Cities
- St. George
- Tompkinsville
- Stapleton
- West Brighton
- Port Richmond
- Todt Hill
- New Springville
- Willowbrook
- Dongan Hills
- New Dorp
- Oakwood
- South Beach
- Great Kills
- Eltingville
- Annadale
- Prince's Bay
- Tottenville
Hub-city neighborhoods
- New Brighton
- Fort Wadsworth
- Randall Manor
- Livingston
- Silver Lake
- Grymes Hill
- Clifton
- Rosebank
- Concord
- Snug Harbor
Counties
Services
Costs & paying
- What Senior Care Costs
- How Families Pay for Senior Care
- Medicaid and Assisted Living in New York
- VA Aid and Attendance, 2026
- What Medicare Does and Does Not Pay For
- What Memory Care Costs
- What In-Home Care Costs
- What Happens When the Money Runs Out
State rules
- How New York Licenses Assisted Living
- Memory Care: Disclosure or Certification in New York?
- How to Verify a Facility's License
- Medicaid Expansion vs. Long-Term Care Medicaid
- New York's Assisted Living Program (ALP), Explained
- New York's In-Home Medicaid Pathways, Explained
- Managed Care for Medicare/Medicaid Dual-Eligibles in New York
- The Local Ombudsman and Filing Complaints
Comparisons
- Independent Living vs. Assisted Living
- Assisted Living vs. Memory Care
- In-Home Care vs. Assisted Living
- CCRC vs. Standalone Assisted Living
- Short-Term Rehab vs. Long-Term Nursing Home Care
- Nursing Home vs. Assisted Living
- Hospice vs. Palliative Care
- Adult Day Care vs. In-Home Care
- Independent Living vs. 55+ Apartments
- MLTC/NHTD vs. Nursing Home Medicaid
- Choosing Between Two Communities
By situation
- Dad is being discharged in 72 hours
- Mom or Dad can't live alone anymore
- There's been a fall
- We just got a dementia diagnosis
- Wandering has become a concern
- I can't keep doing this alone
- I live out of state
- The money is running out
- My spouse needs more care than I can give
- We're stuck between two communities
Questions
- What does NYSDOH actually license when a Staten Island community calls itself "assisted living"?
- What is a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR), and does it matter for memory care?
- How is a nursing home licensed differently from assisted living in New York?
- What is an Enhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR), and why would it matter for aging in place?
- How do I check a Staten Island facility's inspection history myself?
- What's the difference between an Adult Home and an Enriched Housing Program in New York?
- Does New York rate assisted living communities the way it rates nursing homes?
- What is Managed Long Term Care (MLTC), and is it mandatory on Staten Island?
- What is the NHTD waiver, and how is it different from MLTC?
- What is New York's Assisted Living Program (ALP), and does it pay room and board?
- Is ACA Medicaid expansion the same thing as long-term care Medicaid for seniors?
- What is New York's nursing home Personal Needs Allowance, and why is it so low?
- What are New York's 2026 spousal impoverishment protections?
- What is the NYC-region MLTC special income standard, and does it apply to Staten Island?
- What does assisted living cost on Staten Island?
- What does a nursing home cost in New York State?
- Is there a published memory care cost figure for New York?
- What does in-home care cost per hour in New York?
- How much does adult day health care cost in New York?
- Why doesn't CareScout publish a Staten Island or New York City-specific cost figure?
- What does the Long-Term Care Ombudsman actually do for a Staten Island family?
- How do I reach the Long-Term Care Ombudsman that covers Staten Island specifically?
- Does the ombudsman need my parent's consent before getting involved?
- What's the practical difference between calling the ombudsman and calling NYSDOH's complaint line?
- Is contacting the ombudsman free, and will it cost my family anything?
- Can the ombudsman attend a care planning conference with my parent's facility?
- How do I report suspected abuse or neglect on Staten Island?
- Is New York City's Adult Protective Services structure different from the rest of the state?
- What's the difference between calling APS and calling NYSDOH's facility complaint line?
- What happens after I make an APS report on Staten Island?
- Can I report suspected abuse anonymously in New York?
- When should I call 911 instead of APS?
- SIUH or Richmond University Medical Center gave us a discharge date in 3 days. What do we do first?
- What's the actual difference between "inpatient" and "observation status" after a hospital stay?
- Can I push back on a hospital discharge date if we're not ready?
- Which Staten Island hospitals do most families deal with during a discharge?
- What questions should I ask a hospital discharge planner directly?
- Does Medicare pay for rehab after a hospital stay on Staten Island?
- My parent had a fall on Staten Island. What should we actually do in the next two weeks?
- We just got a dementia diagnosis for a parent. What actually needs to happen this month?
- How do I know when it's actually time to look at memory care instead of managing at home?
- I live off Staten Island and I'm managing my parent's care from a distance. What's the priority?
- The money is running out for my parent's care. What's the realistic timeline to act?
- My spouse needs more care than I can safely provide alone. What are our options?
- I'm exhausted and I don't think I can keep doing this alone. What should I actually do?
- What county is Staten Island, and does that matter for senior care planning?
- Who is the Area Agency on Aging for Richmond County?
- Is Richmond County under mandatory Managed Long Term Care enrollment?
- Where is Richmond County's seat, and why does that matter for elder-law needs?
- Does Richmond County have its own separate Adult Protective Services office?
- Does Staten Island have its own dedicated Long-Term Care Ombudsman region?
- Independent living vs. assisted living -- what's the actual difference in New York?
- Assisted living vs. memory care -- when does the distinction actually matter?
- In-home care vs. assisted living -- where's the actual cost crossover point?
- Nursing home vs. assisted living -- what actually pushes a resident from one to the other?
- Hospice vs. palliative care -- families on Staten Island often confuse these. What's the real difference?
- CCRC vs. standalone assisted living -- which fits a Staten Island family better?
Directory
Communities
- Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center
- Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center
- Golden Gate Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View
- New Vanderbilt Rehab & Care Center
- Park Lane at Sea View
- Richmond Center for Rehabilitation and Specialty Healthcare
- Silver Lake Specialized Care Center
- Staten Island Care Center
- Sunrise of New Dorp
- Sunrise of Staten Island
- The Brielle at Seaview
- The Veranda Assisted Living
- Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center
