Improving Hospice Use in Connecticut Nursing Homes Webinar

Hosted by LeadingAge Connecticut, the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, and the Connecticut Association for Health Care at Home

Please join us for a review and discussion of a recent study of hospice use by Connecticut nursing home residents.

Drs. Ellis Dillon and Julie Robison from the University of Connecticut Center on Aging will be sharing the results of a research study focused on hospice care for people with nursing home stays and asking for your advice on how to improve hospice care and end-of-life care for people with nursing home stays.

The presentation will include overview of statewide data on hospice care in nursing homes and lessons learned from interviews with professionals at Connecticut nursing homes and hospice agencies. We will discuss how nursing home and hospice agency individual team members and organizational structure influence hospice care and the need for education and new solutions to improve end-of-life care for people with nursing home stays and their families.

The same one hour presentation will shared during two separate webinars. You can pick the date that works best with your schedule:
• December 3, 2025, Wednesday 9am  registration link
• January 9, 2026, Friday 1pm   registration link

Intended audience: Professionals at Connecticut Nursing Homes or Hospice agencies including Social Workers, Directors of Nursing, MDS Coordinators, Medical Directors, Administrators, any interested nursing, spiritual care, aides, or other frontline staff.

Please forward this announcement to anyone at your facility or hospice agency who may be interested or who has conversations about hospice or goals of care.

Partners in this work include,  LeadingAge Connecticut, Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, Connecticut Association for Health Care at Home, and the Connecticut Department of Social Services. Research was funded by The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation.

Questions? Contact [email protected] or 203-678-4477.