Wherever you live, we’re there for you.
We provide hospice care for you wherever you reside.
For 100 years, RVNAhealth has been recognized as one of the top providers of hospice care services across more than 30 Connecticut towns, including Ridgefield. Our dedicated team of hospice caregivers is steadfast in their commitment to provide only the highest quality hospice services to all our Ridgefield clients. RVNAhealth has earned ourselves a spot on the marketplace charts because of our performance excellence, our high-quality home hospice services we provide and our dedicated and compassionate team of specialists. Our approach to hospice care and treatments has contributed, over time, to our community presence and to the many patient success stories we have experienced.
A Beautiful End Begins with RVNAhealth
When faced with a terminal diagnosis, loved ones find themselves faced with the challenge of transitioning into hospice care. Here at RVNAhealth we want all our patients to embrace the ever-welcoming quality of life over exhausted curative measures when they choose to rely upon our highly compassionate team of professionals.
What is Hospice Care?
Hospice is defined an end-of-life care and treatment philosophy that gives primary focus to a patient’s quality of life when continued curative treatment has been exhausted.*
The term hospice originates from the Latin word ‘hospis,’ or shelter. The state-of-the-art clinic here at RVNAhealth has been recognized as the preferred regional hospice resource in Ridgefield for sheltering terminally ill patients and their families as they transition through one phase of life to another. The transition is not only compassionate and pain free but truly comprehensive. Our highly skilled and experienced team of hospice caregivers provides high-quality hospice care to all our patients whether they reside in their own private homes or in skilled nursing or assisted living facilities.
How Long is Hospice Care?
The team of compassionate professionals here at RVNAhealth provides hospice care to patients in Ridgefield, who are faced with a life expectancy of six months or less and whose curative options have been entirely exhausted. In some cases, patients receive the hospice benefits and care longer than the 6 months while other patients are under hospice care for less than the six-month timeline. The quality hospice care provided by the professionals here at RVNAhealth to our many patients and their families, offers support that is much needed and adds a sense of calm and beauty to specialized end of life care.
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Call (203) 438-5555 or use the form below.
What Does Hospice Include?
Clinical Care
The RVNAhealth clinical team at RVNAhealth that provides services to patients in Ridgefield consists of a number of medical directors, nurses and certified nursing assistants, all of whom possess the experience, certification and expertise needed to provide quality care to patients and their families wherever home may be. Our dedicated team strives to create and manage a personalized end of life care plan that gives focus to the individual needs as well as the priorities of our Ridgefield patients and is designed specifically to optimize a patient’s quality of life.
Symptom Management/Palliative Care
At RVNAhealth in Ridgefield we provide palliative care, which is focused on the management of symptoms so as to minimize discomfort to patients. Palliative care plays a significant role in the hospice care we provide our patients. The hospice team here at RVNAhealth is committed to providing our many patients and their loved ones with the optimal care they need and strives to ensure quality of life for every patient.
Social and Spiritual Support
At RVNAhealth, our hospice team takes care of all of you and not just the physical you. One of our skilled social workers will navigate you and your loved ones through the many complexities of the process which include both social and emotional complexities. We also offer our Ridgefield patients with spiritual needs multi-denominational pastoral support.
Supplemental Services
Here at RVNAhealth we offer a lineup of supplemental services to our Ridgefield patients that included, but are not limited to, Music Therapy, volunteer support, durable medical equipment, access to advanced planning resources, and family bereavement support.
RVNAhealth…We Care for you Through the End.
When do I need RVNAhealth Hospice Care?
At RVNAhealth our professionals understand full well how overwhelming and even fearful this time can be. We take the utmost pride in being a compassionate hospice partner to our Ridgefield patients throughout every step of the care process. There are certain eligibility requirements that must be addressed and met by a physician when a hospice care referral is made to our clinic.
Why RVNAhealth?
Our approach — professional and personal. The highly reputable team of specialists here at our RVNAhealth hospice clinic is not only experienced and professional, but also possesses the highest levels of kindness and compassion needed by all our Ridgefield patients. We fully understand our patients and listen. Our team is on hand to answer all your questions and discuss any concerns or uncertainties you may have.
Your health and wellness are our business. Caring for those in the many communities across Connecticut, including Ridgefield, who are in need of the highest quality hospice care has been a primary focus of the professionals here at RVNAhealth for over one hundred years.
Our approach is comprehensive. Our team of hospice care providers recognizes that hospice needs are fluid. The comprehensive RVNAhealth umbrella of in-house hospice resources we offer makes caring for our Ridgefield patients and their loved ones a truly seamless process.
How do I Start Services?
To learn more about our top-rated hospice services or to request hospice services, start by putting your trust into the hands of some of the absolute best in the industry. To discuss your specialized hospice services and for more information about our clinic, you can choose any one of the following options:
Fill out the form, and one of our RVNAhealth representatives will contact you;
Email your questions and individual needs to intake@RVNAhealth.com; or
Call the team here at RVNAhealth at (203) 438-5555.