Cities
- Huntington
- Hempstead
- Garden City
- Levittown
- Freeport
- Long Beach
- Massapequa
- Great Neck
- Mineola
- Rockville Centre
- Babylon
- Islip
- Bay Shore
- Patchogue
- Smithtown
- Riverhead
- Port Jefferson
- Commack
- Brentwood
Hub-city neighborhoods
- Huntington Village
- Huntington Station
- Cold Spring Harbor
- Northport
- Centerport
- Greenlawn
- East Northport
- Dix Hills
- Melville
- South Huntington
- Elwood
- Halesite
- Lloyd Harbor
Counties
Services
Costs & paying
- What Senior Care Costs
- How Families Pay for Senior Care
- Medicaid Waivers and Assisted Living
- VA Aid and Attendance, 2026
- What Medicare Does and Does Not Pay For
- What Memory Care Costs
- What In-Home Care Costs
- What Happens When the Money Runs Out
State rules
- How New York Licenses Assisted Living
- Memory Care: SNALR Certification in New York
- How to Verify a Facility's License
- Medicaid Expansion vs. Long-Term Care Medicaid
- New York's Assisted Living Program (ALP), Explained
- New York's In-Home Medicaid Waiver (NHTD), Explained
- Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) for Dual-Eligibles, Explained
- The Local Ombudsman and Filing Complaints
Comparisons
- Independent Living vs. Assisted Living
- Assisted Living vs. Memory Care
- In-Home Care vs. Assisted Living
- CCRC vs. Standalone Assisted Living
- Short-Term Rehab vs. Long-Term Nursing Home Care
- Nursing Home vs. Assisted Living
- Hospice vs. Palliative Care
- Adult Day Care vs. In-Home Care
- Independent Living vs. 55+ Apartments
- Medicaid Waiver vs. Nursing Home Medicaid
- Choosing Between Two Communities
By situation
- Dad is being discharged in 72 hours
- Mom or Dad can't live alone anymore
- There's been a fall
- We just got a dementia diagnosis
- Wandering has become a concern
- I can't keep doing this alone
- I live out of state
- The money is running out
- My spouse needs more care than I can give
- We're stuck between two communities
Questions
- Who regulates assisted living facilities on Long Island?
- What's the difference between an Adult Home, Enriched Housing Program, and Assisted Living Residence in NY?
- How do I check if a Long Island assisted living facility has a clean inspection record?
- Is memory care a licensed category in New York, or just a marketing term?
- What state regulations govern nursing homes on Long Island?
- What is an Enhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR) and when would my parent need one?
- Is there a local New York State office that oversees senior care facilities specifically on Long Island?
- Do I have to enroll in an MLTC plan for home care in Nassau or Suffolk County?
- What is the NHTD Medicaid waiver and could it help my parent stay out of a nursing home?
- What is New York's Assisted Living Program (ALP) and how is it different from private-pay assisted living?
- My mom is 68 with a low income - does New York's ACA Medicaid expansion cover her nursing home or home care costs?
- How much money can my spouse keep if I go on Medicaid for nursing home care in New York in 2026?
- How much spending money is a Medicaid nursing home resident allowed to keep each month in New York?
- What is the MLTC special income standard for Long Island and why does it matter for Medicaid home care?
- How much does assisted living cost in New York State?
- What does a nursing home cost per day in New York?
- How much does hourly in-home caregiving cost in New York?
- What does adult day care cost in New York, and could it help delay a move to assisted living?
- Is there a separate published cost for memory care in New York?
- Is there a Long Island-specific senior care cost figure, or only a statewide number?
- Who is the Long-Term Care Ombudsman for Suffolk County, and what do they do?
- Who is the Long-Term Care Ombudsman for Nassau County?
- What's the statewide hotline if I don't know who my local Long-Term Care Ombudsman is?
- What kinds of problems should I bring to the Ombudsman versus reporting to Adult Protective Services?
- Is the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program free, and does it cost anything to file a complaint?
- How do I report suspected elder abuse or neglect in Nassau County?
- How do I report suspected elder abuse or neglect in Suffolk County?
- Who actually investigates elder abuse reports in New York - a state agency or the county?
- What happens after I make an Adult Protective Services report in Suffolk County?
- Is there a statewide phone number for adult protective services if I'm not sure whether to call Nassau or Suffolk directly?
- My parent is being discharged from a Northwell Health hospital on Long Island - who helps plan next steps?
- What's the difference between being under observation and being formally admitted to the hospital, and why does it matter afterward?
- Which Long Island hospital system likely serves my area - Northwell, Catholic Health, Stony Brook Medicine, or NYU Langone?
- If my parent is discharged from Huntington Hospital, what senior care options are nearby?
- What does Medicare's skilled nursing facility benefit actually require in terms of a prior hospital stay?
- Does NYU Langone have Long Island hospital locations, and what should I know about discharge planning there?
- My parent just fell and is in the hospital - what's the first call I should make?
- My father was just diagnosed with dementia - what should we be planning for on Long Island?
- I'm exhausted from caring for my spouse or parent - what support exists for caregivers on Long Island?
- We're running out of money to pay privately for my parent's care - what are our options?
- How do we know it's actually time to move my parent out of their home?
- What is Nassau County's Area Agency on Aging, and how do I reach them?
- What is Suffolk County's Area Agency on Aging, and how do I reach them?
- Which has a bigger senior population - Nassau County or Suffolk County?
- What is NY Connects, and how does it relate to my county's Office for the Aging?
- Does Nassau County or Suffolk County have a bigger, more spread-out senior care market?
- What's the difference between standard assisted living and memory care in New York?
- What's the difference between a nursing home and an assisted living residence in New York, regulation-wise?
- At what point does hourly in-home care cost more than assisted living in New York?
- What's the difference between a CCRC or Life Plan Community and a standalone assisted living or nursing facility on Long Island?
Directory
Communities
- Atria Bay Shore
- Atria East Northport
- Atria Glen Cove
- Atria Park of Great Neck
- Atria Park of Lynbrook
- Atria Patchogue
- Atria on Roslyn Harbor
- Gurwin Jewish - Fay J. Lindner Residences
- Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Island Nursing and Rehab Center
- Jefferson's Ferry
- Northwell Health Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation
- Peconic Landing
- San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Sunrise of Dix Hills
- Sunrise of East Meadow
- Sunrise of Glen Cove
- Sunrise of Holbrook
- Sunrise of Huntington
- Sunrise of North Lynbrook
- Sunrise of Plainview
- Sunrise of Smithtown
- Sunrise of West Babylon
- The Bristal at Bethpage
- The Bristal at East Meadow
- The Bristal at East Northport
- The Bristal at Garden City
- The Bristal at Holtsville
- The Bristal at Jericho
- The Bristal at Lake Grove
- The Bristal at Lake Success
- The Bristal at Lynbrook
- The Bristal at Massapequa
- The Bristal at Mount Sinai
- The Bristal at North Hills
- The Bristal at North Woodmere
- The Bristal at Sayville
- The Bristal at West Babylon
- The Bristal at Westbury
- The Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
