Providers We Love

We are privileged to have received referrals from and be able to coordinate care with many Assisted Living facilities, rehab facilities, and Medicare Home Care and Hospice agencies. Our growth is in large part due to the trust the staff in these organizations have put in our caregivers. We are likewise impressed with them and we are committed to referring to them on a regular basis



Gentiva Home Health Care Services, Stratford, Old Saybrook, Hamden, Farmington.
Gentiva is a large national Medicare certified home health company. Their services include. Skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational and speech language therapy wound care, disease and pain management, medication management and education. They maintain a special expertise in dementia care.

Most of these services can be found in any certified agency. And there are several hundred such agencies in CT.

But Gentiva distinguishes itself in countless ways:

Professionalism. All clinicians are connected electronically so that all their notes, information and observations documented on ipads in the patient’s home are instantly transferred to all team members.

Continuity of care. The patient benefits enormously when their nurse or therapist is the same each visit. Relationships are established and progress is made much more efficiently. This is a challenge for most home health agencies and few ever reach this ”optimum level of continuity”. Gentiva meets this standard 100% of the time.

Communication. All team members are instantly connected so they are all aware of each other’s progress toward the patient’s goals. Respectful quick communication with the patient (as text messages) alerts her/him about timing of visit and other important information. Calls into office are handled expertly.

Competence.The patients receiving care from Gentiva staff benefit from the latest in techniques, approaches, and other care aspects. This leads to immense patient comfort and trust. And great outcomes.

Customer Service. Long an important standard for Always There, we seldom see customer service that rises to the level of our own company’s standards.

We strongly suggest Gentiva to our clients in need of Medicare home health. They have long been a referral source of ours. But they now enjoy an endorsement from our company owner, perhaps the most challenging patient they have ever served.

Bravo!



Vitas Innovative Hospice Middlebury, Fairfield, Hartford
Vitas Hospice is among our top choices for a wonderful hospice provider. Their beautiful acute care inpatient unit at St Mary’s is just another reason to refer folks there who is struggling with their family members’ care under hospice. Vitas have distinguished itself on its response time, its amazing and unique Veterans program and its commitment to providing continuous care (24 hour care by Vitas staff LPNs or CNAs at Medicare’s expense). Continuous Care is provided by Vitas when clients are actively dying or need short-term symptom management. The vast majority of people have expressed their desire to end their lives at home in peace and comfort. Vitas excel in this area. We are proud to be a referral partner.

    Contact information: 1-866-418-4827



North Star Long Term Care Insurance Advisors
It is well known that the place most desired by seniors to in which to spend their days is their own home. Frequently there are challenges of chronic disease and disability requiting high quality long-term home care. It can be expensive. And confusing. We encourage all our clients and their families to consider purchasing long term care insurance. North Star is a wonderful company that helps seniors and their families sort out options, plans and benefits available. Their knowledgeable advisors are up to date n the best plans available and will help clients select the right fit for themselves or navigate the plan they already own. The process of “going on claim” when services are required can be daunting to families already dealing with the care needs of their loved ones. With over 40 years combined experience in this field there is no challenge they cannot overcome.

    To learn more about their services, call:
    Beata Everett at 203.493.0318
    www.NorthStarLTCi.com



Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, Middlebury CT
Founded in 1997, Seasons is the fifth largest Hospice provider in the nation. Providing high quality clinical and compassionate care to patients and families in 15 states through 20 Medicare-certified home care clinical operations and 10 Hospice Inpatient Centers. In 2012, Seasons caregivers served more than 16,000 patients of all ages totaling more than 1 million patient days

The Seasons Hospice team believes we should all be born into and leaves the world in comfort, warmth and love. The caregivers at Seasons Hospice hold steadfast to placing patients and their loved ones at the center of hospice care. A team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, music therapists and volunteers provide compassionate clinical Seasons Hospice is a community-based organization with a mission to find creative solutions that add quality to end-of-life care. It has special programs that go above and beyond traditional hospice care.

Some of their specialty programs include:

A Touch for All Seasons - Uses a person centered approach to improve quality of life through meaningful sensory activities that stimulate the senses, promotes relaxation, and offers comfort and serenity to those living with dementia and other diseases.

Leaving A Legacy - offers people the opportunity to share important stories, family traditions or messages of love via audio or video recordings

Music Therapy
The Seasons Hospice care team is available 24 hours a day by phone to answer questions or assist with a referral.

    579 Straits Turnpike Unit 1-E
    Middlebury, CT 06762
    203-490-1000 (P)
    203-490-1000.

We are happy to report that several folks have told us they use this column when seeking a provider for themselves or their family members. We take our recommendations of providers very seriously. Please consider our favorites in deciding care for yourself or your family members. We would choose any of them for our loved ones. ■