The Residence at Selleck's Woods

    1 Parklands Dr, Darien, CT 06820
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Hospice waiver
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.59·(61)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.4
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      4.7
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Resort-like, well-maintained building
    • Brand-new, luxury appointments and décor
    • Spacious, bright apartments with kitchenettes
    • High-quality, chef-driven dining and flexible meal options
    • Attentive dining-room staff and personalized meal service
    • Caring and responsive frontline caregivers
    • Helpful operations and move-in support
    • Comprehensive on-site clinical and wellness services
    • Wide range of social and cultural activities and outings
    • Live music and frequent special events
    • Salon, fitness and recreational amenities (billiards, gameroom, movie theater)
    • Outdoor terrace and garden spaces
    • Family-like, social community atmosphere
    • 24-hour support presence and safety focus
    • Allergy-aware and accommodating dining

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing reliability and punctuality
    • Gaps in staff training and supervision
    • Medication-management and clinical oversight deficiencies
    • Sanitation and housekeeping inconsistencies
    • Wheelchair accessibility and accommodation limitations
    • Limited capacity for higher-acuity aging-in-place needs
    • Care-planning and family-communication weaknesses
    • Billing and fee-transparency gaps
    • Coordination issues with third-party caregivers
    • Uneven overnight clinical coverage
    • Variable programming availability for memory-care residents
    • Escalation and conflict-resolution process shortcomings

    Summary of reviews

    The Residence at Selleck's Woods presents as a modern, upscale senior living community with many strengths in physical environment, dining, and social programming. Reviewers consistently describe a resort-like, well-appointed building with spacious, bright apartments and small kitchenettes. Dining is frequently singled out as a major asset: a chef-driven, multi-course approach, attentive dining-room leadership, flexible meal options and allergy-aware preparation contribute to a strong food-service reputation. On-site wellness services (primary care, dental, podiatry, PT/OT), salon and recreational amenities (exercise room, billiards, gameroom, movie theater), plus outdoor terrace and garden spaces support an engaging lifestyle for many residents.

    Staff and community culture are often praised for warmth and responsiveness. Families note compassionate frontline caregivers, helpful operations staff who facilitate move-in transitions, and activity directors who organize a variety of events—including live music, art and music therapy, excursions and educational lectures—that contribute to a social, family-like atmosphere. Several reviewers also reported good responsiveness from specific managers and leaders, and highlighted 24-hour support and safety-minded actions during weather events.

    At the same time, multiple operational concerns emerge across accounts and point to variability in care and management. Staffing reliability and supervision appear inconsistent: examples include punctuality issues, personal device use during shifts, and accounts suggesting inadequate training or oversight. These translate into gaps in day-to-day caregiving consistency and in some cases to delayed attention to residents’ personal-care needs. Related clinical concerns include medication-management and oversight deficiencies—families described timing errors and questions about medication choices for cognitively impaired residents—along with uneven overnight clinical coverage and limitations in clinical escalation and care planning.

    Housekeeping and sanitation practices are uneven according to reviews, and there are accessibility limitations: the community appears to have relatively few wheelchair-equipped units and some accessibility modifications cited as incomplete. Several families experienced difficulties when residents’ care needs increased; this points to limited capacity to fully support higher-acuity or advanced memory-care needs in place and to gaps in the community’s aging-in-place pathway. Communication and transparency are recurring themes: reviewers noted unclear advance notice about care-level changes and extra fees, billing and deposit concerns, and coordination problems with third-party caregivers. A small number of accounts described serious escalation events (eviction threats, police involvement, hospitalization after transitions), which readers should regard as isolated but significant indicators of potential conflict-resolution and family-communication weaknesses.

