Under construction and scheduled to open November 1, Maplewood Senior Living’s newest assisted living/memory care facility— Maplewood at Stony Hill—will be one of Connecticut’s few stand-alone assisted living facilities dedicated exclusively to seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Last fall, the Westport-based developer and operator of senior living communities broke ground on a six-acre parcel in nearby Bethel and began construction of the $20 million, purpose-built facility.
Maplewood at Stony Hill, a 78,000 square-foot community with 84 rental units, will offer a mix of private, deluxe studio, and one-bedroom apartments for residents with early, mid-stage, and late-stage memory issues. Already, Maplewood has commitments for 20 units in the fully secured environment for both new residents and some relocating from a neighboring Maplewood community. Several additional commitments have been secured for residents needing only a supportive environment, as well.
To complement the locale, architectural firm Perkins Eastman designed the three-story building in a New England craftsman style, with two residential environments on each level. Each “neighborhood” will accommodate 15 residents and have its own services and amenities: living room, dining room, activity area, spa, outdoor gardens, and terraces or porches. An on-site Alzheimer’s and Dementia Education & Learning Center will offer information and support to family members and to the broader community.
This will be Maplewood Senior Living’s sixth community in Connecticut and its first that is solely dedicated to memory care. The company is looking for additional sites in Fairfield County—particularly along “the Gold Coast” that extends from Greenwich to Fairfield. Maplewood’s five existing assisted living communities, which are heavily focused on memory care, are currently operating at an estimated 90 to 100 percent occupancy rate—a clear response to the market for memory-care services in small, but densely populated, Connecticut.
