Hospice Care in St. Clair Shores, MI
Updated September 2026. Written and reviewed by the Lily Hospice clinical team.
Lily Hospice provides hospice care throughout St. Clair Shores, Michigan, at home, in assisted living, memory care and nursing homes. Our Troy office is about 25 minutes away, a nurse can usually evaluate the same day you call, and a real person answers (248) 955-5100 around the clock.
St. Clair Shores wraps along the western shore of Lake St. Clair, with miles of canals, the marinas and restaurants of the Nautical Mile on Jefferson between Nine and Ten Mile, and blocks of postwar brick homes between Jefferson, Harper and I-94. It is also one of the older communities in Macomb County: about one in five residents is 65 or older. Plenty of couples here have lived in the same house for fifty years, and they want to stay there. Hospice lets them.
Starting hospice in St. Clair Shores: the first call and first week
For hospital care, most St. Clair Shores families go to Henry Ford St. John Hospital on Moross Road, just south of the city line, or to Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital on Cadieux Road. Some also use Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township. If your loved one is at St. John and the team is talking about hospice, our guide to leaving Henry Ford St. John on hospice explains what to ask before discharge. For any hospital, our page on going home on hospice from the hospital covers the steps.
The first visit is a conversation, usually the same day you call. A Lily nurse meets your loved one, reviews medications and explains how hospice works. If it is the right time and the physician agrees, admission can happen right then. Equipment arrives at the door, comfort medications are delivered, and over the first few days the aide, social worker and, if you wish, chaplain each visit. The most important thing you get is one phone number that reaches a nurse at any hour.
Who can receive hospice in St. Clair Shores
Anyone with a serious illness whose doctor thinks life expectancy is likely six months or less, if the disease follows its expected course, can choose hospice. The patient does not have to be at home in bed, does not have to sign away other care, and does not have to have a cancer diagnosis. Many of the people Lily cares for have dementia, heart or lung disease, or the frailty that comes in the late eighties and nineties.
Two doctors confirm eligibility, one of whom can be your own. If your family is circling the question, the Is It Time? guide and our page on the signs it may be time for hospice are good places to start, or simply call and ask a nurse.
Nursing homes and assisted living in St. Clair Shores
Michigan’s licensing agency, LARA, lists 8 state-licensed assisted living residences in St. Clair Shores: 4 licensed as homes for the aged and 4 as adult foster care homes. 4 of them list serving people with Alzheimer’s disease, and together they are licensed for 483 residents.
These are the Medicare-certified nursing homes located in St. Clair Shores, with their overall rating from Medicare’s Care Compare:
| Nursing home | Address | Phone | Beds | Medicare overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regency at St. Clair Shores | 22700 Greater Mack Avenue, St. Clair Shores | (586) 772-4300 | 146 | 4 of 5 stars |
| ShorePointe Nursing Center | 26001 East Jefferson Avenue, St. Clair Shores | (586) 779-7000 | 200 | 3 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.
What hospice costs St. Clair Shores families
For almost everyone, nothing. Medicare Part A, Michigan Medicaid and most employer and marketplace plans cover hospice services completely: visits, comfort medications related to the illness, equipment such as a hospital bed or oxygen, supplies, social work and spiritual care, respite and a year of grief support. What Medicare covers in Michigan.
People on Medicare Advantage keep their hospice coverage through Original Medicare, which surprises many families. See how Medicare Advantage works with hospice. The main thing hospice does not cover is the daily room-and-board charge at a facility, which is explained with what hospice costs in Michigan.
Respite care when you need to rest
Caring for someone at home in St. Clair Shores is often a one-person job, and one person cannot do it forever. The hospice benefit covers respite: a stay of up to five days in a Medicare-approved facility so the caregiver can recover, travel, or simply sleep through the night. Your loved one then returns home to the same nurse and aide. We set it up for you. See how hospice respite care works.
Grief support near St. Clair Shores
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 St. Clair Shores:
- The Compassionate Friends, St. Clair Shores chapter: for parents, siblings and grandparents after the death of a child, second Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. (586) 612-7760.
- 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 (virtual): online through Teams, second Tuesday, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Free. (586) 276-9570.
- Angela Hospice Early Grief (autumn session): online by Zoom for adults whose loss was within the past year, Wednesdays Oct. 7 to Nov. 25, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Free. (734) 464-7810.
Schedules change, so call ahead. Our full list of metro Detroit grief support groups is updated regularly.
Local resources in St. Clair Shores
The city’s Senior Center for Active Adults, at the Civic Ice Arena on Stephens Street, (586) 445-0996, serves adults 50 and older with weekday lunches, transportation, blood pressure checks and hearing aid help, plus cards, crafts and fitness classes. 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, is the Area Agency on Aging for St. Clair Shores and can arrange in-home services and caregiver support. Macomb County’s Office of Senior Services on Dunham Road in Clinton Township, (586) 469-5228, adds benefits counseling and a friendly caller program. Our social workers can make these calls with you.
Choosing a hospice in St. Clair Shores
Families in Macomb County can choose from many hospices, and the choice matters. Lily Hospice is family-owned, Medicare-certified and ACHC-accredited. We publish our Medicare Care Compare results openly, including the measures where we are still improving, on our quality scores page.
On visits in the last three days of life, Lily’s rate is 71.3%, compared with 48.3% nationally and 63.3% in Michigan. Our early live discharge rate is 3.2%, against 7.3% nationally. Look at any hospice’s numbers in our metro Detroit hospice directory, and bring the questions from our guide on how to choose a hospice to every call you make.
Care for St. Clair Shores veterans
If your loved one served, let us know 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, a Veteran Rapid Response team, veteran volunteers who visit veteran patients, and pinning ceremonies to honor service for veterans who need hospice quickly. Read more about hospice care for veterans in metro Detroit.
How to reach us from St. Clair Shores
Lily Hospice’s office is at 2125 Butterfield Drive, Suite 299, Troy, MI 48084. From most of St. Clair Shores the drive is about 25 minutes without traffic: I-94 to I-696 west, then north on I-75 to Big Beaver Road. 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 St. Clair Shores families
Does Lily Hospice serve all of St. Clair Shores?
Yes. Lily serves every St. Clair Shores ZIP code (48080, 48081 and 48082), along with all of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
How fast can hospice start in St. Clair Shores?
A nurse can usually come for an evaluation the same day you call, including evenings and weekends, and care often begins within 24 hours once a physician’s order is in place. Read how fast hospice can start.
Can hospice come to my father in a nursing home?
Yes. Lily’s team visits residents in nursing homes, assisted living and memory care. The facility continues daily care while Lily adds nursing, aide visits, medications, equipment and family support focused on comfort.
What happens if something goes wrong at 2 a.m.?
Call (248) 955-5100. A real person answers, a nurse talks you through it, and a nurse comes to the house if needed. Read about hospice nurses at night.
Can my mother keep her own doctor?
Yes. Her physician can stay on as the attending doctor and work with Lily’s hospice medical director. See keeping your own doctor on hospice.
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.
Lily also cares for families in Warren, Clinton Township and the rest of Macomb County.
Hospice isn’t giving up. It’s showing up. Call (248) 955-5100. A real person answers, 24 hours a day.