Hospice Care in West Bloomfield, MI
Updated September 2026. Written and reviewed by the Lily Hospice clinical team.
Lily Hospice provides hospice care throughout West Bloomfield Township, 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.
West Bloomfield calls itself the lake township of Oakland County, and it is easy to see why: Orchard Lake, Pine Lake, Walnut Lake and part of Cass Lake shape the neighborhoods on either side of Orchard Lake Road. It is also a community of deep family ties. The township is home to Michigan’s largest Jewish community and a large Chaldean community, anchored by the Jewish Community Center on Maple and the Chaldean Cultural Center. In many West Bloomfield homes, several generations share the care of a parent, and the expectation is that an elder stays with family to the end. Hospice exists to make that possible, and to make sure the family is not doing it alone.
Starting hospice in West Bloomfield: the first call and the first week
For many families the conversation starts in a hospital room. West Bloomfield residents are most often cared for at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital on West Maple Road, right in the township, or at Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital on Grand River. When a doctor there says it may be time to focus on comfort, you can ask for Lily by name. Our team coordinates with the discharge planner so the hospital bed, oxygen and comfort medications are waiting when your loved one gets home. Going home on hospice from the hospital walks through each step.
If your family is starting from home instead, the first call is simply a conversation. A nurse comes to the house, usually the same day, to listen and examine. If hospice fits and the physician agrees, admission happens then and there. During the first week the nurse sets up a symptom plan, an aide begins helping with bathing and personal care, a social worker helps with paperwork and planning, and a chaplain visits if you want one, including faith-specific support we can help arrange through your own clergy.
Who qualifies for hospice
Hospice is meant for someone whose doctor believes a serious illness will likely run its course within about six months, and who wants care focused on comfort rather than cure. People come to hospice with advanced dementia, heart and lung disease, cancer, kidney or liver failure, Parkinson’s, stroke, and the steady decline of advanced age. Two physicians certify eligibility, and the patient’s own physician can stay involved. Nobody needs to be bedbound first.
Families often wait longer than they wish they had. If you are weighing it, read our guide Is It Time? and the signs it may be time for hospice, or ask for an evaluation with no obligation.
What Medicare, Medicaid and insurance cover
Medicare Part A covers hospice in full: nurse and aide visits, medications and equipment related to the terminal illness, supplies, social work, chaplain care, short respite stays and bereavement support. Medicaid and most commercial plans follow the same model, and people on Medicare Advantage keep hospice coverage through Original Medicare. Most West Bloomfield families pay nothing out of pocket for hospice services. Details: Does Medicare cover hospice in Michigan?, Medicare Advantage and hospice, and how much hospice costs in Michigan.
Nursing homes and assisted living in West Bloomfield
Michigan’s licensing agency lists 28 state-licensed assisted living, adult foster care and homes-for-the-aged residences in West Bloomfield. 22 of them list serving people with Alzheimer’s disease, and together they are licensed for 1,246 residents. Many are small adult foster care homes on residential streets, which suits families who want a home-like setting close to where they already live. The township also has four Medicare-certified nursing homes:
| Nursing home | Address | Phone | Beds | Medicare overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin & Betty Danto Health Care Center | 6800 West Maple, West Bloomfield | (248) 788-5300 | 155 | 3 of 5 stars |
| Medilodge of West Bloomfield | 6950 Farmington Rd, West Bloomfield | (248) 661-1700 | 140 | 2 of 5 stars |
| Notting Hill of West Bloomfield | 6535 Drake Rd, West Bloomfield | (248) 592-2000 | 118 | 1 of 5 stars |
| West Bloomfield Health and Rehabilitation Center | 6445 W Maple, West Bloomfield | (248) 661-1600 | 172 | 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.
Star ratings are one input, not the whole picture; visit, ask about staffing, and talk to families already there. Our metro Detroit nursing home ratings and assisted living directory cover the rest of the area, and hospice in assisted living and memory care explains how our team and facility staff share the work.
Respite when the caregiver needs a break
In West Bloomfield, the person doing most of the caregiving is often a spouse in their seventies or eighties, or an adult child who also has children at home. The hospice benefit includes respite care: up to five days in a Medicare-approved facility so the caregiver can rest, attend a family event or recover from their own illness. Lily arranges the stay and your loved one comes home afterward. What hospice respite care is and how to use it.
