Comfort When It’s Needed Most
Living with a serious illness can be unpredictable. Symptoms can intensify quickly, and care can become too complex to manage at home.Inpatient palliative care is here for those moments, offering relief, comfort, stability, and expert support when it’s needed most.
When Inpatient Palliative Care Is Right
Inpatient palliative care may be needed when symptoms or treatment side effects can’t be safely managed at home or in another care setting. This might mean pain that won’t ease, breathing that becomes labored, severe nausea, or exhaustion that feels incapacitating.
During these times, the goal is to help the patient feel better: more comfortable, more alert, or more at ease. Inpatient palliative care allows for responsive symptom management, helping to improve comfort and quality of life while supporting patients and families as their needs evolve.
Comforting Care, Without the Stress of the ER
When symptoms escalate, families are often told to go to the emergency room. But long waits, constant noise, and rushed decisions can all intensify an already difficult time.
At The Connecticut Hospice, patients can transition directly into inpatient care at our licensed hospice and palliative care hospital in Branford. Care begins quickly and is provided in a quiet setting designed for comfort, rather than crisis.
Serene Setting, Expert Intervention
Overlooking the waters of Long Island Sound, our one-of-a-kind facility offers a quiet, calming environment unlike a traditional hospital. The space itself creates room to rest, regroup, and focus on what matters most.
Within that setting, patients receive advanced medical support focused on relief and stabilization. This includes careful medication adjustments, close clinical monitoring, and symptom management guided by an experienced interdisciplinary team. Every patient also receives palliative care consultation, including expert advisement on disease trajectory, care planning, and decision-making.
Hospice enrollment remains available to eligible patients at any time if care goals change.
We Honor Veterans
The Connecticut Hospice, a partner of We Honor Veterans (a program of the National Alliance for Care at Home), is committed to providing quality end of life care to our nation’s Veterans and their families.
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 and Board
Ensure access to inpatient care at our waterfront Branford facility.
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.