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Memory care in Chester Center offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in Chester Center is about $13,474 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 11 communities, read 149 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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My daughters helped me find Elmbrook and it has been amazing. Whenever I have any issues with anything, everyone here tells me the truth and gets it fixed right away. I appreciate that. I love that everyone...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Now doing in person tours!Elmbrook Village at Bozrah opened in September 2019. Offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Elmbrook Village was designed to maximize the amount of natural light available and has 115 apartments with a variety of styles. We have some of the largest...
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From the top of management to the CNA's, the facility has surpassed our families expectations in caring for out parents. The Egis memory care staff showers my dad with love and attention 24-7!
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Ask about our Rare Memory Care Opening!Colebrook Village at Hebron opened in May of 2018. We offer independent living, assisted living, and memory care. We have 113 units and are located in a quaint small town in Eastern CT. Surrounded by flora and fauna, our building was designed to maximize the...
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9.6
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They have very friendly staff - they are attentive, caring and personal. I would absolutely recommend it to others who are searching for a place for their loved one.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Hearth is proud to offer Viking Pure Solutions’ electrochemically activated cleaning and disinfecting systems for our residents in each of our communities! This revolutionary safe and effective cleaner provides protection for our residents, teams, and families providing state of the art...
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LOVE IT HERE. Best move I ever made. Not only are the people who run it are super nice but the residents I have met. I would recommend to others.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Village at South Farms is a cozy 'country estate' with a panoramic valley view that our residents enjoy from the southern-style veranda overlooking its expansive lawns. Lavish gardens surround the community and provide the setting for shaded outdoor seating and walking areas. A terrace off...
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The staff at ocean Meadow is amazing. They make sure your loved one feels at home. Our father before he passed away [date removed] loved everything about the facility. The staff were so sad when he passed....
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Unique, boutique-style senior living…You’ve just discovered the shoreline’s best kept secret! Ocean Meadow is a specialized memory care community located in the heart of downtown Clinton, just moments from Clinton Harbor. Our community is privately owned, which fosters a unique, homelike...
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It was expensive but my loved one received excellent care. We picked this community because, they had avalability,it was beautiful like a hotel, and I felt that my loved one would feel comfortable . I was...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Commonwealth Senior Living at Haddam is a warm and gracious assisted living and retirement community with 72 bright and spacious one- and two- bedroom apartments, located in the Connecticut River Valley.A terrific value for independent seniors, we offer chef-prepared meals, weekly housekeeping...
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Crescent point is awesome. My mother who is beyond picky, really loves the staff and the place. I cant say how much this place is wonderful! They even allow her old cat which has made a huge difference.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Exceptional assisted living services in a residential living environment is the cornerstone of Crescent Point at Niantic. Crescent Point captures the spirit of village convenience and accessibility while embracing the neighborhood feel of a front porch and good friends. While the environment is...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Located just outside the charming rural Connecticut Village of Essex, Meadowbrook Manor is a wonderful residential care home with a relaxed, friendly atmosphere and a professional caring staff. The fully air-conditioned home features private and semi-private rooms, 24 hour care, three home cooked...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Green Grove provides seniors with a safe and comfortable community to call home. Located in Guilford, CT, this assisted living community provides a beautiful location for its residents. Guilford is a part of New Haven County, and guests of our residents will enjoy checking out all that the city...
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
A Pleasant Home Alternative for the ElderlyToday’s challenge in the long-term care business is to create suitable shelter and care solutions to meet the steadily increasing needs of an elderly community of people who can no longer remain totally independent but who do not require nursing care.The...
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Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Water’s Edge Center for Health and Rehabilitation is licensed by the State of Connecticut as a Skilled Nursing Facility, which offers separate and distinct units for Short-Term Subacute Rehabilitation, Alzheimer's and Dementia Care, Hospice Care, Respite Care, as well as traditional Long Term...

Cost of memory care in Chester Center, CT

The average cost of senior living in Chester Center is $13,474 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Mashantucket, CT with an average of $5,994 per month.

