Hartford Business Journal

The Greater Hartford Health Care Resource Guide • 2016 – 2017 27 Homecare providers in Greater Hartford (Ranked by no. of clients as of Sept. 2016) Homecare services Rank Provider No. of clients/ No. of FTE employees (1) RN care/ LPN care Skilled nursing Physical therapy Occupational therapy Speech therapy Pain management Hospice & palliative care Social worker Homemaking Errands Other services Top executive Year founded 1 Hartford HealthCare at Home (2) 1290 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 4B Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-249-4862; hhcathome.org 19,265 944 (3) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Home nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and non-medical private- duty services through Independence at Home program Michael Soccio Executive director 1901 2 Masonicare Partners a partnership with St. Francis Hospital 111 Founders Plaza, Suite 200 East Hartford, CT 06108 860-528-2273; masonicare.org 4,536 200 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Home nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, non-medical private-duty services, tele-monitoring, wound and ostomy care Jennifer Rich Director 1930 3 Visiting Nurse & Health Services of CT 8 Keynote Drive Vernon, CT 06066 860-872-9163; echn.org/visiting- nurse-and-health-services 3,500 172 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Wound, ostomy, telehealth, Meals on Wheels, non-medical services from A Caring Hand include 24-hour live-in, personal-care attendants, homemakers and companions and LifeLine Todd Rose President & CEO 1913 4 Companions and Homemakers 88 Hazard Ave., Enfield 06082, 860-745-4663; 100 Western Blvd., Glastonbury 06033, 860-657-4166; 613 New Britain Ave., Farmington 06032, 860-677-4948; companionsandhomemakers.com 3,500 100 N N N N N N N Y N Y Y Personal-care assistance, live-in companion, transportation and pet assistance Linda Grigerek Founder 1990 5 Mclean Home Care And Hospice 75 Great Pond Road Simsbury, CT 06070 860-658-3950; mcleancare.org 1,030 36 Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N N Joint rehabilitation, living with heart failure, breathe easy for COPD, fall prevention, dementia care, LifeLine emergency response system, stroke rehabilitation, wound care, tele- monitoring, IV management and hospice David Bordonaro President 1985 6 Bristol Hospital Home Care 222 Main St. Bristol, CT 06010 860-585-4752; bristolhospital.org 955 45 Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Cardiac, wound and ostomy care, palliative care and chronic disease management Kurt Barwis President & CEO 1921 7 Middlesex Hospital Homecare 770 Saybrook Road Middletown, CT 06457 860-358-5600; middlesexhospital.org/locations/ middlesex-hospital-homecare- visiting-nurses 600 104 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Tele-monitoring Debra Healey Executive director 1900 8 Nursing Services Inc. 21 High St. East Hartford, CT 06118 860-568-8881; nursingservicesinc.com 250 13 Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Y Y Home-health aids, personal-care attendants and companions Linda Tucker CEO & founder (4) 1980 9 Always Best Care Senior Services of Central Connecticut Inc. 135 Center St. Manchester, CT 06040 860-533-9343; www.abccentralct.com 135 105 N N N N N N N N N Y Y Bathing, dressing, meal prep, medication reminders, transfers, dementia care and companionship Kristine Lajeunesse President & owner 2009 10 JFS Care At Home 333 Bloomfield Ave. Suite A West Hartford, CT 06117 860-233-4470; www.jfscareathome.org 45 45 N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Personal-care assistants and engagement specialists Patricia Kiely Director 2008 11 Friends for Friends 65 Connecticut Blvd. East Hartford, CT 06108 860-289-3000; homecareinct.com 40 100 N N N N N N N N N Y N CNAs and HHAs assist with all activities of daily living, non-medical homemaker and companion services Carl Montgomery President 2002 12 Marcia Loving Care 23 Bidwell St. East Hartford, CT 06108 860-461-0556; marcialovingcarehomecare.com 20 30 N N N N N N N Y N N N Companionship, dementia and Alzheimer's, respite care, meal preparation, mobility assistance, transportation, medical appointments, individualized service plans and more Marcia Thompson Manager & owner 2015 13 Hercules Helping Hands 750 Main St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-247-0201; herculeshelpinghands.com 20 10 Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y Personal-care services Meschac Hercules Owner & CEO 2013 Source: Each provider via survey, Medicare.gov and Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home. (1) It is common in home care to have per-diem employees. These are staff who are not FTE but are a critical part of day, weekend and/or evening coverage. They receive all the orientation, precepting and quality expectations of full-time staff. It's especially appealing to nurses with young children who want to work around their family's schedule and don't need benefits, as well as to semi-retired nurses who want to keep providing care but not full time. This metric may not contain apples-to-apples comparisons among providers and will be reworked in a future edition. (2) Includes the former VNA HealthCare and VNA East as well as five branch offices. (3) An additional 57 volunteers. (4) Co-owned by Melissa Roming (Administrator & QI director), Yvette Roming (COO) and Larry Tucker (CFO). —Compiled by Brendan Sullivan.

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