Staten Island is one county -- Richmond -- but its senior-care landscape is anything but simple. New York layers Adult Care Facility licensing with optional ALR, EALR and SNALR certifications on top, Medicaid long-term care runs through Managed Long Term Care and several differently-named programs, and the borough's own hospital discharge planners rarely have time to explain any of it while a family is standing in a hallway at Staten Island University Hospital or Richmond University Medical Center.
That is what this site is for. We publish what New York's regulators actually require, what the published CareScout cost data actually says (and does not say about Staten Island specifically), and which communities on Staten Island we have verified — then a local advisor helps you narrow it down. The service is free to your family because communities pay us when a family moves in. You should know that going in, which is why we say it here rather than in the footer.
Staten Island Senior Advisor is a free senior care referral service for families across Staten Island (Richmond County). We help you compare licensed assisted living, memory care, nursing and in-home care options, verify licensing through NYSDOH, and understand what Medicaid, Medicare and VA benefits will and will not pay for.
