DANBURY, Conn. -- Regional Hospice and Home Care in Danbury is in exclusive company. The only hospice organization in the state chosen to participate in the Medicare Care Choices Innovation Model, RHHC is one of only 140 hospice providers nationwide named to the pilot program.The Choices Innovation Model places an emphasis on providing hospice or palliative care services coupled with ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- Regional Hospice and Home Care is seeking male volunteers in Fairfield, New Haven, and lower Litchfield counties to provide companionship and support to hospice patients and their families in-home or in the Center for Comfort Care and Healing. Larry O’Toole, a volunteer with RHHC for several years, feels that volunteering, “absolutely, beyond a shadow of a doubt, has ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- Richard Neptune always ate well and took care of himself. “He did everything right,” said Debbie, his wife of 39 years. That's why when he began having trouble walking in July 2014, the couple immediately sought medical care.After being diagnosed with a malignant melanoma tumor on his spine, Neptune began treatment. In spite of the efforts, his prognosis continued to ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- John Sinnock was always a nature lover, with an affinity for birds in particular. In his final days fighting Parkinson's disease at Regional Hospice and Home Care in Danbury, his family decided to honor his life in the most fitting way possible: by donating two birdhouses to the landscaped grounds.According to family, the pride of John and his wife Dianne Lastoria's ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- A child whose family member has died often feels isolated from their peers. The unique and tragic experience of losing a loved one often causes children to act out, or on the contrary, retreat within themselves. The Healing Hearts Center for Grief and Loss at Regional Hospice and Home Care in Danbury is a place where children can find comfort in knowing they are not ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- For Regional Hospice and Home Care's new Medical Director, Dr. Randy Michelle Seewald, being a doctor has always been about serving those most in need.“I like treating patients and seeing the quality of life improve,” said Seewald, who was born in New York but raised in England. “You walk into people’s lives at a unique time.” After receiving her medical degree in ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- When Sara Samaha traveled to Regional Hospice and Home Care’s Center for Comfort Care and Healing last August, she believed it would be the last trip she would take. After two years of battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the 66-year-old had accepted that her treatment options near her home in Tennessee were limited. The former ICU nurse of 40 years also ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- When she saw her new patient was in pain, nurse Sophie knew exactly what to do. She rested beside the bed, allowing him to stroke her fur for nearly an hour. This isn't the typical nurse treatment, but that's because Sophie isn't your typical nurse.Sophie isn't a nurse by training, yet she he has earned her spot on the team of furry helpers who bring comfort to ...