    For prospective residents and families: the Residence offers strong hospitality, dining and social programming in a new, attractive facility, and many families report positive transitions and daily life. At the same time, prospective move-ins should verify clinical staffing patterns (including overnight RN coverage), clarify the community’s capacity and formal policies for aging in place and memory care, request written care-plan and escalation procedures, confirm accessibility accommodations, and review billing/fee and housekeeping protocols. Asking for recent examples of how the community handled clinical incidents, medication administration, and coordination with outside caregivers can help set expectations and identify whether the facility’s operational practices match a family’s specific care needs.

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    Location

    The Residence at Selleck's Woods is located at 1 Parklands Dr, Darien, CT, 06820.

    About The Residence at Selleck's Woods

    The Residence at Selleck's Woods sits on a peaceful, wooded parcel at 1 Parkland Drive in Darien, Connecticut, with views of more than 50 acres of parkland and easy access to nature, and the community has 102 units made up of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments that have kitchenettes, full baths, and modern finishes. Residents can choose independent living, assisted living, or memory care options, so some people live totally on their own, some get help with things like bathing and medication, and others have secure memory care in the Reflections Memory Care area which has a non-pharmacological approach and is set up for those dealing with Alzheimer's or dementia, trying to keep everyone safe, structured, and cared for with support tailored for both cognitive and emotional health.

    There are a lot of staff members, including CNAs, LPNs, med techs, memory care assistants, nurses, nurse assistants, nurse aides, as well as chefs, servers, dishwashers, activities coordinators, receptionists, maintenance crews, janitors, and housekeepers, so assistance covers everything including meals, laundry, and clean living spaces. The food comes from a culinary chef and there's anytime dining, which means meals are available all day, and for those who need temporary help or just want a short break, respite care and short-term stays are an option, and folks often mention how easy it is to make friends, especially in the memory care section.

    There are programs for social, recreational, and spiritual activities, including things like walking paths for exercise, a theater room for movies, a fitness center, lounges, a pub or sports bar, a beauty and barber shop, gardens, and an activity room, so people can spend their days engaged and active if they want, plus there are social programs and wellness activities to choose from. There's transportation provided for appointments or outings, guest parking for visitors, covered parking available, and accessibility throughout, whether that's wheelchair features or handicap access in common areas and all apartments.

    Safety seems to be a priority, with an emergency call system in every apartment and a 24-hour security system for peace of mind, and the memory care neighborhood is secure to help prevent wandering. The Residence at Selleck's Woods also makes use of lifestyle technology like REACT Neuro and includes concierge services, Wi-Fi, and high-speed internet; the library and activity room provide space for hobbies or getting together with neighbors, and the salon and exercise room add to daily life. Meals focus on nutrition and taste, the community has won some awards such as Best Meals and Dining and Most Friendly, and families mention caring staff members who focus on each resident's needs, especially when someone has to transition in health or comes from a hospital or rehab stay.

    Care plans get adjusted as health needs change, so some residents might move from independent living to assisted or memory care without needing to leave the community, and the facility offers home care services and skilled nursing support if someone needs more help than what standard assisted living allows. Information, resources, a glossary, and real resident stories are available for families and residents to help answer questions and make choices about care, but the main thing people talk about is a simple, peaceful setting where meals are prepared, care is available, and daily life has enough structure and support for folks who want to be social, active, or just have a safe place to call home near Selleck's Woods.

    About LCB Senior Living

    The Residence at Selleck's Woods is managed by LCB Senior Living.

    LCB Senior Living (founded 2011, Norwood, MA) operates 41 communities across 7 states, serving over 4,000 residents. Offering independent, assisted, and memory care with "Everyday Gourmet" dining and Reflections Memory Care program. Their family-centered philosophy focuses on "Good Times, Good Friends, and Great Care."

    People often ask...

    The Residence at Selleck's Woods offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $7,737 per month.

    The Residence at Selleck's Woods offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

    There are 28 photos of The Residence at Selleck's Woods on Mirador.

    Yes, The Residence at Selleck's Woods allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 1 Parklands Dr, Darien, CT 06820.

    No, The Residence at Selleck's Woods does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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