Stamford Senior AdvisorThe Residence at Selleck's Woods holds Connecticut Department of Public Health assisted living services agency license ALSA.0000210, status active in renewal, at 1 Parklands Dr in Darien; current license term January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026.
Is The Residence at Selleck's Woods in Darien licensed by the state?
The state's license record for The Residence at Selleck's Woods is ALSA.0000210, issued March 27, 2019, held by The Residence at Selleck's Woods and currently running until December 31, 2026.
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| License | ALSA.0000210 (DPH, assisted living services agency) |
| Status in the eLicense export | Active In Renewal |
| Licensee of record | The Residence at Selleck's Woods (limited liability company) |
| Original issue date | March 27, 2019 (about 7 years ago) |
| Current term | January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026 |
| Address on the license | 1 Parklands Dr, Darien 06820 |
| DPH record last refreshed | January 29, 2025 |
| Earlier ALSA licenses at this address | 1 |
Ranked by original issue date it is newer than 22 of the county's 43 active ALSA licenses. Remember that the license covers the service agency; the building itself is a managed residential community that registers with DPH.
Did The Residence at Selleck's Woods have a different operator before?
Yes: the eLicense export shows 1 earlier assisted living services agency license recorded at 1 Parklands Dr, the most recent under the name The Residence at Selleck's Woods.
- The Residence at Selleck's Woods — ALSA, pending
Operator changes are common in Connecticut assisted living. The new license is a clean slate on paper, so ask the current team about staffing continuity and request a copy of the most recent DPH licensure inspection result.
Is there a dementia unit at The Residence at Selleck's Woods?
Connecticut does not publish which assisted living agencies run approved dementia special care units, so the state record cannot answer this for The Residence at Selleck's Woods; ask the community directly and ask to see its written dementia care disclosure.
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.
What are the alternatives to The Residence at Selleck's Woods nearby?
The closest other licensed ALSA is Maplewood at Darien in Darien, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, licensed since 2025.
| Facility / agency | Miles away | Town | First issued | Earlier licenses at address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood at Darien 599 Boston Post Rd, 06820 | 0.3 | Darien | 12/15/2025 | 0 |
| Bridges by Epoch at Norwalk 123 Richards Ave, 06854 | 1.1 | Norwalk | 03/15/2026 | 2 |
| Atria Darien 50 Ledge Rd, 06820 | 1.4 | Darien | 06/22/2011 | 1 |
| Brightview on New Canaan 162 New Canaan Ave, 06850 | 3.4 | Norwalk | 01/22/2016 | 0 |
| Assisted Living Service Agency of New Canaan 3 Farm Rd, 06840 | 3.6 | New Canaan | 10/01/2009 | 0 |
Which hospitals are near The Residence at Selleck's Woods?
The Residence at Selleck's Woods is in Darien, part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region (WestCOG); the nearest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital data is Norwalk Hospital, about 3.6 miles away in a straight line.
Darien has about 3,001 residents 65 and older (13.7% of the town) in the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey, and 3 active ALSA licenses in DPH's export. Next is Stamford Hospital at about 4.6 miles. Distances are straight lines between coordinates.
If nursing care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Norwalk Care Center (2.9 mi, CMS 2 of 5) and Stamford Care Center (3.1 mi, CMS 2 of 5).
Has DPH taken regulatory action against The Residence at Selleck's Woods?
DPH's posted regulatory action orders do not name The Residence at Selleck's Woods. That list is short and covers formal consent orders only.
Most problems are handled through inspection findings and corrective plans that never become public orders, so the inspection paperwork is the document to request.
What should we ask on a tour of The Residence at Selleck's Woods?
Start with what the record raises: ask when the current operator took over from The Residence at Selleck's Woods 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 December 31, 2026; ask whether renewal has been filed.
