Hospice Care in Livonia, MI

Updated September 2026. Written and reviewed by the Lily Hospice clinical team.

Lily Hospice provides hospice care throughout Livonia, Michigan, at home, in assisted living, memory care and nursing facilities. A nurse can usually evaluate the same day you call, care is covered in full by Medicare for most families, and a real person answers (248) 955-5100 at any hour.

Livonia is a city of long-held homes. Families bought their ranches and colonials off Five Mile, Six Mile and Seven Mile in the 1960s and 1970s and never left, which is why so many Livonia residents today are in their eighties and nineties and why so many adult children in Plymouth, Northville, Westland and Farmington Hills find themselves driving over to check on a parent. When that parent becomes seriously ill, the hope is almost always the same: stay in the house, on the street, among the neighbors. Hospice makes that possible.

The first week of hospice at home in Livonia

Most Livonia families call after a hard conversation at Trinity Health Livonia Hospital on Five Mile (the former St. Mary Mercy) or after repeated emergency visits. A Lily nurse comes to the house, often the same day, to listen, examine, and explain what the team can and cannot do. If hospice is the right fit and the doctor agrees, admission happens at home. A hospital bed, oxygen or a wheelchair arrives at the door, comfort medications are set up through a pharmacy that delivers, and the family receives one phone number that reaches a nurse day or night.

Over the first week the nurse, an aide, a social worker and, if wanted, a chaplain each visit. The aide helps with bathing and personal care. The social worker handles paperwork, respite and the questions families are afraid to ask. The nurse manages symptoms and teaches the family what to expect. What Livonia families most often tell us afterward is that the house became calm again.

Who qualifies for hospice in Livonia

Hospice is for anyone whose doctor believes a serious illness is likely to run its course within about six months if it follows its usual path, and who wants care focused on comfort rather than cure. That includes advanced dementia, heart failure, COPD and other lung disease, cancer, kidney failure, Parkinson’s, ALS, stroke, liver disease and the frailty of advanced age. Two physicians certify eligibility. The patient’s own doctor can stay involved. Nobody has to be bedbound and nobody has to have given up; many people live longer and more comfortably on hospice than they did before it.

If you are not sure, that is the normal state to be in. Our gentle guide, Is It Time?, the signs it may be time, and a no-obligation nurse visit are all meant for this moment.

What Medicare pays for

For anyone with Medicare Part A, and for most Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial plans, hospice is covered in full: nurse and aide visits, medications related to the illness, equipment and supplies, the social worker and chaplain, short-term respite stays, and bereavement support for the family for a year afterward. Livonia families almost never pay anything out of pocket for hospice. What Medicare covers in Michigan, and what happens if there is no insurance.

Hospice in Livonia’s assisted living, memory care and nursing homes

Livonia has an unusually large number of senior communities, from independent and assisted living along Newburgh and Middlebelt to memory care and skilled nursing near Seven Mile and I-275. Hospice comes to all of them. Lily’s nurses and aides work alongside the facility staff: the facility handles daily living, Lily manages comfort, symptoms, medications, equipment and family support. How hospice works in assisted living and memory care.

Respite for Livonia caregivers

Many Livonia caregivers are spouses in their eighties or daughters working full time in the corridor along I-96. The Medicare hospice benefit includes respite: up to five consecutive days in a contracted facility so the caregiver can rest or recover, with the patient returning home afterward. Lily arranges it. Respite care, explained.

Why Livonia families choose Lily

Lily Hospice is family-owned, Medicare-certified and ACHC-accredited, and we publish our Medicare Care Compare results, including the measures we are still working on. On Medicare’s measure of presence at the very end, whether a nurse or social worker visited in the last three days of life, Lily’s rate is 71.3%, against 48.3% nationally and 63.3% in Michigan. Our early-live-discharge rate is 3.2% against 7.3% nationally, which reflects careful admissions rather than rushed decisions. See it all on our quality scores page, and compare every hospice serving Wayne County in the metro Detroit hospice directory.

Livonia is also home to many veterans. Lily is a We Honor Veterans partner with a Veteran Advisory Committee and a Veteran Rapid Response team, and we coordinate with the VA. Hospice for a veteran in metro Detroit.

Area resources for Livonia families

The Livonia Senior Center on Farmington Road, Livonia Community Resources, the city’s Senior Transportation program, and Wayne County’s Senior Services office can help with meals, rides and caregiver groups; the Area Agency on Aging 1-B (AgeWays) connects families to in-home help and Medicaid waiver programs. Our social workers know these programs and will make the calls with you.

How to reach us from Livonia

Lily Hospice’s office is at 2125 Butterfield Drive, Suite 299, Troy, MI 48084, about 30 minutes from Livonia by I-96 and I-696. You never need to come to us; the team comes to you. Call (248) 955-5100 at any hour and a real person will answer, or send a message. Professionals can refer a patient here.

Common questions from Livonia families

Does Lily Hospice serve all of Livonia?

Yes. Lily serves every Livonia ZIP code (48150, 48152, 48154) and all of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

How fast can hospice start in Livonia?

A nurse can usually evaluate the same day you call, including evenings and weekends, and care often begins within 24 hours once the physician’s order is in place. How fast hospice can start.

Can my mother stay with her own doctor?

Yes. Her physician can remain the attending doctor and work with Lily’s hospice medical director. Keeping your own doctor on hospice.

What if my parent lives alone?

Hospice can still work. The team builds a plan around visits, neighbors, family schedules and, when needed, additional in-home help. Hospice when your parent lives alone.

Does hospice mean stopping all medicine?

No. Medications that add comfort continue. The team reviews every medication with the family and the doctor and stops only what no longer helps.

What does it cost?

For Medicare, Medicaid and most insured families, nothing out of pocket for hospice services. Any exception is explained before care starts.

Hospice isn’t giving up. It’s showing up. Call (248) 955-5100. A real person answers, 24 hours a day.