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Assisted living in Connecticut

Connecticut licenses assisted living through DPH, Facility Licensing & Investigations, under the license types Assisted Living Services Agency (ALSA) licensed; building registered as Managed Residential Community. Connecticut does not publish a downloadable list with capacity. CDC's 2020 survey estimated 60 residential care communities with 1,900 beds. HUD's active-loan file shows 4 FHA-insured assisted living loans in Connecticut with $37.2 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026.

Licensing

Licensing agency: DPH, Facility Licensing & Investigations
License types: Assisted Living Services Agency (ALSA) licensed; building registered as Managed Residential Community
Official program page: portal.ct.gov
Facility list: CSV (2026-10-24 (lists agencies, not buildings))

Licensing details checked against each agency's site on 2026-10-24. HUD requires a Section 232 assisted living project to be licensed or regulated by the state and have at least 20 beds.

CDC survey profile (2020)

The National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study, run by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, estimates residential care communities with four or more beds. 2020 is its latest wave with state figures, so these numbers differ from the state's own list.

Measure	Connecticut	US
Communities	60	30,600
Beds	1,900	1,197,600
Average beds per community	31	39
For-profit	n/a%	81.9%
Chain affiliated	n/a%	61.4%
Medicaid certified	n/a%	43.6%
Dementia-only communities	n/a	10.5%
Dementia-only or with a dementia unit	n/a	20.5%
Residents 85 and older	25.8%	49.9%
Residents with Alzheimer disease or other dementias	14.8%	42.1%

Source: CDC/NCHS, Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care (data.cdc.gov). Percentages are of communities, except the resident rows.

HUD Section 232 assisted living loans

Active FHA loans: 4
Outstanding: $37.2 million
Median note rate: 3.65%
Endorsed since FY2001: 14

Since fiscal 2001 HUD has endorsed 14 FHA-insured assisted living loans in Connecticut for $141.9 million of original principal, 2 of them for new construction or substantial rehabilitation, and 3 since fiscal 2021. 1 of today's active loans carry a note rate of 5% or more.

Property (HUD name)	City	Units	Endorsed	Rate	Balance	Matures
Marbridge Retirement CenterFHA 01743119	Cheshire	121	Sep 2018	4.67%	$12,893,167	Jan 2061
Seacrest Retirement CenterFHA 01722172	West Haven	131	Feb 2021	2.47%	$11,994,941	Mar 2056
Middlewoods of FarmingtonFHA 01722173	Farmington	73	May 2021	2.63%	$6,186,517	Jun 2050
Ocean Meadow Senior Living & Memory CareFHA 01722191	Clinton	32	Nov 2023	6.75%	$6,169,833	Dec 2058

Active loans: HUD FHA insured mortgages, active, as of September 30, 2026. Endorsements: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs database, data run July 8, 2026. Facility type comes from HUD's endorsement records.

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