Riverbend at Farmington

Is Riverbend at Farmington a licensed assisted living provider in Connecticut?

Yes. Care at Riverbend at Farmington, 1 Bridgewater Rd, Farmington, CT 06032, is provided under Connecticut DPH Assisted Living Services Agency license ALSA.0000256, held by Northbridge Farmington Assisted Living. The license is active (renewal in process) and runs to December 31, 2026.

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.

“Active in renewal” means DPH has the renewal application in process; the agency keeps operating under its current license while it is reviewed.

The licensee name on the state record is Northbridge Farmington Assisted Living. That legal name is what you will find in eLicense and on DPH correspondence, even though families know the community as Riverbend at Farmington.

How long has Riverbend at Farmington held its DPH license?

The current license was issued February 28, 2025. DPH records show 1 earlier assisted living license at the same address, most recently Anthology of Farmington (ALSA.0000216, now closed), so the community has changed hands or names before.

• Anthology of Farmington — ALSA.0000216, issued October 18, 2019, 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 Riverbend at Farmington?

None reported. Northbridge Farmington Assisted Living 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 256), and report a concern through DPH's complaint portal.

Does Riverbend at Farmington offer memory care in Farmington?

Yes, according to the operator. Reported as specializing in assisted living and memory care when Northbridge Communities acquired it (2025). 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 patch.com.

Where is Riverbend at Farmington located in Farmington, CT?

Riverbend at Farmington is at 1 Bridgewater Rd, 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, Discovery Village Farmington, Farmington Station.

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 Riverbend at Farmington compare with other assisted living in Hartford County?

Riverbend at 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:

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How much does Riverbend at Farmington cost per month?

Connecticut does not publish prices for individual assisted living communities, so ask Riverbend at Farmington 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 Riverbend at Farmington?

Start with the license: confirm ALSA.0000256 is the agency providing care, then ask for the latest DPH survey letter, the rate sheet and the residency agreement.

• Your license shows as in renewal. Has DPH completed its renewal survey, and can we see the result?
• The license changed from Anthology of Farmington to the current licensee. What changed in management and staffing?
• 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?

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 Riverbend at Farmington work?

Before move-in, Riverbend at 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.
• Memory care admission. Placement in Riverbend at Farmington'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.

If Riverbend at Farmington has no opening, ask to join its waitlist and keep touring; availability across the Capitol Region changes month to month.

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