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| Brightview Shelton |
IL
AL
MC
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Shelton |
270
Facility
270
CT AVG
111
Rank
#6 / 123
| Yes |
33
Facility
33
CT AVG
47
Rank
#181 / 264
| Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
7
Facility
7
CT AVG
15
Rank
#92 / 132
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82.2%
Facility
82.2%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#67 / 101
| 6 |
2
Facility
2
CT AVG
19
Rank
#27 / 111
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0.3
Facility
0.3
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#25 / 111
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| The Residence at Selleck‘s Woods |
IL
AL
MC
RC
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Darien (Darien Downtown) |
102
Facility
102
CT AVG
111
Rank
#60 / 123
| No |
49
Facility
49
CT AVG
47
Rank
#124 / 264
| Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
7
Facility
7
CT AVG
15
Rank
#92 / 132
| - | 8 |
6
Facility
6
CT AVG
19
Rank
#42 / 111
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0.8
Facility
0.8
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#39 / 111
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| Spring Meadows |
IL
AL
MC
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Trumbull (Tashua) |
99
Facility
99
CT AVG
111
Rank
#66 / 123
| No |
20
Facility
20
CT AVG
47
Rank
#211 / 264
| studio / 1 bed / 2 bed |
4
Facility
4
CT AVG
15
Rank
#105 / 132
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100.0%
Facility
100.0%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#1 / 101
| 6 |
2
Facility
2
CT AVG
19
Rank
#27 / 111
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0.3
Facility
0.3
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#25 / 111
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| Atria Crossroads Place |
IL
AL
MC
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Waterford |
76
Facility
76
CT AVG
111
Rank
#82 / 123
| Yes |
18
Facility
18
CT AVG
47
Rank
#219 / 264
| Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
14
Facility
14
CT AVG
15
Rank
#67 / 132
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100.0%
Facility
100.0%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#1 / 101
| 8 |
3
Facility
3
CT AVG
19
Rank
#32 / 111
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0.4
Facility
0.4
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#29 / 111
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| Edgehill |
IL
AL
MC
NH
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Stamford (West Side) |
46
Facility
46
CT AVG
111
Rank
#102 / 123
| No |
25
Facility
25
CT AVG
47
Rank
#197 / 264
| 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
29
Facility
29
CT AVG
15
Rank
#10 / 132
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77.3%
Facility
77.3%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#80 / 101
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| Brookdale Chatfield |
IL
AL
MC
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West Hartford (Corbin's Corner) |
84
Facility
84
CT AVG
111
Rank
#76 / 123
| Yes |
58
Facility
58
CT AVG
47
Rank
#94 / 264
| Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
9
Facility
9
CT AVG
15
Rank
#83 / 132
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100.0%
Facility
100.0%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#1 / 101
| 9 |
1
Facility
1
CT AVG
19
Rank
#18 / 111
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0.1
Facility
0.1
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#18 / 111
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| The Residence at Ferry Park |
IL
AL
MC
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Rocky Hill |
75
Facility
75
CT AVG
111
Rank
#83 / 123
| Yes |
48
Facility
48
CT AVG
47
Rank
#130 / 264
| Studio / Alcove / 1 Bed |
7
Facility
7
CT AVG
15
Rank
#92 / 132
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64.0%
Facility
64.0%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#92 / 101
| 5 |
1
Facility
1
CT AVG
19
Rank
#18 / 111
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0.2
Facility
0.2
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#20 / 111
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| Connecticut Baptist Homes |
IL
AL
NH
RC
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Meriden |
60
Facility
60
CT AVG
111
Rank
#93 / 123
| No |
14
Facility
14
CT AVG
47
Rank
#230 / 264
| 1 Bed |
17
Facility
17
CT AVG
15
Rank
#45 / 132
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96.7%
Facility
96.7%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#22 / 101
| 13 |
31
Facility
31
CT AVG
19
Rank
#71 / 111
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2.4
Facility
2.4
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#70 / 111
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| Atria Larson Place |
