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Home Hospice Care
Any person with a terminal illness, regardless of age, is eligible for our hospice care programs. Home Hospice Care comes to you, wherever you reside – your home, assisted living residence or skilled nursing facility
The Center for Comfort Care & Healing
Regional Hospice provides expert hospice care to patients wherever they are–in their home, in a skilled nursing facility or at our Center for Comfort Care and Healing.
Perinatal & Children's Care
Our program provides physical, emotional, and spiritual support for families whose babies have died or have been diagnosed with a terminal condition prior to delivery.
Healing Hearts Center for Grief & Loss
More than 30 programs, support groups, workshops and memorial events help to heal the pain of grief and loss.
Service Area
We have an in-patient facility in Danbury, CT, but also offer in-home hospice care in Connecticut.
COVID-19
To Our Patients and Families
A message from our President & CEO
To Our Community of Supporters
To keep our patients, their families, staff and volunteers safe, we are carefully monitoring updates and suggestions from the CDC and the Connecticut DPH. Safety protocols continue to change almost daily due to the rapidly evolving situation of the virus.
Stay Safe
Prevent and slow down transmission of the COVID-19 virus with these safety protocols.
Center Visitor Guidelines
Be prepared when you visit your loved one in the Center for Comfort Care & Healing.
Tri-State Quarantine for Travelers
Traveling to and from the Tri-State Area? Learn when you need to quarantine.
How You Can Help
At this time, we are requesting donations of PPE, including masks, gloves, gowns, eye gear, temporal thermometers & disinfecting wipes to protect our community from the threat of COVID-19.
About Us
About Us
We are recognized by healthcare professionals and consumers as the premier provider of quality end-of-life care.
Who We Serve
Here are the cities and towns we serve. Are we in your area?
Executive Staff
Meet the team that helps us carry out our mission to create human connection and honor each patient’s unique journey.
Volunteer
Spending time with a volunteer often allows patients to forget about their serious medical issues and focus on enjoying activities. Become a volunteer today!
Make A Gift
Make a gift to help support Regional Hospice.
Make A Referral
Make a patient referral
Careers
Join our dynamic interdisciplinary team of phenomenal professionals.
Our Stories
RH Journal
Learn more about Regional Hospice.
Patient Stories
The courage and strength of our patients touches the lives of our staff and volunteers. We are honored to share some of their stories.
Volunteer Stories
Our volunteers are the heart of our organization. Get to know them and learn more about their roles at Regional Hospice.
Newsroom
Check out the latest news articles and happenings at Regional Hospice.
Videos
Events
Contact
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Our Services
Home Hospice Care
Any person with a terminal illness, regardless of age, is eligible for our hospice care programs. Home Hospice Care comes to you, wherever you reside – your home, assisted living residence or skilled nursing facility
The Center for Comfort Care & Healing
Regional Hospice provides expert hospice care to patients wherever they are–in their home, in a skilled nursing facility or at our Center for Comfort Care and Healing.
Perinatal & Children's Care
Our program provides physical, emotional, and spiritual support for families whose babies have died or have been diagnosed with a terminal condition prior to delivery.
Healing Hearts Center for Grief & Loss
More than 30 programs, support groups, workshops and memorial events help to heal the pain of grief and loss.
Service Area
We have an in-patient facility in Danbury, CT, but also offer in-home hospice care in Connecticut.
COVID-19
To Our Patients and Families
A message from our President & CEO
To Our Community of Supporters
To keep our patients, their families, staff and volunteers safe, we are carefully monitoring updates and suggestions from the CDC and the Connecticut DPH. Safety protocols continue to change almost daily due to the rapidly evolving situation of the virus.
Stay Safe
Prevent and slow down transmission of the COVID-19 virus with these safety protocols.
Center Visitor Guidelines
Be prepared when you visit your loved one in the Center for Comfort Care & Healing.
Tri-State Quarantine for Travelers
Traveling to and from the Tri-State Area? Learn when you need to quarantine.
