias, kidney failure, stroke and Parkinson’s, as well as the gradual decline of old age. People can stay on hospice beyond six months if they still qualify, and can leave hospice if they get better.
If you are not sure, our Is It Time? guide and signs it may be time for hospice can help, and a nurse will visit with no obligation.
What Medicare, Medicaid and insurance cover
Medicare Part A covers hospice fully, as do Michigan Medicaid and most Medicare Advantage and commercial plans. That includes visits from the hospice team, medications and equipment related to the hospice diagnosis, supplies, respite care and bereavement support. Read what Medicare covers for hospice in Michigan, Medicare Advantage and hospice and what hospice costs in Michigan. Room and board in a nursing home or assisted living is not covered by hospice.
Nursing homes and assisted living in Dearborn Heights
Michigan’s licensing agency (LARA) lists 5 state-licensed residences in Dearborn Heights: 1 home for the aged, the license most assisted living communities hold, and 4 adult foster care homes (3 small group homes and 1 family home). One lists serving people with Alzheimer’s disease, and together they are licensed for 246 residents. Dearborn Heights has two Medicare-certified nursing homes:
| Nursing home | Address | Phone | Beds | Medicare overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial, A Villa Center | 26505 Powers Avenue, Dearborn Heights | (313) 291-6200 | 265 | 2 of 5 stars |
| Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Dearborn Heights | 26001 Ford Road, Dearborn Heights | (313) 274-4600 | 124 | 2 of 5 stars |
Hospice can come to a resident in any of these settings; ask the facility and us how it works there. Listing is for families’ reference and does not mean an affiliation. Medicare star ratings change over time, and more options are nearby in Dearborn, Westland and Garden City; see our metro Detroit nursing home ratings, the assisted living directory and how hospice works in assisted living and memory care.
Respite for caregivers in Dearborn Heights
If you have been the one up at night, you deserve a real rest. The hospice benefit includes up to five days of respite in a Medicare-approved facility, and then your loved one returns home. Lily handles the arrangements. How hospice respite care works.
Grief support in and near Dearborn Heights
Lily’s bereavement team stays in touch with families for at least a year after a death, with calls, visits and referrals, at no charge. Lily’s grief support. Right in town, Hospice of Michigan’s free Living On group meets at the Eton Senior Center on the third Tuesday, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.; RSVP at (313) 578-6328. The Dearborn Vet Center offers counseling for Gold Star families and families of veterans who were in its care, (313) 277-1428. Angela Hospice’s free Together in Grief group meets in Livonia on the first and third Tuesdays, (734) 464-7810. Find more in our metro Detroit grief support directory.
Local resources for Dearborn Heights seniors
The city runs two senior centers. The Eton Senior Recreation Center, 4900 Pardee Avenue, (313) 277-7765, offers classes, trips and food assistance programs. The Berwyn Senior Recreation Center, 26155 Richardson Street, (313) 791-3550, is housed in a former elementary school built in 1958. Dearborn Heights is served by The Senior Alliance (Area Agency on Aging 1-C), based in Dearborn at (734) 722-2830, for in-home help, care management and Meals on Wheels. Our social workers will help you make the calls.
Dearborn Heights veterans
Tell us at the first call if your loved one served. Lily follows the We Honor Veterans framework and has a Veteran Advisory Committee, a Veteran Rapid Response team, veteran volunteers who visit veteran patients, and pinning ceremonies to honor service. We help families with VA benefits and pay attention to the ways military service can affect pain, rest and memory near the end of life. Hospice for veterans in metro Detroit.
Why Dearborn Heights families choose Lily
Lily Hospice is family-owned, Medicare-certified and ACHC-accredited, and we publish our Medicare Care Compare results, including the ones that are not our best. In the last three days of life, 71.3% of Lily patients had a visit from a nurse or social worker, compared with 48.3% nationally and 63.3% in Michigan. Our early live discharge rate is 3.2%, against 7.3% nationally. See the whole picture on our quality scores page, compare agencies in the metro Detroit hospice directory, and read how to choose a hospice.
How to reach us from Dearborn Heights
Our office is at 2125 Butterfield Drive, Suite 299, Troy, MI 48084. From Dearborn Heights the simplest drive is north on Telegraph Road nearly the whole way, then Quarton Road and Big Beaver into Troy. You never need to come to us; the team comes to you. Call (248) 955-5100, send us a message, or refer a patient. See also hospice in Wayne County, our Livonia page, and the Arabic-language Dearborn page.
Common questions from Dearborn Heights families
Does Lily Hospice serve all of Dearborn Heights?
Yes. Lily serves both the north and south ends of Dearborn Heights, ZIP codes 48125 and 48127 and the part of the city with a 48124 Dearborn address, along with all of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
How fast can hospice start in Dearborn Heights?
A nurse can usually evaluate the same day you call, including evenings and weekends, and care often begins within a day once the physician’s order is in place. How fast hospice can start.
Do you have someone who speaks Arabic?
Lily provides live professional interpretation at no cost, in Arabic and other languages, for every visit and family meeting, and families can request a same-gender aide. Our Arabic-language page explains hospice for Dearborn-area families. Hospice care in Arabic.
Can my mother get hospice in her nursing home?
Yes. Lily cares for residents of nursing homes, assisted living and adult foster care homes. The facility continues daily care, and Lily adds the hospice team, medications, equipment and family support.
Who answers if we call at 2 a.m.?
A real person answers (248) 955-5100 at any hour, a nurse calls back, and a nurse comes to the house when needed. Hospice nurses at night.
Can we switch from our current hospice to Lily?
Yes. Medicare allows you to change hospice providers, and we help with the paperwork so care continues. Switching hospice providers.
How much does hospice cost?
For families with Medicare, Medicaid or most private insurance, hospice services cost nothing out of pocket. We will explain any exception before care begins.
Hospice isn’t giving up. It’s showing up. Call (248) 955-5100. A real person answers, 24 hours a day.