Hospice Care in Northville, MI
Updated September 2026. Written and reviewed by the Lily Hospice clinical team.
Lily Hospice provides hospice care throughout Northville and Northville Township, 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.
Northville sits right on the county line. Eight Mile Road splits the city between Wayne County to the south and Oakland County to the north, and Northville Township wraps around the city to the south. Downtown is known for its Victorian storefronts and the Heritage Festival, and Mill Race Village preserves buildings from the town’s earliest days on the site of its first gristmill. The Northville Downs harness track, a local landmark since 1944, closed in 2024. When someone here enters the last chapter of a serious illness, families usually want them in their own home, in their own chair by the window. Hospice makes that possible, whichever side of Eight Mile you live on.
Starting hospice in Northville
Northville families most often come to us from Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital on Grand River, Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital, or Trinity Health Livonia Hospital. A hospital case manager will often hand you a list of hospices; you are free to choose any of them, and you can ask for Lily by name. Before discharge, read our guide to going home on hospice from the hospital.
When you call, a nurse comes out, usually that same day, to the hospital room or to the house. The first visit is unhurried: we want to understand the illness, your loved one’s wishes and how the household runs. If hospice is right and the doctor agrees, we complete the admission, order a hospital bed or other equipment for delivery, and set up comfort medications from a pharmacy that delivers.
Within the first few days you will meet the nurse who manages symptoms and teaches the family, an aide who helps with bathing and personal care, a social worker who handles the practical and emotional side, and a chaplain if you want one. Visits follow a schedule that fits your loved one’s needs, and you can call us at any hour in between.
Who is eligible for hospice
A person is eligible when a doctor believes their illness, following its usual course, would likely end their life within about six months, and they choose to focus on comfort rather than cure. Many Northville patients have cancer, heart failure, lung disease, dementia, kidney failure or Parkinson’s; others are simply very old and declining. Being on hospice does not mean the end is days away. Many people spend months with us, and they can leave hospice if they improve.
To think it through, read our Is It Time? guide and signs it may be time for hospice, or ask a nurse to visit with no obligation.
What Medicare, Medicaid and insurance cover
Medicare Part A covers hospice fully, and so do Michigan Medicaid and most Medicare Advantage and commercial plans. The benefit pays for the hospice team’s visits, medications and equipment related to the hospice diagnosis, supplies, respite and bereavement care. Details are in what Medicare covers for hospice in Michigan, Medicare Advantage and hospice, and what hospice costs in Michigan. Room and board at a nursing home or assisted living community is not part of the hospice benefit.
Nursing homes and assisted living in Northville
Michigan’s licensing agency (LARA) lists 11 state-licensed residences with a Northville address, covering the city and township: 5 homes for the aged, the license most assisted living communities carry, and 6 adult foster care homes (4 small group homes and 2 family homes). Eight of them list serving people with Alzheimer’s disease, and together they are licensed for 526 residents. Northville has one Medicare-certified nursing home:
| Nursing home | Address | Phone | Beds | Medicare overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northville Manor | 520 W Main St, Northville | (248) 349-4290 | 37 | 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. More nursing homes are a short drive away in Novi, Livonia and Plymouth; check current Medicare ratings in our metro Detroit nursing home ratings, browse the assisted living directory, and read how hospice works in assisted living and memory care.
Respite for Northville caregivers
Even the most devoted caregiver needs to sleep. Hospice includes respite care: up to five days in a Medicare-approved facility so the person doing the caregiving can rest or handle something that cannot wait. Lily arranges the stay, and your loved one comes back home when it ends. How respite care works.
Grief support near Northville
Lily’s bereavement team stays with families for at least a year after a death, with calls, visits and referrals, at no charge. Lily’s grief support. Northville is also home to New Hope, which offers free groups in town, including a suicide loss group on the first and third Wednesdays, Parents of Hope for parents whose child has died, and Circles of Hope for grieving children and teens and their families; call (248) 348-0115. Angela Hospice’s Together in Grief meets in Livonia on the first and third Tuesday afternoons, free, (734) 464-7810. More listings are in our metro Detroit grief support directory.
Local resources for Northville families
Northville Senior Services, 303 W. Main Street, (248) 305-2851, runs programs, trips and wellness activities and operates a bus for residents 60 and older and people with disabilities, covering medical appointments and errands within the city and township. Northville is served by The Senior Alliance (Area Agency on Aging 1-C), (734) 722-2830, which can connect families with in-home help and care management. Our social workers can help you work through both.
Northville veterans
Tell us if your loved one served. Lily follows the We Honor Veterans framework and has a Veteran Advisory Committee and a Veteran Rapid Response team. We ask about service at admission, help families with VA benefits, and take care with memories and symptoms that military service can leave behind. Hospice for veterans in metro Detroit.
Why Northville families choose Lily
Lily Hospice is family-owned, Medicare-certified and ACHC-accredited, and we post our Medicare Care Compare results publicly, including the areas where we are still improving. 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 details on our quality scores page, compare providers in the metro Detroit hospice directory, and read how to choose a hospice.
How to reach us from Northville
Our office is at 2125 Butterfield Drive, Suite 299, Troy, MI 48084. From downtown Northville the drive usually runs east on Eight Mile to I-275 and I-96, then I-696 east to Telegraph 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. Because Northville spans two counties, see both hospice in Wayne County and hospice in Oakland County, plus our pages for neighboring Novi and Livonia.
Common questions from Northville families
Does Lily Hospice serve all of Northville?
Yes. Lily serves the whole city of Northville on both sides of Eight Mile and all of Northville Township, ZIP codes 48167 and 48168, along with all of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
How fast can hospice start in Northville?
A nurse can usually evaluate the same day you call, including evenings and weekends, and care often starts within a day once the physician’s order is in place. How fast hospice can start.
Can hospice begin over the weekend?
Yes. If a hospital discharge or a sudden change happens on a Saturday or Sunday, call us; we do not wait for Monday. Starting hospice on a weekend.
Mom lives alone in her house. Can she still have hospice?
Often, yes. We will talk honestly about safety, who can check in, and what extra help may be needed as things change. Hospice when a parent lives alone.
Can my husband keep his own doctor?
Yes. His physician can remain the attending doctor and work together with Lily’s hospice medical director. Keeping your own doctor on hospice.
What if he gets better?
It happens. If his condition improves, he can be discharged from hospice and come back later if needed, without losing coverage.
What will hospice cost us?
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.