IL
AL
MC
RC
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Hamden (Whitneyville) |
54
Facility
54
CT AVG
111
Rank
#98 / 123
| Yes |
50
Facility
50
CT AVG
47
Rank
#117 / 264
| Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
14
Facility
14
CT AVG
15
Rank
#67 / 132
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100.0%
Facility
100.0%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#1 / 101
| 8 |
3
Facility
3
CT AVG
19
Rank
#32 / 111
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0.4
Facility
0.4
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#29 / 111
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| 3030 Park by Senior Living Hospitality |
IL
AL
MC
NH
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Bridgeport (Brooklawn/St. Vincent) |
23
Facility
23
CT AVG
111
Rank
#117 / 123
| No |
45
Facility
45
CT AVG
47
Rank
#143 / 264
| Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
18
Facility
18
CT AVG
15
Rank
#29 / 132
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78.4%
Facility
78.4%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#78 / 101
| 2 |
1
Facility
1
CT AVG
19
Rank
#18 / 111
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0.5
Facility
0.5
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#33 / 111
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| Evergreen Woods |
IL
AL
NH
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North Branford |
50
Facility
50
CT AVG
111
Rank
#101 / 123
| Yes |
8
Facility
8
CT AVG
47
Rank
#249 / 264
| Private Rooms / 1 Bed / 2 Bed / 3 Bed |
10
Facility
10
CT AVG
15
Rank
#83 / 132
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74.0%
Facility
74.0%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#83 / 101
| 15 |
40
Facility
40
CT AVG
19
Rank
#75 / 111
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2.7
Facility
2.7
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#73 / 111
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| The McAuley |
IL
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West Hartford |
38
Facility
38
CT AVG
111
Rank
#107 / 123
| Yes |
20
Facility
20
CT AVG
47
Rank
#211 / 264
| Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
14
Facility
14
CT AVG
15
Rank
#67 / 132
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52.6%
Facility
52.6%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#96 / 101
| 3 |
1
Facility
1
CT AVG
19
Rank
#18 / 111
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0.3
Facility
0.3
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#25 / 111
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| Pomperaug Woods |
IL
AL
HC
MC
NH
RC
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Southbury (Southbury Historic District No. 1) |
37
Facility
37
CT AVG
111
Rank
#108 / 123
| No |
34
Facility
34
CT AVG
47
Rank
#178 / 264
| Semi-Private / Private Suite / Studio |
16
Facility
16
CT AVG
15
Rank
#60 / 132
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81.1%
Facility
81.1%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#71 / 101
| 28 |
90
Facility
90
CT AVG
19
Rank
#94 / 111
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3.2
Facility
3.2
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#82 / 111
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| Jewish Senior Services |
IL
NH
AL
MC
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Bridgeport (North End) |
294
Facility
294
CT AVG
111
Rank
#3 / 123
| Yes |
36
Facility
36
CT AVG
47
Rank
#173 / 264
| Private Rooms |
9
Facility
9
CT AVG
15
Rank
#83 / 132
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97.6%
Facility
97.6%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#20 / 101
| 37 |
126
Facility
126
CT AVG
19
Rank
#99 / 111
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3.4
Facility
3.4
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#83 / 111
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| Masonicare At Ashlar Village |
IL
AL
MC
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Wallingford |
82
Facility
82
CT AVG
111
Rank
#78 / 123
| No |
15
Facility
15
CT AVG
47
Rank
#224 / 264
| 1 Bed / 2 Bed / 3 Bed |
18
Facility
18
CT AVG
15
Rank
#29 / 132
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92.7%
Facility
92.7%
CT AVG
84.6%
Rank
#38 / 101
| 8 |
4
Facility
4
CT AVG
19
Rank
#39 / 111
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0.5
Facility
0.5
CT AVG
1.5
Rank
#33 / 111
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Experience the best of your golden years at Saint Luke’s Senior Housing, an idyllic retreat in New Haven, CT, offering independent living. Residents can find the accommodation that best matches their preferences with purposely built and spacious floor plans. The community strives to maintain residents’ independence without hassles by providing maintenance services.
