New York requires the Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) certification for memory care -- a real state certification layered on an existing Assisted Living Residence (ALR) license, both under 10 NYCRR Part 1001, not merely a written disclosure.
What physically differs
A SNALR unit must be organized around an Individualized Service Plan for each resident with dementia or cognitive impairment, with secured exits, staffing trained specifically for dementia care, and physical design intended to reduce exit-seeking risk. A standard ALR unit is not required to have any of that.
What no state publishes
There is no published memory-care cost median anywhere -- not for New York, not for any state. CareScout does not survey it as a category. Get quotes in writing from each community rather than relying on a number found online.
