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Assisted Living in Great Kills

Compare licensed assisted living in Great Kills and the surrounding Richmond County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

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Quick answer

There are 0 verified assisted living options listed in Great Kills. NYSDOH licenses and inspects this care type, and publishes the record free on NYS Health Profiles.

HomeGreat KillsAssisted Living

Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments. In New York this is an Adult Care Facility that also holds Assisted Living Residence (ALR) licensure under 10 NYCRR Part 1001.

Short answer

No verified assisted living provider is currently based in Great Kills. The closest verified options are listed below.

What to watch for with assisted living in Great Kills

  • Ask which services are included in the base rate versus billed as a separate care level.

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Verified assisted living in Great Kills

Nothing verified in Great Kills yet. There is no verified assisted living provider based in Great Kills itself. The closest verified options are in Staten Island, which for most families here is a realistic drive. We only list providers we have confirmed against their own published information, so this list is shorter than the aggregator directories — and more reliable.

Closest verified providers

ProviderBased inAddressCounty
The Veranda Assisted LivingStaten Island110 Henderson Ave, 10301Richmond
The Brielle at SeaviewStaten Island140 Friendship Lane, 10314Richmond
Sunrise of Staten IslandStaten Island801 Narrows Road North, 10304Richmond
Sunrise of New DorpStaten Island470 New Dorp Lane, 10306Richmond

The Great Kills market specifically

Great Kills is a South Shore hub with its own SIR station and a concentration of senior centers, making it a natural first stop for families just starting to look.

Great Kills draws comparisons to Eltingville just south of it -- both are SIR hubs, but Great Kills has the larger concentration of senior centers.

What the contract does that the tour does not

The residency agreement decides what happens when things change: how care levels are reassessed and repriced, how much notice is required on either side, what the deposit covers and whether it is refundable.

Ask for a blank copy to take home before you are asked to sign anything.

You can check any facility's record free. NYS Health Profiles (profiles.health.ny.gov) publishes free license status and inspection history for every Adult Care Facility and nursing home. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

What is a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR), and does it matter for memory care?

SNALR is New York's actual memory-care certification -- a certification layered on an existing Assisted Living Residence (ALR) license under 10 NYCRR Part 1001, requiring an Individualized Service Plan for each resident with dementia or cognitive impairment. It matters because "memory care" itself is just a marketing phrase; SNALR is the regulated credential behind it.

How is a nursing home licensed differently from assisted living in New York?

Nursing homes are licensed under a completely separate rule chapter, 10 NYCRR Part 415, distinct from the Adult Care Facility and ALR/EALR/SNALR framework that governs assisted living and memory care. Nursing homes provide 24-hour licensed nursing care; assisted living provides personal care and supervision but not ongoing skilled nursing.

What is an Enhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR), and why would it matter for aging in place?

EALR is an optional New York certification, layered on an existing ALR license under 10 NYCRR Part 1001, that allows a resident to age in place even after developing needs an ordinary ALR is not licensed to keep serving -- specifically physical assistance walking or using stairs, medical-equipment dependency, or chronic incontinence.

How do I check a Staten Island facility's inspection history myself?

NYS Health Profiles publishes free license status and inspection history for every Adult Care Facility at profiles.health.ny.gov/acf, and for every nursing home at profiles.health.ny.gov/nursing_home. Search by region, county, facility name, or service type; nursing home records also include the federal CMS star rating.

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