Compassionate Care & Support, at Home
In pediatric hospice care, time takes on a new meaning. Home hospice care allows families to spend that time together in familiar surroundings where children can be loved, held, and cared for in the place they know best.
Our focus is on comfort, relief from symptoms, and providing a steady, supportive presence during an immensely difficult time. Care is shaped around the child’s unique needs, while parents, siblings, and loved ones are supported throughout care and in the months that follow.
There is no single way to face this experience, and you don’t have to do it alone. We bring comfort-focused care into the home, supporting your child and family through each day as it unfolds.
Support for the Entire Family
Pediatric home hospice care is designed to support daily life—both the moments that feel the hardest and the ones that feel most normal. Families and caregivers are supported by a team of specialists experienced in pediatric care who understand both the medical and emotional realities of caring for a seriously ill child at home.
Coordinated medical care is paired with emotional, spiritual, and practical support. The hospice team stays closely connected, responding quickly to any changes in the child’s care needs. Our aim is to help families feel guided, informed, and supported throughout their time with us, while ensuring that care and compassion continue as long as is needed through ongoing bereavement support.
When Is Pediatric Home Hospice Care Right?
Pediatric hospice care is available to children with a life-limiting illness and a physician-certified prognosis of six months or less, if the illness follows its expected course.
Home hospice care is often the right choice when a child’s symptoms can be managed safely at home, and they (and their family) wish to remain in a familiar environment, surrounded by loved ones.
Find the Right Home Care
Skilled Home Care
Short-term medical care for recovery from illness, injury, or hospitalization.
Dementia Home Care
Specialized, evidence-based dementia support for patients and families.
Palliative Home Care
Symptom relief and practical support while living with serious or progressive illness.
Explore Pediatric Hospice Care at our Branford Facility
When care needs become more complex, our Pediatric Inpatient Hospice Care provides around-the-clock medical support in a calm, dedicated setting designed for comfort and peace of mind. Families have access to continuous symptom management, specialized equipment, and an experienced care team—ensuring each child receives the highest level of attention while loved ones can focus on simply being together.
Licensed, Certified, Accredited Hospital
Our 52-bed waterfront hospital is available to all our home care patients, as well as new patients referred by families or our community partners.
This facility provides 24/7 expert-level symptom management, including infused pain medications and rapid dose adjustments for patients whose symptoms cannot be managed at home.
Licensed, Certified, Accredited Home Care
Our home care services support patients in private homes, assisted living communities, and skilled nursing facilities across all levels of palliative and hospice care.
Care is delivered by interdisciplinary teams focused on comfort, caregiver support, and continuity, allowing patients to remain at home whenever clinically appropriate.
Admissions
Admission to The Connecticut Hospice is a collaborative process guided by each patient’s needs and goals of care.
Our team works closely with patients, families, and referring providers to ensure the right level of support, in the right setting, at the right time.
A Comprehensive Approach
At The Connecticut Hospice, families and caregivers are an essential part of the care experience. That’s why we support patients and the people who love them together.
Care plans are shaped around shared goals, personal needs, and what matters most in daily life. Our interdisciplinary team works across settings and services to ensure care is coordinated, responsive, and attentive to the emotional, social, and spiritual well-being of everyone involved.
We help bring clarity and compassion to serious illness, so patients and loved ones can focus on the moments that matter most.
How Can We Help?
Make a Donation
As a local not-for-profit, The Connecticut Hospice relies on donor support to provide individualized services and therapies not fully covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance.
Your generosity helps ensure that every patient and family receives the care, comfort, and support they need, regardless of circumstances.