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Assisted Living in Commack

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There is 1 verified assisted living option listed in Commack. New York's Department of Health licenses and inspects this care type.

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Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments. In New York, this means an Adult Care Facility license with Assisted Living Residence (ALR) certification under 10 NYCRR Part 1001.

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We list 1 verified assisted living option in Commack.

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Verified assisted living in Commack

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Gurwin Jewish - Fay J. Lindner ResidencesAssisted Living50 Hauppauge Road
Commack, OH 11725		Suffolk

Assisted Living elsewhere in the region

Families in Commack sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
The Bristal at BethpageAssisted Living1075 Stewart Avenue
Bethpage, OH 11714		Nassau
The Bristal at East MeadowAssisted Living40 Merrick Avenue
East Meadow, OH 11554		Nassau
The Bristal at Garden CityAssisted Living1001 Axinn Avenue
Garden City, OH 11530		Nassau
The Bristal at JerichoAssisted Living310 Jericho Turnpike
Jericho, OH 11753		Nassau
The Bristal at Lake SuccessAssisted Living69 North Service Road
Lake Success, OH 11020		Nassau
The Bristal at LynbrookAssisted Living8 Freer Street
Lynbrook, OH 11563		Nassau

The Commack market specifically

No LIRR station serves Commack directly, but the Jericho Turnpike medical corridor has one of the densest concentrations of senior housing, rehab and home-care agencies in central Suffolk, close to both Huntington Hospital and St. Catherine of Siena.

Commack's dense medical corridor means families here usually compare multiple communities within a few miles -- Huntington, Smithtown and Dix Hills are the most common cross-shops.

The local long-term care ombudsman. Suffolk: Family Service League, 631-470-6755. Nassau: Family and Children's Association, 516-466-9718. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

My mom is 68 with a low income - does New York's ACA Medicaid expansion cover her nursing home or home care costs?

No. New York's 2014 ACA Medicaid expansion covers a different population: adults ages 19-64 without dependent children, up to 138% of the federal poverty level, with no asset test. Long-term care Medicaid for seniors is a completely separate eligibility pathway - it is asset and resource-tested, applies to people 65 and older or those needing institutional-level care, and is what actually covers nursing home care, MLTC, the ALP, and NHTD waiver services.

How much money can my spouse keep if I go on Medicaid for nursing home care in New York in 2026?

For 2026, the community spouse may generally keep the greater of the state minimum Community Spouse Resource Allowance ($74,820) or half of the couple's countable resources, up to the federal maximum of $162,660. The community spouse is also entitled to a Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance of $4,066.50 per month from the institutionalized spouse's income. These figures come from NYSDOH's GIS 26 MA/03 guidance, effective January 1, 2026.

How much spending money is a Medicaid nursing home resident allowed to keep each month in New York?

New York's Nursing Home Resident Personal Needs Allowance is $50 per month - the amount a Medicaid-funded nursing home resident is permitted to keep from their own income for personal expenses, with the rest going toward the cost of their care. According to the NY State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), this figure has been unchanged since the 1980s, and NYSOFA notes that 33 other states currently pay a higher PNA, ranging from $52 to $200.

What is the MLTC special income standard for Long Island and why does it matter for Medicaid home care?

The special income standard for housing expenses, available to certain individuals enrolled in a Managed Long Term Care plan, varies by NYSDOH region - for the Long Island region specifically, it is $1,701.00. This regional figure is higher than most upstate regions (for comparison, the Central New York region's is $426 and the Western region's is $341), reflecting Long Island's higher housing costs, and remains in effect until updated federal poverty levels are published.

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