Care That Supports What Matters Most
Inpatient hospice care at The Connecticut Hospice provides compassionate, comprehensive support for patients whose symptoms or care needs are too complex to manage safely at home.
Care is delivered by physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other members of an interdisciplinary hospice team. Together, they focus on comfort, symptom relief, and quality of life while helping patients remain as alert and engaged as possible.
Patients and families are cared for as a single unit, with attention to physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
What Makes Our Inpatient Hospice Care Unique
Care in a Dedicated Hospice Hospital
Our 52-bed Branford, CT, inpatient hospice hospital is the only facility of its kind in Connecticut. Unlike traditional hospitals, our setting is designed specifically for palliative and hospice care, allowing for focused attention, continuity, and comfort.
Advanced Symptom Management
Our inpatient setting allows for a level of symptom relief that often isn’t possible at home, including rapid medication adjustments and comfort-focused interventions. These measures are carefully administered to ease distress and support a peaceful death, not to prolong life.
A Calm Waterfront Setting
Overlooking the waters of Branford Harbor and Long Island Sound, our hospital offers a peaceful environment that supports reflection, connection, and time together. Patients and families have access to outdoor spaces at all times, and countless memories have been made on our campus grounds.
An Interdisciplinary Approach
Inpatient hospice care at The Connecticut Hospice is built on close collaboration across disciplines. Medical care is integrated with emotional, spiritual, and family support, ensuring that patients and loved ones never have to navigate this time alone.
Admission to Our Inpatient Hospice Hospital
Admission to inpatient hospice care is based on clinical need and eligibility requirements established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
In general, inpatient care is only appropriate when a patient’s symptoms are too severe or complex to manage at home or on an outpatient basis. Because of these criteria, not every patient who requests inpatient care will be eligible.
Our intake and clinical teams work closely with patients, families, and referring providers to assess needs, explain options, and determine the most appropriate level of care with compassion and transparency.
Inpatient Hospital Care Options
Inpatient Hospice Care
Comfort-focused care for life-limiting illness with a prognosis of six months or less. Emphasizes pain relief, symptom management, and support for both patients and families.
Pediatric Inpatient Hospice Care
Comfort-focused care for children with life-limiting illness, emphasizing symptom relief, compassionate guidance, and support for the entire family.
Inpatient Palliative Care
Relief from symptoms and side effects while continuing treatment for serious or progressive illness.
Inpatient Acute Hospital Care
Skilled short-term care for urgent medical or symptom-related needs. Supports stabilization and recovery without the stress of emergency hospitalization.
Respite Care
Short-term inpatient stays for up to five days. Patients receive 24/7 care, so families and caregivers can rest and recharge.
Private-Pay Room & Board
Ensure access to inpatient care at our waterfront Branford facility.
Explore Hospice Care at Home
Hospice home care brings compassionate, expert support directly to your doorstep, allowing patients to remain in familiar surroundings while receiving comprehensive medical, emotional, and spiritual care. Our interdisciplinary team provides regular visits, symptom management, and 24/7 on-call assistance to ensure comfort, dignity, and peace of mind for both patients and families.
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.