Hospice Care in Macomb Township, MI
Updated September 2026. Written and reviewed by the Lily Hospice clinical team.
Lily Hospice provides hospice care throughout Macomb Township, Michigan, at home, in assisted living, memory care and nursing homes. Our Troy office is about 30 minutes away, a nurse can usually evaluate the same day you call, and a real person answers (248) 955-5100 around the clock.
Macomb Township sits at the center of Macomb County, and it has changed more than almost any place in Michigan. Settled by German farmers along the Clinton River in the 1800s, it spent most of the last century as farmland before subdivisions filled in along Romeo Plank, Hayes, 23 Mile and 24 Mile. By 2020 it had more than 91,000 residents, the largest civil township in the state. Many of the parents who moved here to raise children are now the ones who need care, and their grown children often live nearby. That makes home hospice a natural fit.
Starting hospice in Macomb Township
Macomb Township has no hospital of its own, so families typically use Henry Ford Macomb Hospital on 19 Mile Road in Clinton Township or McLaren Macomb on Harrington Boulevard in Mount Clemens, both a short drive south. When a doctor there says it may be time for hospice, you can choose Lily before discharge. We will talk with the case manager, arrange the equipment, and meet you at home. Our page on going home on hospice from the hospital explains each step.
If your parent is already home, the process starts with one call. A nurse comes out, usually the same day, sits down with the family, and explains what hospice would look like for your situation. Once a physician confirms eligibility, the admission visit covers medications, equipment, a care plan and a schedule. Nurse and aide visits begin right away, a social worker helps with paperwork and planning, and a chaplain is available for families who want one. In the new subdivisions where neighbors may still be strangers, that extra circle of support matters.
Nursing homes and assisted living in Macomb Township
Michigan’s licensing agency, LARA, lists 12 state-licensed assisted living residences in Macomb Township: 2 licensed as homes for the aged and 10 as adult foster care homes. 10 of them list serving people with Alzheimer’s disease, and together they are licensed for 308 residents.
There are no Medicare-certified nursing homes inside Macomb Township itself. The closest ones are just outside its borders, in Shelby Township and Mount Clemens:
| Nursing home | Address | Phone | Beds | Medicare overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Crossing Health Campus | 13794 21 Mile Road, Shelby Township | (586) 532-2100 | 57 | 5 of 5 stars |
| Martha T Berry MCF | 43533 Elizabeth Road, Mount Clemens | (586) 469-5265 | 217 | 4 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.
For inspection details and ratings across the region, see our metro Detroit nursing home ratings, browse the metro Detroit assisted living directory, and read how hospice works in assisted living and memory care.
Is it time? Who qualifies in Macomb Township
The Medicare rule is simple to say and hard to feel: a doctor believes the illness will likely lead to death within six months if it takes its normal course, and the patient or family chooses comfort care over treatments aimed at a cure. The diagnoses vary. Dementia, lung disease, heart failure, cancer, ALS, liver and kidney failure are all common. So is a general decline where there is no single diagnosis but many small losses: weight, strength, appetite, more falls, more time asleep.
Families often wait longer than they need to. Our Is It Time? guide walks through the questions gently, and the list of signs it may be time for hospice covers what nurses look for. If you are still not sure, call and a nurse will come out and help you decide.
Paying for hospice in Macomb Township
Cost is usually the second question families ask, right after “is it time?” The short answer is that the Medicare hospice benefit covers the care team, comfort medications, medical equipment and supplies, respite and bereavement support, and Michigan Medicaid and most private insurance do the same. What Medicare covers in Michigan in detail.
A Medicare Advantage card does not change that; hospice is paid through Original Medicare while the plan continues for other needs. Read how Medicare Advantage works with hospice. What hospice does not pay for is room and board in a nursing home or assisted living. Our page on what hospice costs in Michigan explains the difference, and a Lily social worker will go over it before anything is signed.
A break for the family caregiver
Many Macomb Township caregivers are adult children who also work, or husbands and wives in their late seventies. Hospice builds in a pause for them. Respite care is a short stay of up to five days in an approved facility, paid for by the hospice benefit, while the family rests. Aides, volunteers and the social worker also help lighten the load week to week. Here is how hospice respite care works.
