The Village at Brookfield Common holds Connecticut Department of Public Health assisted living services agency license ALSA.0000138, status active in renewal, at 246A Federal Rd in Brookfield; current license term October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.
What do DPH's records say about The Village at Brookfield Common?
The Village at Brookfield Common appears in the Department of Public Health's active ALSA roster as ALSA.0000138; the license was originally issued December 1, 2009 and its current term ends September 30, 2026.
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| License | ALSA.0000138 (DPH, assisted living services agency) |
| Status in the eLicense export | Active In Renewal |
| Licensee of record | Bal Brookfield LLC (limited liability company) |
| Original issue date | December 1, 2009 (about 17 years ago) |
| Current term | October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 |
| Address on the license | 246A Federal Rd, Brookfield 06804 |
| DPH record last refreshed | August 31, 2026 |
| Earlier ALSA licenses at this address | 0 |
Ranked by original issue date it is newer than 11 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.
Has the license at 246A Federal Rd changed hands?
No earlier assisted living services agency license appears at 246A Federal Rd in DPH's export, so The Village at Brookfield Common is the only ALSA license on record at this address since 2009.
Stability on the license record is a good starting point. Pair it with questions about the nurse supervisor's tenure and how many aides are agency staff rather than employees.
Is there a dementia unit at The Village at Brookfield Common?
The public license data does not say: DPH keeps no published list of dementia special care units, so families have to ask The Village at Brookfield Common whether it runs one and request the disclosure document that goes with it.
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.
How does The Village at Brookfield Common compare with nearby licensed communities?
The closest other licensed ALSA is Charter Senior Living of Brookfield in Brookfield, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, licensed since 2022.
| Facility / agency | Miles away | Town | First issued | Earlier licenses at address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Senior Living of Brookfield 291 Federal Road, 06804 | 0.3 | Brookfield | 03/09/2022 | 1 |
| The Cascades 13 Park Lawn Dr, 06801 | 1.5 | Bethel | 01/01/2008 | 0 |
| Maplewood at Stony Hill 46 Stony Hill Rd, 06801 | 2.2 | Bethel | 12/15/2025 | 1 |
| Maplewood at Newtown 166 Mount Pleasant Rd, 06470 | 2.8 | Newtown | 12/15/2025 | 2 |
| Spring Village at Danbury 8 Glen Hill Rd, 06811 | 3.1 | Danbury | 02/15/2019 | 1 |
Which hospitals are near The Village at Brookfield Common?
The Village at Brookfield Common is in Brookfield, part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region (WestCOG); the nearest acute-care hospital in CMS's hospital data is Danbury Hospital, about 5.4 miles away in a straight line.
Brookfield has about 3,326 residents 65 and older (18.8% of the town) in the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey, and 2 active ALSA licenses in DPH's export. Next is Griffin Hospital at about 18.6 miles. Distances are straight lines between coordinates.
If nursing care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Bethel Health Care Center (1.5 mi, CMS 4 of 5) and Autumn Lake at Glen Hill (3.1 mi, CMS 3 of 5).
Has DPH taken regulatory action against The Village at Brookfield Common?
No. The Department of Public Health's list of facility regulatory action orders does not include The Village at Brookfield Common.
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 questions does The Village at Brookfield Common's record raise?
Start with what the record raises: 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.
