Stamford Senior AdvisorCare Link Corporation holds Connecticut Department of Public Health assisted living services agency license ALSA.0AL0032, status active in renewal, at 580 Long Hill Ave in Shelton; current license term October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.
What do DPH's records say about Care Link Corporation?
Yes: DPH's eLicense export lists Care Link Corporation as an active assisted living services agency, license ALSA.0AL0032, first issued October 1, 2008 and due to expire September 30, 2026.
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| License | ALSA.0AL0032 (DPH, assisted living services agency) |
| Status in the eLicense export | Active In Renewal |
| Licensee of record | Care Link Corporation (non-profit corporation) |
| Original issue date | October 1, 2008 (about 18 years ago) |
| Current term | October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 |
| Address on the license | 580 Long Hill Ave, Shelton 06484 |
| DPH record last refreshed | October 15, 2026 |
| Earlier ALSA licenses at this address | 1 |
2 of the 43 active ALSA licenses in the county predate it. Because Connecticut's license attaches to the care agency rather than the residence, a new license date can mean a new operator rather than a new building.
Has the license at 580 Long Hill Ave changed hands?
Yes: the eLicense export shows 1 earlier assisted living services agency license recorded at 580 Long Hill Ave, the most recent under the name Senior Living Services, LLC.
- Senior Living Services, LLC — ALSA.0AL0044, closed, issued July 1, 2009
A string of licenses at one address usually reflects a sale or a change of management company. Ask when the current operator took over, which managers and nurses stayed, and whether the residency agreement changed with the new license.
Does Care Link Corporation offer memory care?
The public license data does not say: DPH keeps no published list of dementia special care units, so families have to ask Care Link Corporation whether it runs one and request the disclosure document that goes with it.
An ALSA that serves residents in a dementia special care unit must have adequate staff, file a staffing plan with DPH, and train licensed direct care staff in dementia care every year. There is no minimum staffing ratio. How Connecticut regulates dementia care in assisted living.
What are the alternatives to Care Link Corporation nearby?
The closest other licensed ALSA is Brightview Shelton in Shelton, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, licensed since 2019.
| Facility / agency | Miles away | Town | First issued | Earlier licenses at address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightview Shelton 30 Beard Sawmill Rd, 06484 | 1.1 | Shelton | 05/28/2019 | 0 |
| BSL Shelton LLC 708 Bridgeport Ave # A, 06484 | 1.5 | Shelton | 05/19/2014 | 0 |
| Spring Village at Stratford 6911 Main St, 06614 | 2.5 | Stratford | 03/03/2023 | 3 |
| Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull 2750 Reservoir Ave, 06611 | 6.0 | Trumbull | 12/02/2008 | 1 |
| Bridges by Epoch at Trumbull 2415 Reservoir Ave., 06611 | 6.3 | Trumbull | 03/02/2026 | 2 |
Where is Care Link Corporation and what is nearby?
Care Link Corporation is in Shelton, part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region; the nearest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital data is Griffin Hospital, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.
Shelton has about 8,962 residents 65 and older (21.4% of the town) in the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey, and 3 active ALSA licenses in DPH's export. Next is Bridgeport Hospital at about 6.2 miles. Distances are straight lines between coordinates.
If nursing care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Bishop Wicke Health & Rehab Center (0.2 mi, CMS 3 of 5) and Gardner Heights (0.2 mi, CMS 3 of 5).
Are there state enforcement orders on file for Care Link Corporation?
None is published: Care Link Corporation does not appear on DPH's Health Care Facility Regulatory Action Orders page, which lists the consent orders the department has posted for facilities.
The absence of an order says little about day-to-day quality, because ALSA inspection results are not posted online. Ask to see the last DPH inspection results and how any cited items were corrected.
What should we ask on a tour of Care Link Corporation?
Use the state data to steer the tour: ask when the current operator took over from Senior Living Services, LLC and what changed for residents.
- Ask for the residency agreement and the ALSA service agreement side by side: the MRC charges for housing and core services, the ALSA for care.
- Ask who the assisted living supervisor (the required registered nurse) is, and how the 24-hour on-call nurse is reached at night.
- Ask for the fee schedule and the history of increases; MRCs must give 90 days' notice of recurring-fee increases and ALSAs 60 days.
- Ask whether the community accepts residents whose assisted living services are paid by the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders, and what rent is charged if so.
- The license term ends September 30, 2026; ask whether renewal has been filed.