Local resources for Macomb Township families
The township’s Marvin Blank Senior Center at 51210 Alma Drive, (586) 992-2900, welcomes residents 55 and older with activities, health and education events, and transportation services. AgeWays Nonprofit Senior Services (the Area Agency on Aging 1-B), which serves Macomb County from its office on Middlebelt Road in Farmington Hills, (800) 852-7795, can connect you with in-home help, Medicaid waiver services and caregiver support. Macomb County’s Office of Senior Services on Dunham Road in Clinton Township, (586) 469-5228, offers senior lunches, benefits counseling and a friendly caller service for people who spend much of the day alone. A Lily social worker can help you contact any of these.
Grief support near Macomb Township
Lily’s care does not end when a life does. Our bereavement team stays in touch with the family for at least a year after a death, with calls, visits, counseling and referrals at no charge. Learn about Lily grief support in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne. Other programs close to Macomb Township:
- Hospice of Michigan Living On: at the Hospice of Michigan office in Clinton Township, second and fourth Wednesday, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. No charge; RSVP required. (586) 263-8514.
- Henry Ford Hospice bereavement group at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital: Clinton Township, in person, third Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free and open to adults in the community. (586) 276-9570.
- Henry Ford Hospice bereavement group (virtual): online through Teams, second Tuesday, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Free. (586) 276-9570.
- SandCastles Grief Support Program (Henry Ford Health): for children and teens ages 3 to 18 and their families, in person or virtual, every other week after an intake call. No charge. (313) 771-7005.
Schedules change, so call ahead. Our full list of metro Detroit grief support groups is updated regularly.
How Lily compares
Every hospice says it is there at the end. Medicare measures it. On the Care Compare measure of 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% across Michigan. Our early live discharge rate, a sign of how carefully patients are admitted and supported, is 3.2% versus 7.3% nationally.
Lily is family-owned, Medicare-certified and ACHC-accredited, and we post all of our public results, weaker ones included, on our quality scores page. Families in Macomb Township can compare us with every other provider in the metro Detroit hospice directory and use our checklist on how to choose a hospice.
Care for Macomb Township veterans
If your parent served, tell us at the first call. Macomb County Veteran Services on Dunham Road in Clinton Township, (586) 469-5100, can help with benefits. Lily follows the We Honor Veterans framework, so military service is part of the conversation from the start, and Lily has a Veteran Advisory Committee and a Veteran Rapid Response team for veterans who need hospice quickly. Read more about hospice care for veterans in metro Detroit.
How to reach us from Macomb Township
Lily Hospice’s office is at 2125 Butterfield Drive, Suite 299, Troy, MI 48084. From Macomb Township the drive is about 30 minutes without traffic: south to Hall Road (M-59), west to I-75, then south to Big Beaver Road in Troy. You never need to come to us; the team comes to you. Call (248) 955-5100 at any hour and a real person answers, send us a message, or, if you are a doctor, discharge planner or case manager, refer a patient.
Common questions from Macomb Township families
Does Lily Hospice serve all of Macomb Township?
Yes. Lily serves every Macomb Township ZIP code (48042 and 48044), along with all of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
How fast can hospice start in Macomb Township?
A nurse can usually come for an evaluation the same day you call, evenings and weekends included, and care often begins within 24 hours once a physician’s order is in place. Read how fast hospice can start.
My parent lives alone. Can they still have hospice at home?
Often, yes, with a plan for who checks in and what happens as needs grow. Our social worker helps build that plan with the family. Read hospice when a parent lives alone.
Can hospice start on a weekend?
Yes. Lily admits patients on Saturdays and Sundays, and hospital discharges on a Friday afternoon are common. See starting hospice this weekend.
We already have a hospice. Can we switch to Lily?
Yes. Medicare lets a patient change hospice providers once per benefit period, and we handle the paperwork with the current agency. Read can you switch hospice providers.
What will hospice cost us?
For families with Medicare, Medicaid or most private insurance, nothing out of pocket for hospice services. If there is any exception, such as room and board at a facility, we explain it before care starts.
Neighboring families are served through our pages for Clinton Township and Sterling Heights, and Lily serves every community in Macomb County.
Hospice isn’t giving up. It’s showing up. Call (248) 955-5100. A real person answers, 24 hours a day.