Bristol Health
Palliative Care • Bristol, CT • Since 1921
About
Palliative Care at Bristol Health (Bristol Hospital, Bristol, CT) provides specialized, comfort-focused medical care aimed at improving quality of life for patients with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses. Key aspects likely include: - Multidisciplinary team approach (physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains) to manage symptoms, pain, and distress. - Inpatient and outpatient palliative services integrated with broader Bristol Health care offerings. - Support for patients and families, including care planning, goals of care discussions, and coordination with other services (home-based and outpatient follow-up as needed). - Part of Bristol Health’s broader mission of compassionate care, advanced medical solutions, and community wellness. If you need specifics (e.g., enrollment, eligibility criteria, services offered, or contact information for the Palliative Care team), I can pull those details from the Bristol Health site.
Clinic Type
Palliative Care
Address
Bristol Health Medical Group Beleden Gardens 85 Beleden Gardens Drive Bristol, CT 06010
Phone
860.585.3000
rminor@bristolhospital.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Team
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FAQs
What is the focus of palliative care at Bristol Health?
Relieving symptoms, reducing stress of illness, and improving quality of life for patients and families; care is goal-directed and patient-centered.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Birdeye (Home Care & Hospice): 3.7/5 (6 reviews)
- Everlight Health page (CAHPS-style measures for Bristol Hospice LLC): High positive proportions reported (e.g., pain/help 85%, respect 91%, emotional/spiritual support 92%, timely help 82%, would definitely recommend 81%) (Not stated (CAHPS percentages shown))
Patients praise
- Compassionate, comfort-focused palliative care approach described by Bristol Health
- CAHPS-style measures for Bristol Hospice LLC report high rates of respect, emotional/spiritual support, and helping with pain/symptoms
Common complaints
- Online rating for Bristol Health Home Care & Hospice is relatively low (3.7) with criticism about responsiveness and medication adjustments during active end-of-life suffering
"“The absolute worst hospice experience I have ever had… as she was actively passing away and was extremely restless and in pain, they refused to allow the nursing home to adjust her medications…”"
— Birdeye review snippet for Bristol Health Home Care & Hospice"“With your comfort always in mind… [the] palliative care team… listens to your concerns… focus[es] on relieving your symptoms and the stress related to your illness and improving the quality of life.”"
— Bristol Health Palliative Care Services pageSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- New Health Integration Team to improve end of life care - Bristol Health Partners — Sep 25, 2025
- Bristol hospice to help people earlier in end of life care — Sep 29, 2025
- Urgent reform needed to support ambulance-delivered end of life care, study finds - Bristol Health Partners — Nov 17, 2025
- St Peter's Hospice announces launch of new Community Hub Service - ehospice — Oct 12, 2025
- How St Peter's Hospice's new Community Hub is helping patients in their journey - ehospice — Jan 4, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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Summary: - The Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home (CAHCH) is a nonprofit organization based in Wallingford, CT. It is the state's largest member group for home health and hospice care leaders, focusing on home-based, cost-effective, person-centered healthcare. - Key facts: 4 employees, annual revenue around $3.2 million, headquarters at 110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT. Industry: Hospitals and Health Care; NAICS 813920/8139. - Services/role: coordinates, transitions, and manages care within the community using experienced leadership and modern technology; aims to connect members, inform stakeholders, and drive change in home-based care. - Contact: cahch@cthealthcareathome.org; Phone: +1 203 265 9931. - LinkedIn presence: linkedin.com/company/connecticut-association-for-healthcare-at-home.
Bristol Hospice is a private, Utah-based provider of hospice and palliative care founded in 2006. With headquarters in Salt Lake City, it operates across multiple states in the United States through three offices. The company offers comprehensive interdisciplinary hospice services tailored to patients’ physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs, delivered in patients’ homes or related facilities. Services include nursing and physician care, symptom management, counseling, spiritual care, therapy, dietary services, medical equipment, volunteer support, and bereavement care. Bristol Hospice emphasizes compassionate, high-quality care and partners with families, caregivers, and referral sources. Key facts: annual revenue around $105 million, total funding of about $144 million, 795 employees, and parent company Webster Capital Management, LLC. Contact: 1-801-325-0175.
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