Assisted Living in Stamford, CT
Stamford has 10 state-licensed assisted living communities. The median cost of assisted living in Connecticut is $9,118 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
All 10 licensed assisted living communities in Stamford
Every assisted living community Connecticut licenses in Stamford, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
10 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Atria Stamford77 3rd St | Size not listed— residents | from $4,945/mo |
| Brighton Gardens of Stamford59 Roxbury Rd | Size not listed— residents | from $4,400/mo |
| Bsl Stamford122 Palmers Hill Rd | Size not listed— residents | $5,700 to $9,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Bsl Stamford Alsa251 Turn of River Rd | Size not listed— residents | from $5,020/mo |
| Fairfield County House1 Den Rd | Size not listed— residents | $5,700 to $9,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Scofield Manor614 Scofieldtown Rd | Size not listed— residents | $5,700 to $9,150/moLilisity estimate |
| The Residence at Summer Street14 2nd St | Size not listed— residents | $5,700 to $9,150/moLilisity estimate |
| The Sycamore Collection at Fox Hill Rd27 Fox Hill Rd | Size not listed— residents | $5,700 to $9,150/moLilisity estimate |
| The Sycamore Collection at Horse Shoe Lane31 Horse Shoe Ln | Size not listed— residents | $5,700 to $9,150/moLilisity estimate |
| Waterstone on High Ridge215 High Ridge Rd | Size not listed— residents | $5,700 to $9,150/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Stamford?
The median cost of assisted living in Connecticut is $9,118 a month ($109,416 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. 3 Stamford communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $4,400 to $5,020 a month. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Connecticut, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Stamford tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Stamford community’s license
Connecticut publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: data.ct.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Stamford assisted living questions
Connecticut licenses 10 assisted living communities in Stamford as of November 2026.
The median cost of assisted living in Connecticut is $9,118 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Connecticut's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Connecticut publishes its licensing records at data.ct.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.