Experience Compassionate Hospice Care at Home
How We Bring Hospice Care Home
Hospice home care is led by an experienced, physician-guided team. Working closely with patients and families, this team supports care in private homes, assisted living communities, skilled nursing facilities, and other care settings.What Home Hospice Care Includes
Every care journey is different. That’s why each patient and family receive an individualized care plan shaped around their needs, goals, and values.
Hospice care at home focuses on comfort, dignity, and quality of life, and includes:
- Patient- and family-centered care that addresses physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical needs
- Expert pain and symptom management
- Coordination across care settings, with access to inpatient care if needs change
- Expressive arts and creative therapies to support well-being, emotional processing, and healing
- Ongoing support for families, including respite care and bereavement services
Expert Support, Coordinated Around You
Hospice home care is delivered by a coordinated team of professionals who work together to support both patients and caregivers.
While families provide the majority of day-to-day care, the hospice team remains closely involved: they monitor changes, offer guidance and resources, and step in when additional support is needed.
Our interdisciplinary home care teams include:
Hospice Home Care Options
Routine Hospice Care
Comfort-focused care with regular visits and ongoing support from a dedicated hospice team.
Continuous Hospice Care
Intensive short-term care delivered at home during periods of crisis.
Pediatric Home Hospice Care
Expert, compassionate care tailored to support children and families facing advanced irreversible illness.
Explore Inpatient Hospice Care in Branford
Inpatient hospice care provides compassionate, around-the-clock support in a calm, specialized environment designed for comfort and peace of mind. With continuous clinical oversight, expert symptom management, and space for families to be present, patients receive focused care that prioritizes dignity, relief, and quality time 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.