Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care believes in the dignity of the human person and the sacredness of human life.

The dedicated staff of nurses and social workers, physical, speech and occupational therapists, and home health aides specializes in the needs of persons who are elderly, handicapped, chronically ill or terminally ill who would benefit from care in their homes.

Sister Faith Marie Woolsey, FSE, physical therapist, shares a few thoughts on home care:

Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care staff is dedicated to the care of the elderly and others needing in-home services. Each staff member is professionally prepared to meet the challenges of providing quality care. Likewise, each staff member receives training in the Franciscan approach to care which emphasizes sensitivity to individual needs and awareness of the inherent dignity of each client, with special concern for those in the final phases of the aging process.
Our services include the skills of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, licensed medical social workers, certified home health aides, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists. Together, our clinical, administrative and clerical personnel continue the Franciscan Home Care’s tradition of excellent, patient-centered care.

The Leadership Team

Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE, MPA

Administrator

Marie Laffin, RN

Clinical Director

Sister Mary Richards, FSE, MBA

Finance Director

Peta Rose Tom, MS

Hospice Director

Kathy Dietle, PT

Therapy Supervisor

Audrey Lefkowitz, MD

Medical Director

Gretchen Rossi, MA

Community Education Director

Gretchen Rossi, MA

Community Education Director

Gretchen Rossi, MA

Community Education Director

Sister Catherine Mary Clarke, FSE, LCSW

Social Worker

Dear Friends,

During this Jubilee Year of Saint Francis of Assisi, I ask for your prayers and support of Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care.  As a faith-based, independent home health care agency, we rely on you choosing us to meet your home health care needs.  Our desire is to remain a viable source of hope and healing for all who seek care in the home.

Pope Francis says, “Signs of hope should also be shown to the sick, at home or in the hospital. Works of mercy are also works of hope that give rise to immense gratitude. Gratitude should likewise be shown to all those healthcare workers who, often in precarious conditions, carry out their mission with constant care and concern for the sick and for those who are most vulnerable.”

As we promote the message of “peace” during this 800th Anniversary Year of the death of Saint Francis, we remain deeply grateful for the opportunity to provide quality home health care and end of life care to you and your families.

You are in our prayers as we live into this Year of Saint Francis.

 Sincerely yours,


Administrator

Caring Professionals

Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist work side-by-side with dedicated lay professionals to serve the needs of our clients who benefit from our team approach and commitment to being caring health care providers.

Franciscan Hospice Care’s Interdisciplinary Team meets weekly to ensure that each hospice patient receives excellent care. The team includes the medical director, hospice director, administrator, hospice nurses, social work coordinators and hospice volunteer coordinator.

Likewise, Franciscan Home Care professionals work together under the clinical director to coordinate nursing care, prescribed therapies and social worker visits for patients.

Our Story

Franciscan Home Care was founded in 1974 by Sister Marcia Ternes, F.S.E., as requests for personal care in the home came from elderly persons in the local community. On July 11, 1985, Franciscan Home Care was licensed by the State Department of Public Health to provide homemaker-home health aide services. As clients needed more services, the agency was impelled to expand its service areas.

On April 29, 1987, Franciscan Home Care was licensed by the State Department of Public Health as a home health care agency to serve in five towns-Meriden, Wallingford, Cheshire, Southington, and Waterbury-and in the following service areas:

Nursing
Medical social work
Home health aide services
Physical therapy
Speech therapy
Occupational therapy

In 1998, the agency was licensed to provide hospice care and then changed its name to Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care.

Currently, we provide services in central Connecticut. Through the years, we have become the agency of choice for families looking for reverent, professional, caring services, and we are humbly honored to continue that tradition.

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