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Independent Living in your area

Age-restricted apartments and campuses with dining, activities and light services, for adults who do not need daily hands-on care.

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Independent living is housing, not care. Age-restricted apartments or cottages with dining, transportation, activities and maintenance handled — for adults who do not need help with daily activities.

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We list 1 verified independent living provider across Staten Island. Independent living is housing, not care.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Independent living is typically not licensed as a care facility, because no personal care is provided. Confirm for New York.
  • Several campuses combine independent living with assisted living or nursing on the same campus, so a resident can move between levels without leaving the community.
  • If help with daily activities is already needed, independent living is the wrong category, even when a community offers to arrange outside caregivers.
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 →

Verified independent living across the region

We list 1 verified independent living provider across Staten Island. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

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Independent Living by city

Independent Living in St. George

0 verified · Richmond County

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Questions families ask

Independent living vs. assisted living -- what's the actual difference in New York?

Independent living is generally unlicensed housing in New York, since no personal care is provided. Assisted living requires a base Adult Care Facility license plus Assisted Living Residence (ALR) certification under 10 NYCRR Part 1001, issued and inspected by NYSDOH.

Assisted living vs. memory care -- when does the distinction actually matter?

It matters as soon as dementia or cognitive impairment introduces safety risks -- particularly exit-seeking or wandering -- that a standard Assisted Living Residence is not specifically staffed, trained, or physically secured to manage. New York requires SNALR certification, layered on ALR, for a unit to be legitimately certified for memory care.

In-home care vs. assisted living -- where's the actual cost crossover point?

At New York's 2025 CareScout median of $35/hour for non-medical caregiver care, roughly 41 hours a week of in-home care costs about the same as the state's $7,110/month assisted living median. Past that point, a licensed community is often the less expensive option on paper.

Nursing home vs. assisted living -- what actually pushes a resident from one to the other?

A resident whose needs exceed what an Assisted Living Residence (or Enhanced ALR, for aging-in-place needs) is licensed to provide -- generally ongoing skilled nursing care -- typically needs to transition to a nursing home, licensed under the entirely separate rule chapter 10 NYCRR Part 415.

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