Here, residents make new friends and live actively with its cozy communal spaces and friendly setting. The community’s proximity to groceries and recreation sites allows residents to easily access their needs and leisure opportunities. Residents live a blissful retirement with the community’s state-of-the-art amenities.
Holiday Retirement – Senior Independent Living & Retirement Community
Situated in Hartford, Connecticut, Holiday Retirement – Senior Independent Living & Retirement Community is a distinguished senior living community that prioritizes the comfort and wellness of its residents by providing them with specialized services and varying levels of care to accommodate their unique needs. Holiday Retirement offers 24/7 assistance with their compassionate and qualified team members who maintain a warm and friendly connection with the residents to ensure they feel safe, happy, and comfortable.
The health, security, and comfort of their residents are paramount to Holiday Retirement, and to maintain this, the community provides amenities and services, including in-house, delicious meals—served three times a day, daily housekeeping and laundry services, monthly visits by a professional aesthetician, and entertaining activities that also serves as an avenue for building connections. Here at Holiday Retirement Community of West Hartford, they can retire in style with all the services and amenities they require and desire.
The Residence at Brookside provides residents with the highest quality of care for independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Management makes it a point that seniors are given the freedom and choice given to each resident and ensures that they attend to the unique needs of each individual with kindness and compassion. The Residence prides itself on being a renowned home– enriched by diversity, elevated by accommodations, and enhanced by lifestyle.
The lifestyle at The Residences is an easy and worry-free community; through the community’s extensive services, residents can live a fulfilling everyday life. Some all-inclusive features include ALDs, medication management, transfer assistance, housekeeping, and laundry services tailored to their unique needs.
Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jewish Senior Services is a reputable senior living community dedicated to providing exceptional care and support to older adults. With a focus on memory care, they understand the unique needs and challenges faced by individuals with memory loss conditions.
At Jewish Senior Services, residents benefit from specialized memory care programs designed to enhance their quality of life. The compassionate and highly trained staff members are experienced in providing personalized care that promotes cognitive engagement, emotional well-being, and physical comfort. Through innovative therapies and activities, they strive to create a nurturing and stimulating environment where residents can thrive.
Situated in Farmington, Connecticut, Holiday Farmington is an acclaimed independent senior living community conveniently close to Batterson Park’s picturesque waterfront. Holiday Farmington offers a variety of apartment styles, such as studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments, and a lively community for seniors to lead active and satisfying lives.
The community aims to create a welcoming and enriching environment where people may follow their interests, meet new people, and participate in various activities. To improve the quality of life for its residents, Holiday Farmington provides a range of amenities, such as social events and programs that promote interaction with others and personal development, and other amenities that provide them leisure and enjoyment, including a private dining room, theater, bistro area, community fireplace, and more. Holiday Farmington’s warmth and hospitality make it an ideal community for seniors to experience the holiday-like retirement that they deserve.
Ideally situated in the serene neighborhood of Riverside, CT, Hill House is a dedicated community that offers independent living. Residents can keep their peace of mind with purposely built and sophisticated accommodations. The community ensures residents live hassle-free with convenient apartment features and maintenance services.
Residents can spend their days as they please, with plenty of recreational opportunities and engaging programs. Meal services are provided for residents to enjoy mealtimes that cater to their dietary needs and preferences. With its comprehensive services and state-of-the-art amenities, residents are guaranteed to thrive in their golden years.
Conveniently located near Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT, Bacon Congregate Homes is a distinct 62+ community that offers independent living. With purposely built and spacious accommodations, residents are guaranteed exceptional comfort and convenience. The community strives to maintain affordability with income-based rents and paid utilities.