How You Can Help
At this time, we are requesting donations of PPE, including masks, gloves, gowns, eye gear, temporal thermometers & disinfecting wipes to protect our community from the threat of COVID-19.
About Us
About Us
We are recognized by healthcare professionals and consumers as the premier provider of quality end-of-life care.
Who We Serve
Here are the cities and towns we serve. Are we in your area?
Executive Staff
Meet the team that helps us carry out our mission to create human connection and honor each patient’s unique journey.
Volunteer
Spending time with a volunteer often allows patients to forget about their serious medical issues and focus on enjoying activities. Become a volunteer today!
Make A Gift
Make a gift to help support Regional Hospice.
Make A Referral
Make a patient referral
Careers
Join our dynamic interdisciplinary team of phenomenal professionals.
Our Stories
RH Journal
Learn more about Regional Hospice.
Patient Stories
The courage and strength of our patients touches the lives of our staff and volunteers. We are honored to share some of their stories.
Volunteer Stories
Our volunteers are the heart of our organization. Get to know them and learn more about their roles at Regional Hospice.
Newsroom
Check out the latest news articles and happenings at Regional Hospice.
Videos
Events
Contact

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2021 St. Pat’s Shamrock Auction
March 7 – March 17
This year, due to the lingering pandemic, we are hosting an online auction in lieu of our in-person breakfasts. We hope you will join us!
Processing Loss
On July 16, 2019, Tyler Cummings, died in the Center for Comfort Care & Healing from a rare degenerative disease at age 17. To help cope with her older brother’s loss, Casey Cummings, began writing about Tyler, her hero and best friend. Here, Casey shares four vignettes and explains how journaling helped her begin to work through her grief.
Remembering Sarah
The film Grace + Gratitude documents the end-of-life journey of Sarah Livesey, who died at age 46 in the Center for Comfort Care & Healing. Two years after her death, Sarah’s light, boundless love, and beautiful way of being are still very much alive.
A Journey of a Loving Marriage
Pat Martinsen loved life—and colorful zinnias, a flower that symbolizes endurance, friendship and remembrance. Her beloved husband, Bob, remembers her here.
News 8 WTNH: “Hamilton” Star to Perform, Raise Funds to Benefit Hospice Care for Children in Virtual Event
The News-Times: 'Hamilton' Star to Support Regional Hospice's Children's Center in Danbury
98Q: Rich Minor in the Morning Interviews Cynthia Emiry Roy About Hospice Care and the North Star Expansion. Listen to Their Compelling Interview Here.
The Newtown Bee: Regional Hospice Children’s Center Event Spotlights ‘Hamilton’ Star’s Tragic Loss
Grief Support in the Time of Covid
When facing loss and the grieving process, feeling a sense of community is essential. Being grounded and cared for by those around us can make the profoundly complicated, painful time a bit easier. The people who surround us can help us to continue living, to maintain our health, and to find hope.
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Color Fest 5K Youth Run!
5/23/21
Get splashed with a rainbow of color for a deeply meaningful cause! On Sunday May 23, local students on behalf of the Regional Hospice Youth Program (RHYP) will participate in a color run at Tarrywile Park & Mansion. This fun and lively event will benefit the forthcoming North Star pavilion, the only dedicated children’s residential hospice in the Northeast and one of only five in the country. Please support our local youth community in their commitment to helping babies, children and teens with terminal illness!
Playbill: Hamilton Star Miguel Cervantes and Wife Kelly to Co-Host Wish Upon the North Star Fundraiser
Wish Upon the North Star Virtual Event
On December 3, 2020, Regional Hospice launched its first virtual event, Wish Upon the North Star. Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes and his wife, national health advocate and activist, Kelly Cervantes, hosted the fundraiser for Regional Hospice’s North Star, the only residential hospice space in the Northeast (and one of only five in the country) dedicated to end-of-life care for babies and children.
