Stamford Senior AdvisorNew Canaan sits north of Darien and Norwalk on the New York line, a town of large wooded lots around a walkable center on Elm Street and Main Street, with Waveny Park and its historic mansion on the south side. The Metro-North branch line ends at New Canaan's station.
Most licensed senior care in New Canaan is on one campus near Waveny Park, where a nonprofit nursing home and an assisted living agency share an address, the kind of arrangement that can make a later move to nursing care simpler. Norwalk Hospital and Stamford Hospital are the nearest acute-care hospitals.
How many older residents and licensed care options are in New Canaan, CT?
New Canaan had about 21,208 residents on July 1, 2025 (up 619 since 2020) and about 3,226 residents 65 and older (15.5%), and DPH's records show 1 active assisted living agency license and 1 nursing home there.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population, July 1, 2025 (Census estimate) | 21,208 |
| Population, April 2020 base | 20,589 |
| Residents 65+ (ACS 2020-2024) | 3,226 |
| Residents 85+ (ACS 2020-2024) | 620 |
| Planning region | Western Connecticut Planning Region (WestCOG) |
| Licensed in New Canaan | Not licensed in New Canaan | |
|---|---|---|
| State and CMS records | Assisted living agencies: 1, Nursing homes: 1 | Residential care homes, Home health agencies, Hospices |
Which assisted living agencies are licensed in New Canaan?
New Canaan has 1 active assisted living services agency license in DPH's export; the longest-held, Assisted Living Service Agency of New Canaan, was first issued October 1, 2009.
| Facility / agency | License # | First issued | Expires | Earlier licenses at address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living Service Agency of New Canaan 3 Farm Rd, 06840 | ALSA.0000071 | 10/01/2009 | 09/30/2027 | 0 |
What nursing homes are in New Canaan, and how does CMS rate them?
1 licensed nursing home is in New Canaan with 76 licensed beds; 1 of the 1 rated by CMS hold four or five stars, and the reported private-room rate is $675 a day.
| Facility / agency | CMS overall rating | Licensed beds | Beds occupied | Private room, per day (DPH) | Residents on Medicaid | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waveny Care Center Inc 3 Farm Road, 06840 | 5 of 5 | 76 | 97% | $675 | 34% | 7 |
Which hospitals are closest to New Canaan?
Measured from the center of New Canaan, the closest acute-care hospitals in CMS's hospital data are Norwalk Hospital (about 4.0 miles) and Stamford Hospital (about 4.2 miles).
Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich is about 9.2 miles away. These are straight-line distances, useful for comparison but not drive times.
Who helps older adults and caregivers in New Canaan?
New Canaan is served by the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging (SWCAA) at 203-814-3698, and Connecticut's CHOICES line, 1-800-994-9422, gives free Medicare and benefits counseling; the Long-Term Care Ombudsman covers New Canaan through its Region 7 territory.
Town social services and the senior center can point to local transportation, meals and the municipal agent for the elderly.
