Palliative Care at Home
Life with serious or progressive illness often requires managing symptoms, side effects from medications or medical treatments, and difficult decisions on a daily basis. Between follow-ups and treatments, home should feel like a place of rest.
The Stand By Me palliative skilled home health program by The Connecticut Hospice brings comfort and coordinated care into the home, helping it remain a palace of familiarity. Our focus is on quality of life, so care fits into daily routines.
Relief When It’s Needed
Symptoms and concerns don’t always wait for scheduled appointments. Our palliative home care team responds promptly to changes in condition, offering timely visits and ongoing phone support to help manage pain, discomfort, and the side effects of treatment.
Care is provided by experienced clinicians who specialize in symptom management and complex medical needs, with the goal of easing distress and helping patients remain comfortable and stable at home.
Our Home Palliative Care Services
Palliative home care can be provided alongside ongoing, disease-directed treatment. Our team works closely with a patient’s existing physicians to coordinate care, manage symptoms, and support informed decision-making.
Through Stand By Me, patients receive:
- Individualized care plans tailored to changing needs
- Expert management of pain, symptoms, and treatment side effects through an interdisciplinary team, allowing primary and specialty physicians to focus on your treatment
- Clear guidance about medical conditions, treatment options, and what to expect
- Emotional support and help connecting with community resources
- Access to clinical support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Assistance with advanced directives
This coordinated approach often helps avoid emergency room visits and unnecessary hospitalizations, supporting continuity of care while relieving the burden on patients and families.
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 Inpatient Palliative Care at our Branford Facility
If symptoms become more complex or additional monitoring is needed, our inpatient palliative care team provides continuous medical support in a dedicated setting focused on comfort and stability. With 24/7 access to clinicians, advanced symptom management, and coordinated care planning, patients receive the extra attention they need while families gain reassurance and peace of mind.
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.