Grief support near West Bloomfield
Lily’s care does not end with a death. Our bereavement team stays in touch with the family for at least a year afterward, with calls, visits, counseling and referrals at no charge. Lily’s grief support is open to every family we serve. Community groups close to West Bloomfield include:
- Henry Ford Hospice bereavement group at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, in person on the fourth Tuesday, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., free, open to the community: (586) 276-9570.
- Hospice of Michigan Living On group at the Costick Activities Center in Farmington Hills, second and fourth Wednesdays, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., no charge, RSVP at (248) 334-1323.
- New Hope Starting Again, for widows and widowers, in Farmington Hills on the second and fourth Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., no cost: (248) 348-0115.
More options, including groups for children and for suicide loss, are in our metro Detroit grief support directory.
Local resources for West Bloomfield families
West Bloomfield Parks runs the township’s senior services. Walk-in senior services are at the Connect Senior Center, 33230 W. 14 Mile Road, while a new Connect Community Center is being built on the Civic Center campus on Walnut Lake Road. Call West Bloomfield Parks at (248) 451-1900 about programs and help for older adults. For in-home services, caregiver support and Medicaid waiver programs, the Area Agency on Aging for Oakland County is AgeWays (Area Agency on Aging 1-B), 31700 Middlebelt Road in Farmington Hills, (800) 852-7795. Chaldean families can learn more on our hospice for Chaldean families page. Our social workers can make these calls with you.
Veterans in West Bloomfield
If your loved one served, tell us at the first call. Lily follows the We Honor Veterans framework, with a Veteran Advisory Committee and a Veteran Rapid Response team that help with VA benefits, military history and honors at the end of life. Hospice for veterans in metro Detroit.
Why West Bloomfield families choose Lily
Lily Hospice is family-owned, Medicare-certified and ACHC-accredited. We publish our Medicare Care Compare results openly, weaker scores included. When Medicare measured whether a nurse or social worker visited in the last three days of life, Lily’s rate was 71.3%, compared with 48.3% nationally and 63.3% in Michigan. Our early live discharge rate is 3.2%, compared with 7.3% nationally. See every measure on our quality scores page, compare providers in the metro Detroit hospice directory, and use our checklist on how to choose a hospice.
Proud Member of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce. The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce is based here in West Bloomfield, and Lily Hospice is a member. For Chaldean families we arrange Arabic interpretation at no cost, do our best to arrange Sureth, and coordinate with your parish for the sacraments at home. See our page for Chaldean families.
How to reach us from West Bloomfield
Our office is at 2125 Butterfield Drive, Suite 299, Troy, MI 48084, about 25 minutes from most of West Bloomfield by taking Maple Road east through Bloomfield Township and Birmingham. You never need to come to us; the team comes to you. Call (248) 955-5100 at any hour, send a message, or, if you are a physician or discharge planner, refer a patient. We serve all of Oakland County, including neighboring Farmington Hills and Novi.
Common questions from West Bloomfield families
Does Lily Hospice serve all of West Bloomfield?
Yes. Lily serves every West Bloomfield ZIP code (48322, 48323 and 48324, plus 48325 post office boxes), and all of Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties.
How fast can hospice start in West Bloomfield?
A nurse can usually evaluate the same day you call, including evenings and weekends, and care often starts within 24 hours once the physician’s order is in place. How fast hospice can start.
Can hospice honor our religious and cultural traditions?
Yes. The care plan is built around your family’s customs, dietary practices, prayers and end-of-life rituals, and we work alongside your rabbi, priest or clergy rather than replacing them.
Is there someone who speaks our language?
Lily arranges interpreters at no cost, so a parent who is more comfortable in Arabic, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, Hebrew, Russian or another language can speak with the team directly.
Can my parent keep their own doctor?
Yes. Your parent’s physician can remain the attending doctor and work alongside Lily’s hospice medical director. Keeping your own doctor on hospice.
Can hospice come to a nursing home or assisted living in West Bloomfield?
Yes. Hospice can serve a resident wherever they live, including nursing homes, assisted living and adult foster care homes. The facility continues daily care while Lily manages comfort, symptoms, medications and family support.
Can we switch to Lily if my parent already has a hospice?
Yes. Medicare lets a patient change hospice providers once per benefit period, and we handle the paperwork. How switching hospice providers works.
Hospice isn’t giving up. It’s showing up. Call (248) 955-5100. A real person answers, 24 hours a day.