Here, residents enjoy hassle-free living with light housekeeping and an emergency call system. With delectable one meal a day, residents enjoy delightful dining that caters to their dietary needs and preferences. The community’s vibrant and welcoming environment makes it an ideal retirement destination for those looking to live independently in their golden years.
The Landing of North Haven offers an environment that fosters meaningful connections through their personalized signature services and genuine approach to senior care. With nearly 50 years of service, this home provides a diverse range of avenues for seniors to enjoy and thrive, encompassing both assisted living for seniors and specialized memory care living facilities. The community is thoughtfully designed to accommodate furry friends as it is pet friendly. Safety is a top priority in this ideal home, providing peace of mind for both residents and their families.
It also boasts an array of impressive amenities, including a theater, fitness center, library, courtyards, and scenic walking paths, allowing residents to relish the beautiful outdoor spaces. Emphasizing holistic well-being, they also offer a variety of engaging programs such as horticulture therapy, volunteer opportunities, physical therapy, and other wellness activities, catering to both assisted living residents and those in need of memory care services, ensuring a vibrant lifestyle for all.
Featuring 30 efficiency and one-bedroom apartments, Mt. Carmel Congregate Housing is a retirement home in Hamden, Connecticut. The community has an income requirement and accommodates older adults aged 62+ who require assistance with activities of daily living. Along with 24-hour care coverage, a visiting nurse visits monthly for blood pressure checks. Meals and utilities are also included in the monthly rent, while housekeeping services are provided to enrich residents’ daily living.
Pet therapy, musical entertainment, and sitting exercise are available to promote physical, emotional, and mental wellness. The community also features a central dining room, a common room, and a laundry area, promoting socialization and comfort. With a Walk Score of 59, the community’s neighborhood in Hamden is relatively walkable, allowing residents to access nearby amenities and services on foot. This retirement home can be an appealing option for senior living in Connecticut, particularly for those seeking affordable accommodations with access to assistance with personal needs.
Located in a serene picturesque area in Southbury, East Hill by Senior Living Hospitality offers residential independent living and assisted living services. Residents can expect nothing but elegance and luxury at the cozy senior living home. The spirited retirement home performs nothing less than exceptional service offered by its professional and compassionate staff. The Watermark is a community that proudly raises senior members to thrive in the community.
East Hill by Senior Living Hospitality offers a range of services for its residents such as scheduled local transportation is available upon request; a calendar of activities is given to each resident with a list of classes, outings, and other events coming up.
How we rank these independent living communities
Every community above is evaluated across six weighted categories using public data including state inspection records, review platforms, BBB profiles, and operator-published materials.
Weighting overview
- 35%Resident Experience
- 25%Regulatory
- 15%Visual Media
- 10%Website
- 10%Stability
- 5%Environment
Resident & Family Experience 35%
The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.
- Includes
- Review Sentiment
- Review Volume
Regulatory & Safety Record 25%
State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.
- Includes
- State Inspections
- Citations/Inspection
- % Inspections w/ Citations
- Complaint Visits
- Accreditations
- BBB Rating
Visual Media & Transparency 15%
Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.
- Includes
- Video Tours
- Virtual Walkthroughs
- Photo Quantity
- Photo Quality
Website & Operator Transparency 10%
Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.
- Includes
- Website Content
- Mobile Usability
- Staff Info Available
- Owner Info Available
Community Stability 10%
Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.
- Includes
- Occupancy Rate
- Bed Options
Environment & Pricing 5%
Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.
- Includes
- Walk Score
- Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Independent Living in Connecticut
What is independent living?
Independent living communities are residential settings for active older adults — typically with private apartments or cottages, shared amenities (dining, fitness, activities), and no built-in medical care.
How many independent living communities are listed on this page?
This page features 129 independent living communities in Connecticut. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.
How do I choose the right independent living community in Connecticut?
Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Connecticut, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.
What should I look for when visiting independent living communities in Connecticut?
Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.