A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing, regulated under a separate rule chapter from assisted living: 10 NYCRR Part 415 in New York. Two different populations often live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients and long-term residents.
No verified nursing homes provider is currently based in Hempstead. The closest verified options are listed below.
What to watch for with nursing homes in Hempstead
- Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.
Verified nursing homes in Hempstead
Closest verified providers
| Provider | Based in | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Commack | 68 Hauppauge Road, 11725 | Suffolk |
| Island Nursing and Rehab Center | Holtsville | 5537 Express Drive North, 11742 | Suffolk |
| Jefferson's Ferry | South Setauket | One Jefferson Ferry Drive, 11720 | Suffolk |
| Peconic Landing | Greenport | 1600 Brecknock Road, 11944 | Suffolk |
| San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation | Greenport | 61700 Route 48, 11944 | Suffolk |
| The Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | Southampton | 64 County Road 39, 11968 | Suffolk |
The Hempstead market specifically
Nassau University Medical Center sits nearby in East Meadow, and the LIRR Hempstead Branch terminus makes this one of the more transit-accessible cities on this list. Housing stock skews older and denser than the South Shore villages, with real affordable senior housing already built into the village.
Families in Hempstead often weigh a move to a newer, private-pay community in nearby Garden City or Mineola against staying in Hempstead's existing, more affordable senior housing stock.
Before you sign anything
Get the all-in monthly cost in writing at your parent's current assessed care level, ask what triggers the next care level and what it costs, and ask for the rate increase history across the last three years. Communities that will not put these in writing are telling you something.
Ask what happens if private funds run out, and whether the community holds a Medicaid waiver provider agreement. A meaningful share of communities do not, which means a second move at the worst possible time.
