Brighton Hospice

Brighton Hospice provides end-of-life care for patients and their families, and this listing is for its Newton-area agency. Hospice teams aim to keep patients comfortable and free from pain in their final months, offering physical, emotional and spiritual care wherever the patient lives, whether at home or in a care facility. Routine home care is the most common level of service, with other levels arranged when the medical director directs.

Erin Bennett, a registered nurse with a decade of clinical experience, and Thomas Godfrey, who previously grew a small hospice company in business development, founded Brighton Hospice in 2011 after meeting in 2008. The company now operates in 11 states. It emphasizes careful hiring, intensive screening and extensive training, and says its staff stay longer than industry averages, which gives patients continuity of care. One family praised staff for keeping them informed and bringing in a chaplain.

What to Know

• Hospice care is covered in full by Medicare Part A and Medicaid, with no copays for those patients.
• Staff help families with private insurance determine their hospice benefit and any costs.
• Care teams include nurse case managers.
• The company states that it strictly follows Medicare regulations.