My Nonprofit Reviews

My mother passed away on 2/5/19, almost 1 year ago at Danbury Regional Hospice. It has taken me this long to finally express my feelings for this place. There were only 2 positive things that we experienced and they were a couple of the aides that worked there and 1 volunteer. My mother was there a total of 3 days. She had several different nurses "taking care" of her while she was there. One of them was very cold and impatient. My mother had fluid build up from a pleural effusion and had 2 tubes in her back constantly needing to be drained or she would start choking. This particular nurse knew my mother needed to have them drained and asked me if I knew how to do it. Me, her grieving, unskilled and scared daughter. I asked to have another nurse care for my mother at that point. The night before she died she asked us for soup. We were told the kitchen was closed and there were snacks only. My uncle and I had to run out to the closest diner to get it for her. All we heard about all day long was how wonderful the filet mignon was. I only wanted my mom to be able to have a sip of soup. The last day she was there we were told she was not nearly at the point where she was actively dying and would be able to push a button at night if she needed a nurse. She died that night while I was there. I have no idea what the heck happened. I could keep going but it would run on a long time. I am just comforted now to know she is out of pain. Maybe this is what hospice is supposed to be but I just cannot believe that.