Our Home Hospice program territory includes Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Gratiot, Ionia, Montcalm, and Shiawassee counties.
Hospice care is available to patients wherever they live, including:
- Private homes
- Adult foster care facilities
- Assisted living facilities
- Skilled nursing facilities
- Hospice facilities, including Hospice House of Mid-Michigan at UM Health-Sparrow St. Lawrence
Hospice has contracts with some of the Mid-Michigan nursing homes to provide hospice care in those facilities.
Home Hospice care is designed to provide support to allow the patient to remain in their home setting throughout the course of the disease through the end of life. The patient’s hospice insurance benefit covers the cost of medications related to the terminal diagnosis, equipment, and supplies. While the hospice staff provides support and education to patients and their caregivers in the home to manage symptoms and improve quality of life. Twenty-four -hour care is not covered by the hospice insurance benefit. Patients must have willing caregivers to assist them to the end of life with the support of the hospice team.
Patients in Home Hospice are eligible to receive all hospice benefits, including respite care and general inpatient care.
- Respite care provides up to a five day stay at a skilled nursing facility or hospice facility to provide temporary relief to the patient’s caregivers.
- General inpatient care is provided in a hospice facility for symptom management that cannot be provided at home .
Patients return home after the five-day respite or general inpatient care when symptoms are controlled.
How to get started with Hospice Services
A physician referral is required for hospice admission. Patients or families can contact our intake office at 517-364-7200 to begin this process. Physicians can also call this number or fax a referral to 517-364-7054. Our intake office processes referrals for both our home hospice program as well as for the inpatient unit, Hospice House of Mid-Michigan at UM Health-Sparrow St. Lawrence.