Stamford Senior AdvisorRidgefield Station holds Connecticut Department of Public Health assisted living services agency license ALSA.0000234, status active, at 55 Old Quarry Rd in Ridgefield; current license term April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2028.
Is Ridgefield Station in Ridgefield licensed by the state?
Yes: DPH's eLicense export lists Ridgefield Station as an active assisted living services agency, license ALSA.0000234, first issued June 24, 2022 and due to expire March 31, 2028.
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| License | ALSA.0000234 (DPH, assisted living services agency) |
| Status in the eLicense export | Active |
| Licensee of record | Ridgefield Station (limited liability partnership) |
| Original issue date | June 24, 2022 (about 4 years ago) |
| Current term | April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2028 |
| Address on the license | 55 Old Quarry Rd, Ridgefield 06877 |
| DPH record last refreshed | March 2, 2026 |
| Earlier ALSA licenses at this address | 1 |
Of the 43 active ALSA licenses in Fairfield County's 23 towns, 26 were issued earlier than this one. Connecticut licenses the agency that delivers assisted living services, not the apartment building, so the license number is the thing to verify.
What is the license history at Ridgefield Station's address?
Yes: the eLicense export shows 1 earlier assisted living services agency license recorded at 55 Old Quarry Rd, the most recent under the name Atria Ridgefield.
- Atria Ridgefield — ALSA.0000221, closed, issued June 8, 2020
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.
Is there a dementia unit at Ridgefield Station?
No state dataset answers it. DPH does not post its list of dementia special care units, so the question goes to Ridgefield Station, along with a request for the unit's staffing plan and disclosure statement.
The law asks for adequate staff, a staffing plan filed with DPH and yearly dementia training. Auditors noted in 2023 that memory care has no minimum staffing requirement, which makes the night-shift number worth asking about. How Connecticut regulates dementia care in assisted living.
Which assisted living agencies are closest to Ridgefield Station?
The closest other licensed ALSA is Benchmark at Ridgefield Crossings in Ridgefield, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, licensed since 2008.
| Facility / agency | Miles away | Town | First issued | Earlier licenses at address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark at Ridgefield Crossings 640 Danbury Rd, 06877 | 2.6 | Ridgefield | 12/01/2008 | 1 |
| Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge 100 Redding Rd, 06896 | 4.0 | Redding | 10/01/2008 | 0 |
| The Greens at Cannondale 435 Danbury Rd, 06897 | 5.9 | Wilton | 04/01/2008 | 0 |
| KSMS Wooster Heights, Inc. 66 Wooster Heights, 06810 | 6.1 | Danbury | 06/24/2026 | 0 |
| Maplewood at Danbury 22 Hospital Ave, 06819 | 8.3 | Danbury | 12/15/2025 | 1 |
Which hospitals are near Ridgefield Station?
Ridgefield Station is in Ridgefield, part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region (WestCOG); the nearest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital data is Danbury Hospital, about 6.5 miles away in a straight line.
Ridgefield has about 4,686 residents 65 and older (18.7% of the town) in the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey, and 2 active ALSA licenses in DPH's export. Next is Norwalk Hospital at about 12.1 miles. Distances are straight lines between coordinates.
If nursing care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Laurel Ridge Health and Rehab (2.7 mi, CMS 3 of 5) and RidgeCrest at Meadow Ridge (4.0 mi, CMS 5 of 5).
Has DPH taken regulatory action against Ridgefield Station?
DPH's posted regulatory action orders do not name Ridgefield Station. That list is short and covers formal consent orders only.
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 questions does Ridgefield Station's record raise?
Let the public record set the agenda: ask when the current operator took over from Atria Ridgefield 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.
