The Retreat is the first urban-built affordable assisted living community in Connecticut. Nestled in Hartford's historic South Green neighborhood, The Retreat is located across the street from Hartford Hospital's Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center on Retreat Avenue.

Every detail of our unique community is the result of efforts to fulfill our mission: Create a Community Where We Want to Live! From our building and grounds to our members' own pets and social programs, we strive to be much more than a traditional assisted living facility.

Our community consists of 100 apartments with a combination of studios and one-bedrooms. Private bathrooms, step or roll-in showers, kitchenettes, individually control-led heat and air conditioning and 24-hour emergency response system are standard features of each apartment. All homes are wheelchair accessible.

As part of The Retreat community, members and their guests are welcome to enjoy each other in any one of our five Family Rooms while relaxing with a movie or watching their little visitors play with toys from our toy chests.

At The Retreat, we believe that receiving appropriate medical care is the foundation for living a quality life, but it should not be the complete focus of one's life. We consider all of us members of our community (those who live and those who work at The Retreat) as we strive
to help one another live better lives. We each have our own unique gifts to share and we invite our members and staff to share their talents and passions with one another.

Social and recreational gatherings are at our members' fingertips and based on their interests. The Civic Center activity room offers a place for meeting friends and making new ones. Our members enjoy trips to local and state-wide attractions, join in games, arts and crafts or play rounds of billiards.

As a member of the community, you will have the freedom of participating in community events and programs as well as the use of several common areas within our building. At The Retreat, social, recreational and educational gatherings are the cornerstone of creating a community where we want to live. We believe that our services and programs must be tailored to meet the specific interests and needs of our members.

As a member of this community, we want you to be an active participant as we create a community where we want to live.