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Senior care in Richmond County

15 verified communities, and the Area Agency on Aging and ombudsman coverage that actually applies here.

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NYC Aging (DFTA) is the Area Agency on Aging that serves Richmond County. We list 15 verified senior care communities here.

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Richmond County is Staten Island -- New York City's smallest borough by population, with roughly 495,747 residents as of the 2020 Census (later American Community Survey estimates may differ slightly). It is the only one of the city's five boroughs that is also a single county, which means every senior-care resource that elsewhere in New York City is split across multiple county governments -- Adult Protective Services, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman region, NY Connects -- covers Staten Island as one contiguous area. The county seat is St. George, home to Staten Island Borough Hall at 10 Richmond Terrace.

Short answer

Richmond County is served by a specific Area Agency on Aging and Long-Term Care Ombudsman office -- NYC Aging (DFTA) and the CIDNY-run NYC-region Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. We list 15 verified senior care communities in Richmond County.

Which agencies cover Richmond County

  • Area Agency on Aging: NYC Aging (DFTA), citywide, with NY Connects access locally through the Community Agency for Senior Citizens (CASC) at (718) 489-3954.
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: CIDNY's NYC-region (Region 3) Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, at 1-888-855-9807.
  • Medicaid managed care / dual-eligible program: Richmond County has been under mandatory Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) enrollment since 2012 -- New York City was the first region in the state to require it.
Do not assume county-adjacent agencies apply automatically. Regional agency boundaries frequently do not follow county lines exactly -- confirm for each county you cover.

Cities we cover in Richmond County

Verified communities in Richmond County

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
The Veranda Assisted LivingAssisted Living110 Henderson Ave
Staten Island, NY 10301		Richmond
Silver Lake Specialized Care CenterNursing Home275 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301		Richmond
Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute CenterNursing Home100 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301		Richmond
Staten Island Care CenterNursing Home200 Lafayette Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301		Richmond
New Vanderbilt Rehab & Care CenterNursing Home135 Vanderbilt Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10304		Richmond
Richmond Center for Rehabilitation and Specialty HealthcareNursing Home91 Tompkins Ave
Staten Island, NY 10304		Richmond
Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation CenterNursing Home88 Old Town Road
Staten Island, NY 10304		Richmond
Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation CenterNursing Home140 Meisner Ave
Staten Island, NY 10306		Richmond
The Brielle at SeaviewAssisted Living140 Friendship Lane
Staten Island, NY 10314		Richmond
Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation CenterNursing Home25 Fanning St
Staten Island, NY 10314		Richmond
Golden Gate Rehabilitation & Health Care CenterNursing Home191 Bradley Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314		Richmond
NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea ViewNursing Home460 Brielle Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314		Richmond
Park Lane at Sea ViewIndependent Living460 N Brielle Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314		Richmond
Sunrise of Staten IslandAssisted Living801 Narrows Road North
Staten Island, NY 10304		Richmond
Sunrise of New DorpAssisted Living470 New Dorp Lane
Staten Island, NY 10306		Richmond
How New York licenses assisted living. New York licenses assisted living as an Adult Care Facility, with optional additional ALR/EALR/SNALR licensure layered on top -- not a single license type. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

Who is the Area Agency on Aging for Richmond County?

NYC Aging (DFTA, the New York City Department for the Aging) is the Area Agency on Aging covering all of Richmond County/Staten Island, reachable by dialing 311 within NYC or (212) 244-6469 from outside. The local NY Connects access point is the Community Agency for Senior Citizens (CASC), (718) 489-3954.

Is Richmond County under mandatory Managed Long Term Care enrollment?

Yes. Mandatory MLTC enrollment in New York City -- including Richmond County/Staten Island -- began under Medicaid Redesign Team Initiative #90, approved August 31, 2012. New York City was actually the first region in New York State to require mandatory MLTC enrollment, ahead of the later rollout on Long Island.

Where is Richmond County's seat, and why does that matter for elder-law needs?

St. George is Richmond County's seat, home to Staten Island Borough Hall (10 Richmond Terrace) and the Richmond County Courthouse. Elder-law attorneys, guardianship proceedings, and other legal matters tied to senior care planning typically run through this North Shore hub.

Does Richmond County have its own separate Adult Protective Services office?

Not a fully separate county-run agency in the way some other New York counties operate. Staten Island's APS function runs through NYC HRA's Office of Special Services, with a dedicated borough-level phone line, (929) 221-8794, rather than a standalone Richmond County department of social services running its own independent APS program.

Does Staten Island have its own dedicated Long-Term Care Ombudsman region?

No -- Staten Island falls under the New York City region (Region 3) of the statewide Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, sponsored by CIDNY, which covers all five boroughs together rather than maintaining a separate Staten Island-specific ombudsman region.

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