A distinguished nonprofit hospice provider since 1983, Regional Hospice walks alongside Hamden patients and their loved ones enabling those in our care to focus on what matters: living fully when facing life-limiting illness. Patients of all ages―from babies to adults―in private homes, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in four Connecticut counties benefit from our services. Our Danbury Center for Comfort Care & Healing is the first residential hospice center of its kind in Connecticut, offering all the comforts and amenities of home to patients throughout greater Hamden.
Hospice care in your Hamden home, assisted living facility, or nursing home for those suffering from life-limiting illnesses, no matter their age. We provide care through medical, emotional, and spiritual support.
With Connecticut’s one-and-only renowned private suite hospice center, we are proud to offer our patients with gourmet meals, comfortable accommodations, and advanced therapies.
We are here to support your baby and your entire family through this difficult experience. Our prenatal and pediatric hospice care is centered around proving medical and emotional support.
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Since 1983, Regional Hospice has provided care choices for terminal patients and their families during the sacred end-of-life transition. Our Center for Comfort Care & Healing is the first hospice residence of its kind in Connecticut and is available to anyone in the U.S. Hamden residents benefit from 24/7 clinical care in private suites with screened in balconies, wood furnishings and chef-prepared custom meals. The Center replicates the comforts of home, where loved ones can focus on quality time together.
Our services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We understand that pain doesn’t stop after regular business hours, there will always be a professional staff member there to help your loved one. We can welcome you into our home in Danbury, the Center for Comfort Care and Healing, or come to you at your Hamden home or facility.
We have a full staff of registered nurses, social workers, chaplains, trained volunteers, and hospice care aides that follow each patient’s individualized care plan. Everyone has different needs, different therapies, and different wishes, we treat each patient with respect and provide care as requested.
Compassion, Peace and Dignity
By providing exceptional care and emotional counsel to both our patients and their families we are able to help those dealing with life-limiting illnesses. Each of our staff members has a compassionate soul and will treat your loved one with dignity and care.
Comfort Versus Curative
Hospice care should be considered when a terminal prognosis of 6 months or less has been given, or when a child is diagnosed with an advanced illness. We are here to keep them comfortable and provide companionship for them during this time.
A Doctor’s Referral is Not Necessary
Though our patients are admitted to us under the direction of a doctor, anyone can request our care. Some are referred to us by friends, family, hospitals, medical facilities, clergy, or other agencies. We have a convenient online referral form that can be filled out right here on our website.
Hospice is Affordable
Don’t let money technicalities interrupt time that should be spent with your loved one. Hospice care is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private health insurances.
Whether you live at your home in Hamden, in an assisted living residence, or nursing home we can come to you will our skilled workers and expert care.
Commonly Asked Questions
For some patients our services will be received through a skilled nursing/assisted living facility under contract with Regional Hospice. We staff trained volunteers who can step in for caregivers and run errands, provide companionship, and share special skills like music and integrative therapies.
We strive to keep our patients comfortable, for some this can be achieved in their own homes, but for others who can no longer stay at home we can offer our inpatient services at our Danbury Inpatient Hospice Center. We treat your loved one exactly how you would treat them, with respect, care, and empathy.
The Center for Comfort Care and Healing offers:
We believe that food can truly be a source of comfort, and our chef, Jonathan LeFebvre and his kitchen staff are here to cook up customized meals for you and your family with care, passion, and love.
The in-patient care is only located in the Danbury location.
With extreme love and respect for our youngest patients, our Pediatric & Perinatal Hospice Programs can provide physical, emotional, and spiritual support for our Hamden families who are affected by this heartbreaking time. Our staff will be a source of help and comfort throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, life, and remembrance.
Through our Pediatric & Perinatal Hospice care, families can find useful community resources, learn instruction on caring for their baby at home, and further perinatal care information.
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Regional Hospice has been helping patients in Hamden and throughout Connecticut since 1983, with such experience in the end-of-life care industry we have become leaders and continue to exceed our patients expectations. We are here to help you and your loved one navigate this difficult time with peace, care, and compassion. Call us today to learn more.
The Center for Comfort Care & Healing
30 Milestone Road
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: 203.702.7400
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