Just Like Home Residential Care Homes, LLC

    62 Dogwood Dr, Shelton, CT 06484
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
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    Reviews

    4.81·(32)

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      4.8
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Memory-care specialization
    • Private bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
    • Accessible walk-in showers and wheelchair-accessible bathrooms
    • Small, home-like six-resident community
    • High staff-to-resident attention and 24-hour staffing
    • Compassionate and personable caregiving team
    • Personalized, resident-centered care plans
    • In-house services (laundry, housekeeping, dressing and mobility assistance)
    • All-inclusive fixed monthly fee
    • Homemade meals with dietary accommodations and fresh produce
    • Large backyard, deck, and outdoor spaces
    • Bright, newly remodeled interior with natural light and wide hallways
    • Dedicated activity room with entertainers, live music, and exercise programs
    • On-site salon/barber services
    • Secure medication storage and safety-focused practices
    • Flexible visitation and short-term respite options
    • Cost-effective alternative to larger facilities
    • Consistent family communication and management responsiveness
    • Impeccable cleanliness and well-maintained environment
    • Ability to personalize rooms with residents' own furniture

    Cons

    • Limited bed capacity restricting availability
    • Variable overnight responsiveness
    • Limited on-site clinical specialties compared with larger communities
    • Operational vulnerability to staffing disruptions due to small staff pool

    Summary of reviews

    Just Like Home Residential Care Homes presents as a small, memory-care–focused residential option that emphasizes a family-style atmosphere and personalized attention. The community is consistently described as bright, recently remodeled, and meticulously maintained, with private bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms, accessible showers, wide hallways, and ample natural light. Its six-resident size is a defining characteristic: reviewers describe a close-knit, home-like environment that enables individualized routines and strong relationships between staff and residents.

    Care quality and staffing are recurring strengths in the feedback. Families highlight compassionate, patient caregivers and a relatively high level of direct attention — including 24-hour staffing and multiple direct-care staff on shift — which supports individualized assistance with dressing, walking, and activities of daily living. The home markets a memory-care specialization and demonstrates safety-focused practices such as secure medication storage. At the same time, the small scale appears to concentrate responsibility among a limited staff, so prospective families should confirm current overnight staffing patterns, on-call clinical coverage, and contingency plans for staff absences.

    Dining, activities, and amenities are notable features. The program emphasizes homemade meals with dietary accommodations (including low-sodium options and fresh fruits and vegetables), family-style dining, and an all-inclusive monthly fee that covers in-house services such as laundry and cleaning. Social and recreational offerings include an activity room, regular live music and entertainers, exercise programs, an on-site salon/barber, and a large outdoor area with a deck and yard. Reviewers portray the social culture as engaging and celebratory, with personalized touches for birthdays and holidays.

    Management and operations receive positive comments for communication, cleanliness, and an owner-driven, attentive approach. Reviewers commonly describe clear family communication and proactive management. Identified operational limitations are consistent with the facility’s boutique scale: limited bed capacity can restrict availability, overnight responsiveness has been mentioned as a concern in at least one account, and the level of on-site clinical specialty services is necessarily narrower than what larger assisted-living or skilled-nursing communities may provide. For families evaluating this option, recommended questions include specifics about overnight staffing and response protocols, scope of on-site clinical coverage (nursing and therapy), waitlist and admission logistics, and examples of how the home manages staffing continuity. Overall, the facility appears to be a strong fit for individuals seeking a small, personalized memory-care environment with home-cooked meals and attentive caregiving, provided families verify clinical coverage and overnight responsiveness to match their loved one’s needs.

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    Location

    Just Like Home Residential Care Homes, LLC is located at 62 Dogwood Dr, Shelton, CT, 06484.

    About Just Like Home Residential Care Homes, LLC

    Intimate living for just six residents.Just Like Home's Residential Memory Care Home located in Shelton on a bucolic acre of privacy, is home to just six residents with memory care issues. Two 'round-the-clock caregivers are on site, including awake staff. If you want a safe, hand-on, eyes-on, loving real home for your loved one, (like they are used to) come visit us at Dogwood Home.

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    Just Like Home Residential Care Homes, LLC offers assisted living and memory care.

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    The full address for this community is 62 Dogwood Dr, Shelton, CT 06484.

    No, Just Like Home Residential Care Homes, LLC 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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