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You might take her for short drives if going to a restaurant doesn't work well.
Of course. If aunt is guardian or POA she can make the decisions without a need to explain.
Mom was free to come and go with hospice at home but when she entered a hospice house she could not leave the hospice house.
She was bed bound at that point anyway. The hospice house where mom was only accepts bed bound residents. If you know the name of the hospice organization, you could call and see what the stipulations are with that particular organization.
This does not mean she can safely get in & out of your car, walk to your door, get up any steps, get in or out of your chairs or manage in your bathroom.
I have relatives that are not on hospice or housebound but due to mobility issues, going out takes planning & adequate physical hands-on care is essential.
Why not take lunch to her instead?
As far as I am aware, hospice organisations will go to the ends of the earth to maximise their patients' quality of life. The idea that they would oppose an outing or a meal with family purely on principle is alien to what they stand for.
That said, there may be other extremely good reasons why it would not be sensible to take your grandmother away from home, related to her illness/frailty but nothing to do with "hey it's the law."
Two suggestions:
1. Risk-assess and plan the outing to the last detail. Is she Covid-19 vaccinated? Do you have a wheelchair (and do you know how to get her in and out of it, and will she sit in it happily)? What about toilet transfers? Pain management? Contingencies, e.g. your grandmother's panicking or becoming distressed? Go through the trip from point A to point Z step by step and be sure you've thought of everything. One of two things will happen: either your aunt will be reassured and her hospice team will recommend that she allow the outing to go ahead; or you and your mother will come to the conclusion that the outing is not something you can manage confidently, in which case let's do something else instead.
2. Can you go to her, and maybe take a picnic?