KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol

Is KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol a licensed assisted living provider in Connecticut?

Yes. Care at KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol, 483 North Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010, is provided under Connecticut DPH Assisted Living Services Agency license ALSA.0000247, held by Kindcare Assisted Living of Bristol. 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.

How long has KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol held its DPH license?

KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol's current license was issued September 15, 2023, about 3 years ago, and DPH records show no earlier assisted living license at this address.

A recent license means a shorter public track record. 17 of the 35 active ALSAs in Hartford County were licensed in 2020 or later, so that is not unusual, but ask for the date and outcome of the agency's first DPH survey.

Has DPH taken enforcement action against KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol?

None reported. Kindcare Assisted Living of Bristol 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 247), and report a concern through DPH's complaint portal.

Does KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol offer memory care in Bristol?

Yes, according to the operator. Operator lists assisted living and memory care. In Connecticut that is the agency's dementia special care unit or program, which requires DPH approval and a signed disclosure for every resident.

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).

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

Where is KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol located in Bristol, CT?

KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol is at 483 North Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010, in Hartford County. Hospitals families in Bristol commonly use include Bristol Hospital and The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

Bristol, west of New Britain on Route 6 and Route 72, is served by Bristol Hospital.

1 other licensed assisted living agency operates in Bristol: Shady Oaks Assisted Living.

If needs later go beyond assisted living, Bristol has 2 DPH-licensed nursing homes (The Pines at Bristol, Village Green of Bristol); 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 KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol compare with other assisted living in Hartford County?

KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol 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:

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How much does KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol cost per month?

Connecticut does not publish prices for individual assisted living communities, so ask KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol for its written rate sheet. Across Greater Hartford, this site's 2026 research puts typical assisted living at $6,000–$8,500/mo and memory care at $7,500–$10,000/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 KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol?

Ask KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol 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.

• May we see your dementia special care unit disclosure statement, and when was it last updated?
• Has DPH approved your dementia special care unit or program, and what staffing plan did you file?
• What annual dementia-specific training do direct-care staff complete?
• 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?

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 KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol work?

Before move-in, KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol'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.
• Memory care admission. Placement in KindCare Assisted Living of Bristol's dementia special care unit follows the criteria in its written disclosure; ask how a resident moves between assisted living and memory care, and what that does to the monthly fee.
• 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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