Stamford Senior Advisor
What is Stamford Senior Advisor?
Stamford Senior Advisor is a free senior care referral and advisory service for families in Stamford and the rest of Fairfield County, Connecticut, from Greenwich on the New York line to Shelton on the Housatonic and north to Sherman.
We publish what Connecticut's regulators actually require, what the published cost data says, and every licensed provider in the state's own records; then a local advisor helps you narrow it down. Facilities pay us a referral fee when a family moves in, which is why the service is free to you. You should know that up front.
How many older adults and licensed care options are in Fairfield County?
Fairfield County's 23 towns had about 990,441 residents in Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2025, about 165,348 of them 65 or older and 22,978 85 or older in the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, and DPH's records show 43 active assisted living services agency licenses and 35 nursing homes.
| Town (12 largest) | Population 2025 | Residents 65+ | Active ALSA licenses | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 152,273 | 20,391 | 2 | 3 |
| Stamford | 139,535 | 22,192 | 7 | 5 |
| Norwalk | 94,508 | 15,632 | 3 | 3 |
| Danbury | 89,033 | 14,971 | 3 | 5 |
| Fairfield | 66,262 | 10,512 | 2 | 4 |
| Greenwich | 64,801 | 11,972 | 2 | 2 |
| Stratford | 53,908 | 10,909 | 1 | 2 |
| Shelton | 42,880 | 8,962 | 3 | 4 |
| Trumbull | 38,075 | 6,748 | 3 | 1 |
| Westport | 28,301 | 5,086 | 1 | 0 |
| Newtown | 28,183 | 5,056 | 3 | 1 |
| Ridgefield | 25,373 | 4,686 | 2 | 1 |
Population: Census Bureau Vintage 2025 and ACS 2020-2024. Licenses: CT DPH eLicense export and Nursing Facility Registry.
How does Connecticut license assisted living and memory care?
Connecticut licenses the assisted living services agency (ALSA) that provides hands-on care, while the building is a managed residential community that registers with DPH; memory care is a dementia special care unit or program run by a licensed ALSA, and DPH does not publish a list of them.
Every ALSA needs a registered nurse supervisor and a nurse on call around the clock, but no staff-to-resident ratio. Read the full licensing explanation or Connecticut's dementia care rules.
What does senior care cost in Connecticut?
CareScout's 2025 Connecticut medians are about $8,676 a month for assisted living (fourth highest among the states), $15,208 for a semi-private nursing home room and about $36 an hour for home care; no Fairfield County figure is published.
Fairfield County nursing homes reported a median private-room rate of $616 a day to DPH. The Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders can pay for assisted living services but not rent, so the payment plan matters as much as the price. See costs and paying for care.
Where should a Fairfield County family start?
Start from the situation, not the care type: a hospital discharge from Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport or Danbury, a fall, a dementia diagnosis, an exhausted caregiver or money running out each point to different first steps.
What we are and aren't
| Stamford Senior Advisor is | Stamford Senior Advisor is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to families | Free; facilities pay a referral fee | Paid by you, now or later |
| Data | CT DPH license records, DPH's nursing facility registry and CMS | Aggregator listings or paid placements |
| Ratings | CMS star ratings, labelled as CMS's | Our own scores or rankings |
| Affiliation | An independent referral service | A government agency or an Area Agency on Aging |
