Masonicare Home Health & Hospice

Statewide nonprofit hospice and home health provider headquartered in Wallingford (New Haven County); its hospice program serves patients throughout Connecticut, including Greater Hartford. Confirm current DPH hospice license and coverage for a specific Hartford-area address before enrolling.

Connecticut regulatory information

Masonicare Home Health & Hospice is located in the Greater Hartford / Capitol Region metro and is regulated by the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), Facility Licensing & Investigations Section. DPH-licensed hospice program.

Verify this provider's current license, inspection history, and any deficiency citations through CT DPH's Facility Licensing & Investigations Section →

Medicaid: Connecticut residents who qualify may be able to use the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) and HUSKY C Medicaid to help pay for eligible services. Connecticut's Medicaid long-term-care benefit is fee-for-service — not delivered through private managed-care plans — and is administered by the CT Department of Social Services (DSS). It generally does not cover MRC room and board. Confirm directly with the provider which specific services, if any, it accepts payment for.

Wallingford location & hospital context

Masonicare Home Health & Hospice is located in Wallingford, New Haven County, CT. Nearby hospitals include Hartford Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital, UConn John Dempsey Hospital.

Greater Hartford veterans are served by the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, with an outpatient clinic on the Newington campus and the system's main medical center in West Haven. Veterans and surviving spouses may be eligible for VA Aid & Attendance toward the cost of care.

Cost of hospice care

Typically covered in full by the Medicare Hospice Benefit, or by Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY C) for eligible patients — most families pay little to nothing out of pocket for the hospice benefit itself. Ask Masonicare Home Health & Hospice directly which costs, if any, fall outside the covered hospice benefit — for example, room and board if your parent lives in a Managed Residential Community rather than receiving hospice care at home.

How to evaluate Masonicare Home Health & Hospice

Staffing and transparency are the clearest signals at any DPH-licensed Connecticut provider. Ask how many caregivers are actually awake and on the floor overnight, what turnover has looked like over the past year, and how long the current administrator has been in the role. Get the monthly rate itemized for your parent's specific care level in writing, and ask directly what pushes a resident into a higher-cost tier. Visit more than once, including at least one unannounced visit, and pull the provider's DPH license and inspection record before you commit.

Questions to ask on your tour

• Which entity holds the DPH ALSA license for this MRC, and can I see a copy of their most recent DPH inspection report?
• What is the overnight caregiver-to-resident ratio, and how does it change on weekends and holidays?
• How long have the administrator and the lead caregiver held their current roles?
• What specific care needs would require my parent to move to a higher level of care — assisted living to skilled nursing, for example?
• How are medications managed, and how are medication errors tracked and reported to DPH?
• What activities are offered seven days a week, not just on weekdays?
• How do you handle a fall or a medical emergency in the middle of the night?
• Can I visit unannounced once my parent has moved in?
• Do you have any current DPH citations, complaints, or enforcement actions on file?
• Do you accept CHCPE or HUSKY C Medicaid, and if so, for which specific services?
• If my parent has dementia, what is your dementia special care unit disclosure statement, and what training have direct-care staff completed?

Other licensed hospice agencies in the Greater Hartford metro

• Hartford HealthCare at Home — Center for Hospice Care — Hartford, CT
• VITAS Healthcare (Glastonbury) — Glastonbury, CT