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"One Wish" Jon Davis
"One Wish": Jon Davis
NHPCO: Regional Hospice's Creative Approach to Advance Care Planning
The News-Times: 'Loss of a Future' Pandemic Highlights Difficulty of Losing Spouse Midlife
Robert Bedoukian Joins the Non-profit Organization’s Volunteer Board of Directors
This month, Regional Hospice welcomes Robert Bedoukian of Danbury, Connecticut to the organization’s volunteer Board of Directors. As President of Bedoukian Research, Inc, an international supplier of fragrance and flavor ingredients, Bedoukian is a skilled leader and dedicated chemist.
Lisa Esneault Joins the Non-profit Organization’s Volunteer Board of Directors
As Vice President of Communications and President of Global Giving at Linde, Lisa Esneault has more than 25 years of experience in driving organization change and business results through development and execution of strategic communication.
Litchfield Magazine: Planning for the End
Regional Hospice Appoints John Capilli to the Board of Directors
John Capilli began a relationship with Regional Hospice when his wife of 23 years, Patti Collins Capilli, became a patient at the Center for Comfort Care & Healing in Danbury.
To Our Patients and Families
Remember
Tri-State Quarantine for Travelers
Inpatient Center Visitor Guidelines
COVID-19: Safety Protocols
Hospice News: The Rising Tide of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Care
Walk on the Wylde Side: Living Fully at End of Life with Cynthia Emiry Roy
The RH Mask Donation Program: the Kindness and Creativity of our Volunteers and Supporters
Volunteers Judy Rickert and Yan Hurlbut have helped spread the call for handmade face masks to help protect the RH community—and have helped us collect hundreds upon hundreds of masks in our fight against Covid-19.
Meet the Regional Hospice Development Team!
Our dynamic development group has had to pivot due to Covid-19, moving from in-person events to virtual fundraisers. While we are hard at work, we wanted to introduce you to the RH Development Team!
A Surprise Symbol of Hope
Recently, we lost a patient who had been on our services for almost a full year. Michele had been back and forth, living in the community and in our Center for Comfort Care & Healing during her eleven months with us.
Food Is Love
NHPCO: Sewing Masks to Pay it Forward
Running Full Circle: The Philadelphia Marathon became a surprising part of Josephine Simko’s grief process
Regional Hospice has come into Josephine Simkos' life at the most unexpected times allowing her to give back to her community with her passion for running and to grieve the passing of her son.
Hospice News: Hospices Hurting from Diminished Fundraising, Philanthropy
The News-Times: Danbury Chaplains Help Medical Staff Cope During Pandemic
The News-Times: Danbury’s Regional Hospice Raises Money For Protective Equipment
Thank You!
Email Update
i95 Home of Rock: Wearing a Facemask? Here’s What You Need to Know
How You Can Help
To Our Community of Supporters
Volunteer Spotlight: Dan & Lindie Bacon
If you’ve walked through the front doors of RH, you might have seen Dan and Lindie Bacon behind the lobby desk. For the past six years, the two have been volunteering their time to make patients and families feel warmly welcomed as soon as they arrive.
Connecticut Magazine: A Danbury Children’s Hospice Will be the First of its Kind in the Northeast
The News-Times: Understand What Hospice Care Is and How It Works
Danbury/Bethel Giving Circle Breakfast 2020
*Cancelled*
Due to the pandemic, we were so sorry to have cancelled our 5/5/20 Danbury/Bethel Giving Circle Breakfast. We are hopeful for future in-person events!
Brookfield Shamrock Breakfast
We hosted our first virtual St. Pat’s fundraiser—with no people or pancakes! Thank you to all who supported our efforts!
Volunteer Spotlight: Ellen Raspitha
Ellen Raspitha has been a volunteer at Regional Hospice for over 22 years. For the last four years, she has volunteered over 300 annual hours and earned a “Silver Level” President’s Volunteer Service Award.
The News-Times: Danbury Hospice for Children Poised to Be First In Northeast
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