Stamford Senior AdvisorBethel borders Danbury to the southeast along Route 302 and Route 53, with a historic downtown around P.T. Barnum Square and its own Metro-North station on the Danbury branch. Danbury Hospital is only a few miles away.
Bethel's licensed care includes a Parklawn Drive campus where a nursing home, an assisted living agency and a residential care home share one address, plus assisted living on Stony Hill Road near the Danbury line. That makes Bethel one of the better-supplied small towns in northern Fairfield County.
How many older residents and licensed care options are in Bethel, CT?
Bethel had about 21,682 residents on July 1, 2025 (up 1,301 since 2020) and about 3,408 residents 65 and older (16.4%), and DPH's records show 2 active assisted living agency licenses and 1 nursing home there.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population, July 1, 2025 (Census estimate) | 21,682 |
| Population, April 2020 base | 20,381 |
| Residents 65+ (ACS 2020-2024) | 3,408 |
| Residents 85+ (ACS 2020-2024) | 344 |
| Planning region | Western Connecticut Planning Region (WestCOG) |
| Licensed in Bethel | Not licensed in Bethel | |
|---|---|---|
| State and CMS records | Assisted living agencies: 2, Nursing homes: 1, Residential care homes: 1 | Home health agencies, Hospices |
Which assisted living agencies are licensed in Bethel?
Bethel has 2 active assisted living services agency licenses in DPH's export; the longest-held, The Cascades, was first issued January 1, 2008, and 1 sit at addresses with earlier licenses on record.
| Facility / agency | License # | First issued | Expires | Earlier licenses at address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood at Stony Hill 46 Stony Hill Rd, 06801 | ALSA.0000268 | 12/15/2025 | 09/30/2027 | 1 |
| The Cascades 13 Park Lawn Dr, 06801 | ALSA.0000097 | 01/01/2008 | 12/31/2027 | 0 |
What nursing homes are in Bethel, and how does CMS rate them?
1 licensed nursing home is in Bethel with 161 licensed beds; 1 of the 1 rated by CMS hold four or five stars, and the reported private-room rate is $560 a day.
| Facility / agency | CMS overall rating | Licensed beds | Beds occupied | Private room, per day (DPH) | Residents on Medicaid | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Health Care Center 13 Parklawn Drive, 06801 | 4 of 5 | 161 | 98% | $560 | 66% | 6 |
Are there residential care homes in Bethel?
Yes: DPH's export shows 1 active residential care home license in Bethel, Connecticut's licensed option for residents who need a supervised home, meals and help with medications but not nursing care.
- Cascades, 13 Park Lawn Dr — RCH.0001868, first issued January 1, 2009
Which hospitals are closest to Bethel?
Measured from the center of Bethel, the closest acute-care hospitals in CMS's hospital data are Danbury Hospital (about 4.0 miles) and St. Vincent's Medical Center (about 16.7 miles).
Griffin Hospital in Derby is about 17.1 miles away. These are straight-line distances, useful for comparison but not drive times.
Which agencies serve seniors in Bethel, CT?
Bethel is served by the Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging (WCAAA) at 203-757-5449, and Connecticut's CHOICES line, 1-800-994-9422, gives free Medicare and benefits counseling; the Long-Term Care Ombudsman covers Bethel through its Region 1 territory.
Every Connecticut town also has a municipal agent for the elderly, usually at the senior center or social services office, who can help with local programs.
