We are recognized by healthcare professionals and consumers as the premier provider of quality end-of-life care.
Regional Hospice approaches death by creating human connection and honoring each unique journey through a shared vision for living.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
More than 30 programs, support groups, workshops, and memorial events help to heal the pain of grief and loss.
We have an in-patient facility in Danbury, CT, but also offer in-home hospice care in Connecticut.
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.
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.
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.
More than 30 programs, support groups, workshops, and memorial events help to heal the pain of grief and loss.
We have an in-patient facility in Danbury, CT, but also offer in-home hospice care in Connecticut.
The courage and strength of our patients touch the lives of our staff and volunteers. We are honored to share some of their stories.
The courage and strength of our patients touch the lives of our staff and volunteers. We are honored to share some of their stories.
Our volunteers are the heart of our organization. Get to know them and learn more about their roles at Regional Hospice.
Check out the latest news articles and happenings at Regional Hospice
The courage and strength of our patients touch the lives of our staff and volunteers. We are honored to share some of their stories.
The courage and strength of our patients touch the lives of our staff and volunteers. We are honored to share some of their stories.
Our volunteers are the heart of our organization. Get to know them and learn more about their roles at Regional Hospice.
Check out the latest news articles and happenings at Regional Hospice
A distinguished nonprofit hospice provider since 1983, Regional Hospice walks alongside Washington 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 Washington.
Our skilled staff offers hospice care in patients’ homes, nursing facilities, and assisted living residences. We support your loved ones and family in areas of health, emotional, and spiritual comfort regardless of the patient’s age.
Regional Hospice of Danbury, CT offers the only private suite hospice center, giving your families the privacy they need to cherish remaining memories with your loved ones.
We care for and support the children and babies and with terminal conditions and their families through our prenatal and pediatric hospice care program. We offer emotional and spiritual support, as well as medical support.
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. Washington 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 team offers 24 hour a day, 7 day a week care either your residence or in our Center for Comfort Care and Healing.
Our trained staff offers a range of specialized services for those who need them in addition to pain and symptom control. Speech, physical, and occupational therapies are all options in our customized care programs. Our team is comprised of physicians, RNs, social workers, chaplains, hospice care aides and trained hospice volunteers.
Compassion, Peace and Dignity
Regional Hospice works with patients and families to manage symptoms and pain to allow the patients a better quality of life. During this end-of-life care, we support both the patient and their families with pain and symptom management that increases quality of life.
Comfort Versus Curative
Patients who have a terminal illness with a prognosis of 6 months or less and families of children who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness may want to consider our hospice care. Our focus with hospice is on the holistic health of the individual in their remaining time. We work to relieve pain and stress while managing symptoms.
A Doctor’s Referral is Not Necessary
Physicians can certainly refer patients in their care. However, anyone, including friends, family, clergy, and home healthcare agencies can refer someone to hospice. If your loved one is located in Washington and needs our services, you can find an online referral form on our site.
Hospice is Affordable
Most private health insurances, Medicaid, and Medicare cover our hospice care.
Whether in a Washington area home, assisted living residence, or skilled nursing facility, our caring hospice staff will come to you.
Commonly Asked Questions
Skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in your area may be in partnership with Regional Hospice. These partnering facilities provide volunteers who perform a range of tasks for those in our hospice care. They may run errands, stay with you while your caregivers take a break, provide music therapy, or simply be there for companionship.
If your loved one is unable to be at their Washington home during their final days due to complex or difficult to control symptoms, consider our inpatient hospice care at The Center for Comfort Care and Healing in Danbury, CT. We understand the need for privacy and the space to cope with this difficult time. Our team is always there to answer questions and talk with the patient and family when we’re needed.
The Center for Comfort Care and Healing offers:
Our kitchen is manned by Chef Jonathan LeFebvre who creates delicious meals for patients and their loved ones. If a patient or family member has a particular meal in mind, the kitchen is open to requests.
Perinatal and pediatric hospice is available to families whose babies’ lives are expected to be brief or for those whose babies have died during pregnancy. Our staff is able to help you plan memorials and to support you throughout pregnancy and birth.
Our healthcare professionals are able to teach you how to care for your babies at home while giving expert care. We provide families with resources they need for within your Washington community to further support them during this difficult time.
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Since 1983, we have been providing compassionate care to those dealing with a terminal illness. Patients and their families can count on our caring team to help shoulder some of the burdens of this difficult time. If you are in need of hospice care, please reach out to us.
The Center for Comfort Care & Healing
30 Milestone Road
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: 203.702.7400
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