Discovery Village Farmington

Is Discovery Village Farmington a licensed assisted living provider in Connecticut?

Yes. Care at Discovery Village Farmington, 20 Devonwood Dr, Farmington, CT 06032, is provided under Connecticut DPH Assisted Living Services Agency license ALSA.0000262, held by VOP Farmington, LLC. The license is active and runs to June 30, 2027.

In Connecticut the license belongs to the care agency, not the building. The apartments are a Managed Residential Community that registers with DPH; the ALSA is the entity DPH surveys and can discipline, so its license number is the one to check.

The licensee name on the state record is VOP Farmington, LLC. That legal name is what you will find in eLicense and on DPH correspondence, even though families know the community as Discovery Village Farmington.

How long has Discovery Village Farmington held its DPH license?

The current license was issued September 2, 2025. DPH records show 1 earlier assisted living license at the same address, most recently Brookdale Gables Farmington (ALSA.0000102, now closed), so the community has changed hands or names before.

• Brookdale Gables Farmington — ALSA.0000102, issued October 1, 2008, now closed

A new license number usually follows a change of owner or operator. Ask who the current owner and management company are, what changed in staffing after the transition, and whether residency agreements were reissued.

Has DPH taken enforcement action against Discovery Village Farmington?

None reported. VOP Farmington, LLC does not appear in any DPH Regulatory Action Report from 2022 through 2026 or on DPH's Health Care Facility Regulatory Action Orders page, the two places DPH publishes consent orders, fines and other formal actions.

DPH surveys ALSAs for licensure and investigates complaints, but it does not post routine ALSA inspection reports online; a 2024 legislative audit recommended a public, searchable source for them, and it has not been built. To see the latest survey, ask the agency for its most recent DPH survey letter and any plan of correction. Agencies receive these directly and can share them.

Check the license yourself in the eLicense License Lookup (number 262), and report a concern through DPH's complaint portal.

Does Discovery Village Farmington offer memory care?

Discovery Village Farmington does not list a memory care unit in its published information, so plan on traditional assisted living only unless the community confirms a DPH-approved dementia special care unit or program in writing. Listed for independent and assisted living; memory care not listed.

Connecticut law (CGS § 19a-562) requires every dementia special care unit to give families a written disclosure covering its philosophy, placement and discharge criteria, staffing ratios and training, the physical setting, activities and extra fees. Ask for it before you tour. Since 2022 each ALSA must also file a list of its units and a staffing plan with DPH (DPH Blast Fax 2022-2).

26 other agencies in Hartford County list memory care, including All American Assisted Living at Enfield, Alto South Windsor, Arbor Rose at Jerome Home, Arden Courts of Avon. See the memory care list.

Care levels checked October 24, 2026 at seniorly.com.

Where is Discovery Village Farmington located in Farmington, CT?

Discovery Village Farmington is at 20 Devonwood Dr, Farmington, CT 06032, in Hartford County. Hospitals families in Farmington commonly use include UConn Health (John Dempsey Hospital) and The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

Farmington is home to the UConn Health campus, which makes it a common choice for families who want specialists close by.

3 other licensed assisted living agencies operate in Farmington: Arden Courts of Farmington, Farmington Station, Riverbend at Farmington.

If needs later go beyond assisted living, Farmington has 1 DPH-licensed nursing home (Amberwoods of Farmington); see the nursing home list.

Veterans and surviving spouses are served by VA Connecticut (Newington campus) and may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance toward assisted living costs.

How does Discovery Village Farmington compare with other assisted living in Hartford County?

Discovery Village Farmington is one of 35 licensed Assisted Living Services Agencies in Hartford County. 26 of them list memory care (4 as dedicated memory care communities), and 9 are mid-renewal on the current DPH record.

Nearby and similar agencies in Hartford County, from the same DPH records:

*Operator-stated.

How much does Discovery Village Farmington cost per month?

Connecticut does not publish prices for individual assisted living communities, so ask Discovery Village Farmington for its written rate sheet. Across Greater Hartford, this site's 2026 research puts typical assisted living at $6,000–$8,500/mo.

Most communities price rent (the MRC apartment) and care (the agency's services) separately, and care is often tiered by hours or points. Get both in writing, and ask what happens to the care fee after a hospital stay or a fall.

HUSKY C Medicaid does not pay assisted living rent. The Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) can pay for the agency's care services in participating communities; see our CHCPE guide.

What should you ask when touring Discovery Village Farmington?

Ask Discovery Village Farmington for three documents before anything else (its latest DPH survey letter, its rate sheet and the residency agreement), then cover staffing and move-out triggers.

• The license changed from Brookdale Gables Farmington to the current licensee. What changed in management and staffing?
• Which company holds the DPH Assisted Living Services Agency license here, and is it the same company that owns the building?
• What is the full monthly fee for my parent's care level, and what triggers a move to a higher tier?
• How many aides and nurses are on duty overnight, and for how many residents?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing home?
• How long have the executive director and the agency's supervisor of assisted living services been in their roles?
• How are medications handled — self-administered, aide-assisted, or given by a nurse — and how are errors tracked?
• Can we take the residency agreement home before paying a deposit?

Visit twice, once at a meal. If problems come up after move-in, the CT Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program advocates for assisted living residents as well as nursing home residents.

How does moving into Discovery Village Farmington work?

Before move-in, Discovery Village Farmington's assisted living agency must assess your parent and set a written service plan, then reassess at least every 120 days or sooner if needs change.

• Housing and care terms. The Managed Residential Community's residency agreement covers the apartment and the ALSA's terms cover care; they may be one document or two. Read the admission, discharge and fee-increase terms before paying a deposit.
• Medications. Find out whether your parent will self-administer, get help from certified aides, or have a nurse give medications, since that changes both care and cost.
• Payment. Rent is private pay; long-term care insurance, VA Aid & Attendance and, in participating communities, CHCPE can offset the care portion.

Most moves take two to four weeks once an apartment opens; a hospital discharge can shrink that to days, which is when a second look at the paperwork helps most.

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