Suffield by the River

Is Suffield by the River a licensed assisted living provider in Connecticut?

Yes. Care at Suffield by the River, 7 Canal Rd, Suffield, CT 06078, is provided under Connecticut DPH Assisted Living Services Agency license ALSA.0000213, held by Suffield by the River. 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 Suffield by the River held its DPH license?

The current license was issued September 18, 2019. DPH records show 1 earlier assisted living license at the same address, most recently Suffield by the River (ALSA.0AL0036, now closed), so the community has changed hands or names before.

• Suffield by the River — ALSA.0AL0036, issued January 1, 2009, 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 Suffield by the River?

None reported. Suffield by the River 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 213), and report a concern through DPH's complaint portal.

Does Suffield by the River offer memory care in Suffield?

Yes, according to the operator. Listed for independent living, 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 seniorly.com.

Where is Suffield by the River located in Suffield, CT?

Suffield by the River is at 7 Canal Rd, Suffield, CT 06078, in Hartford County. Hospitals families in Suffield commonly use include Johnson Memorial Hospital (Stafford Springs) and Saint Francis Hospital.

Suffield is a Connecticut River town on the Massachusetts line, west of Enfield.

1 other licensed assisted living agency operates in Suffield: Eagle Point Living.

If needs later go beyond assisted living, Suffield has 1 DPH-licensed nursing home (The Suffield House); 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 Suffield by the River compare with other assisted living in Hartford County?

Suffield by the River 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 Suffield by the River cost per month?

Connecticut does not publish prices for individual assisted living communities, so ask Suffield by the River 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 Suffield by the River?

Ask Suffield by the River 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 Suffield by the River 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?
• 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?
• Do you accept the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) for care services?
• How do you handle a hospital discharge back to the community?

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 Suffield by the River work?

Moving into Suffield by the River starts with a nursing assessment by the agency's registered nurse, who writes the service plan your parent's care is built on; Connecticut rules have the ALSA review that plan at least every 120 days.

• 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 Suffield by the River'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 Suffield by the River has no opening, ask to join its waitlist and keep touring; availability across the Capitol Region changes month to month.

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