Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Litchfield County, located in Winsted, and originally established in 1922, provides quality home health, hospice, and home assistance services to all the towns in Litchfield County as well as Burlington, Canton, and Hartland. 

The non-profit, Medicare certified home health and hospice agency’s purpose is to offer advanced, compassionate care at home and in the community. Their wellness clinics promote community health by establishing a patient-managed preventative care plan and by providing educational workshops. The wellness clinics provide each patient with a holistic and individual-centered health screening and have an outstanding rate of success in helping their patients identify health issues and address them through referrals to medical professionals and community resources.  

“As a community-based organization, our mission is to provide excellent, comprehensive, and compassionate home health, hospice and preventive care to the residents of Litchfield County,” says executive director Michael Caselas. Some of the specific services they offer include: skilled nursing, medical social work, disease management, nutrition counseling, bereavement support, end of life care/support, and more. —vnhlc.org