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Hospice care providers in Connecticut

As of the August 2026 CMS release, Connecticut has 28 Medicare-certified hospices in 25 cities. 19 have a family caregiver rating, averaging 3.2 stars, below the U.S. average of 3.7. East Hartford has the most (2).

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Hospice care providers28in 25 cities
Average rating3.2U.S. 3.7
Rated 4-5 stars37%U.S. 60%
5-star3of 19 rated

Hospice care providers in Connecticut by city

Highest-rated hospices in Connecticut

By family caregiver rating, then the share who would recommend it.

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Name City Family caregiver rating Would recommend Average daily patients
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Conecticut Middlebury 78% 302
Affinity Care of Connecticut Hamden Not rated – 5
Athena Home Health & Hospice Farmington 66% 111
Beacon Hospice, an Amedisys Company East Hartford 86% 72
Brighton Hospice Connecticut Farmington Not rated 82% 23
Bristol Home Care and Hospice Agency, INC. Bristol 92% 42
Caring Hospice Services of Connecticut Stamford Not rated 90% 36
Compassus - Greater Connecticut Milford 82% 93
Connecticut Hospice INC, the Branford 89% 134
Constellation Home Care Norwalk 72% 290
Day Kimball Homecare North Grosvenordale Not rated 94% 16
Enhabit Hospice Rocky Hill Not rated – –
Farmington Valley Vna INC Simbury Not rated – –
Franciscan Family Care Center Meriden Not rated 87% 18
Greater Manchester Homecare Vernon 92% 73
Hartford Healthcare at Home East Hartford 81% 352
Health Care Connectors Greenwich Not rated – –
Home Care Plus, INC Guilford 87% 60
Masonicare Home Health and Hospice INC Wallingford 80% 190
McLean Home Care and Hospice Simsbury 93% 21
Middlesex Health Care at Home & Hospice Program Middletown 85% 79
Mozaic Hospice Bridgeport Not rated 82% 18
Regional Hospice Danbury 93% 103
Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association Ridgefield 85% 158
Trinity Health of New England at Home Hartford 75% 88
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County, INC Wilton 87% 46
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County, INC Winsted 85% 32
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Atlantic Middlebury 76% 331

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Questions about hospices in Connecticut

How many hospices are in Connecticut?

Connecticut has 28 Medicare-certified hospices. The cities with the most are East Hartford (2), Farmington (2), Middlebury (2), Branford (1), Bridgeport (1).

Which hospices in Connecticut have 5 stars?

3 hospices have 5 stars: Bristol Home Care and Hospice Agency, INC. (Bristol), Greater Manchester Homecare (Vernon), McLean Home Care and Hospice (Simsbury).

How do Connecticut's hospices compare with the rest of the U.S.?

37% of rated hospices in Connecticut have 4 or 5 stars, against 60% nationally. The average rating is 3.2 stars (U.S. 3.7).

Does Medicare pay for hospice care?

Yes. Medicare Part A covers hospice care in full for patients a doctor certifies as having six months or less to live if the illness runs its normal course. Patients may pay up to $5 per prescription for pain and symptom drugs and 5% of the cost of inpatient respite care. Choosing hospice means stopping treatment meant to cure the terminal illness, but Medicare still covers care for unrelated conditions.

Source: CMS Hospice Compare (Provider Data Catalog datasets yc9t-dgbk, 252m-zfp9 and gxki-hrr8). August 2026 release. About the data.

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