Memory care costs in Chester Center, CT, vs. nearby cities

Chester Center, CT
$13,474/mo

Memory care costs in Chester Center, CT, vs. state and national averages

Chester Center, CT
$13,474/mo
U.S. national average
$5,004/mo

Memory care costs in Chester Center, CT, vs. other senior living options

$13,228/mo
Memory Care
$13,474/mo

Memory care costs in Chester Center, CT, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,274/mo
Studio
$7,535/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,037/mo
2 Bedroom
$9,963/mo

Senior living costs in Chester Center vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Chester Center, CT
Column state: Connecticut
Column national: U.S.
Community typeChester Center, CTConnecticutU.S.
Memory Care$13,474/mo$8,873/mo$5,004/mo
Assisted Living$13,228/mo$8,789/mo$4,740/mo
Independent Living$7,677/mo$6,345/mo$4,203/mo
Memory Care
Chester Center, CT:$13,474/mo
Connecticut:$8,873/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
Assisted Living
Chester Center, CT:$13,228/mo
Connecticut:$8,789/mo
U.S.:$4,740/mo
Independent Living
Chester Center, CT:$7,677/mo
Connecticut:$6,345/mo
U.S.:$4,203/mo
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Memory care costs in Chester Center, CT, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly memory care costs have shifted over the past five years in Chester Center and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Memory care cost trends in Chester Center, CT

The table below shows how monthly memory care costs in Chester Center have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Chester Center, CT$8,400/mo$9,764/mo-14.0%
Connecticut$8,327/mo$8,084/mo+3.0%
National$6,093/mo$5,803/mo+5.0%
Chester Center, CT
2024 average cost:$8,400/mo
2023 average cost:$9,764/mo
Percent change:-14.0%
Connecticut
2024 average cost:$8,327/mo
2023 average cost:$8,084/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
National
2024 average cost:$6,093/mo
2023 average cost:$5,803/mo
Percent change:+5.0%
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What families are saying about memory care in Chester Center

Recent reviews for memory care in Chester Center

The Atrium at Rocky Hill

4.4
My dad liked being at the atrium. I thought he would have received better health care, but I guess that's not what they do. My dad contracted shingles on his face, and it took a while to be treated correctly. Overall, it was a much better place than the nursing home he is in now.

Ocean Meadow Memory Care in Clinton, CT

5.0
They have been great. It is a smaller facility so it feels much homier. The staff seems to be very in tune with all of the residents there. They get really personalized care, we really could not be happier. I looked at 4 different places and this one was by far the best and the least the ...
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Atria Larson Place in Hamden, CT

4.8
We went with Atria Larson Place because of the activities, they always had something going on for the residents. it was also just generally the best, everyone was very friendly and after visiting a few others, my sister and I agreed this was the best fit for our mother. The best part about the ...
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Chester Center review score based on 37 family reviews

6.8
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This proprietary review score is based on 37 reviews of 11 Chester Center memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Chester Center review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Chester Center review score compared against nearby cities

6.8
Chester Center, CT11 facilities
7.2
6.8
Essex Village, CT10 facilities

Review subcategories for Chester Center memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 37 reviews of 11 Chester Center memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Chester Center resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Chester Center, CT averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.1
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
4.2
Care services
3.7
3.9
Staff
3.9
4.1
Meals & dining
3.6
3.8
Activities
3.5
3.7
Value for cost*
3.4
3.8
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Chester Center memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Chester Center memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Chester Center, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Chester Center memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Chester Center that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Chester Center, CTNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
54.5%
63.2%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
27.3%
46.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
90.9%
82.2%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.1%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
72.7%
69.3%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
36.4%
27.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
90.9%
89.1%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
63.6%
58.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
63.6%
69.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Chester Center memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Chester Center Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Chester Center, CTNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
54.5%
71.5%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
45.5%
44.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
63.6%
67.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
27.3%
25.7%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Chester Center memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Chester Center partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Chester Center, CTNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
9.1%
27.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
54.5%
43.9%
No sugar
No sugar
36.4%
40.8%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
45.5%
49.3%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
27.3%
20.7%
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Availability of select dining options in Chester Center memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Chester Center communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Chester Center, CTNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
36.4%
31.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
45.5%
39.3%
Room service
Room service
45.5%
36.7%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
18.2%
22.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Chester Center memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Chester Center offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Chester Center, CTNational
Activity director
Activity director
45.5%
44.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
36.4%
32.7%
Community service programs
Community service programs
27.3%
28.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
54.5%
52.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
54.5%
50.3%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
63.6%
59%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
27.3%
38.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
27.3%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
45.5%
36.1%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.5%
46.3%
Live performances
Live performances
45.5%
46.5%
Dances
Dances
27.3%
31.4%
Fitness center
Fitness center
18.2%
21.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
45.5%
45.5%
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State regulations for memory care in Chester Center

Safety is a primary concern when seniors and their families look for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to help ensure seniors reside in a safe environment and receive quality care. Learning about Connecticut memory care regulations will help you understand how memory care communities in Chester Center protect seniors.
Learn about Connecticut memory care regulationsDownload the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports
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