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Hospice Care in Farmingdale

Compare licensed hospice care in Farmingdale and the surrounding Nassau County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

1 verified in Farmingdale
Nassau County
Quick answer

There is 1 verified hospice care option listed in Farmingdale. New York's Department of Health licenses and inspects this care type.

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Hospice is comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, generally when a physician expects six months or less. It is delivered wherever the person lives — at home, in assisted living, in a nursing facility, or in a dedicated inpatient unit.

Short answer

We list 1 verified hospice care option in Farmingdale.

What to watch for with hospice care in Farmingdale

  • Medicare's hospice benefit covers the hospice team, medications related to the terminal diagnosis, and equipment. It does not cover room and board in a facility.

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Verified hospice care in Farmingdale

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Good Shepherd HospiceHospice110 Bi-County Boulevard Suite 114
Farmingdale, OH 11735		Suffolk

Hospice Care elsewhere in the region

Families in Farmingdale sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Woodbury Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterNursing Home378 Syosset-Woodbury Rd
Woodbury, OH 11797		Nassau
Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing CenterNursing Home645 W Broadway
Long Beach, OH 11561		Nassau
A. Holly Patterson Extended Care FacilityNursing Home875 Jerusalem Avenue
Uniondale, OH 11553		Nassau
Hospice Care NetworkHospice99 Sunnyside Boulevard
Woodbury, OH 11797		Nassau
Huntington Hills Center for Health and RehabilitationNursing Home400 South Service Road
Melville, OH 11747		Suffolk
St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & RehabilitationNursing Home52 NY-25A
Smithtown, OH 11787		Suffolk

The Farmingdale market specifically

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 license status and inspection history free. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

Is there a statewide phone number for adult protective services if I'm not sure whether to call Nassau or Suffolk directly?

Yes - New York maintains a statewide OCFS/HSCC number for adult services information and APS routing: 1-844-697-3505. This can help route a call correctly if you're unsure whether Nassau County Adult Protective Services (516-227-8395) or Suffolk County Adult Protective Services (631-854-3232) is the right direct line for your situation.

My parent is being discharged from a Northwell Health hospital on Long Island - who helps plan next steps?

Northwell Health is the largest healthcare system in New York State, with Long Island hospitals including North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset), Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park), Huntington Hospital, Glen Cove Hospital, Mather Hospital (Port Jefferson), South Shore University Hospital (Bay Shore), LIJ Valley Stream, and Peconic Bay Medical Center (Riverhead). Each hospital has its own discharge planning staff who coordinate a patient's transition to home care, rehabilitation, or a skilled nursing facility.

What's the difference between being under observation and being formally admitted to the hospital, and why does it matter afterward?

Observation status and inpatient admission are different Medicare billing classifications that a hospital assigns based on a physician's assessment of the patient's condition, and the distinction significantly affects what Medicare covers afterward. Specifically, Medicare's skilled nursing facility benefit generally requires a prior 3-day qualifying inpatient hospital stay, and time spent under observation does not count toward that requirement. Families should ask hospital staff directly and explicitly which status their parent has been assigned, since it isn't always obvious from where the patient is physically located in the hospital.

Which Long Island hospital system likely serves my area - Northwell, Catholic Health, Stony Brook Medicine, or NYU Langone?

Coverage overlaps, but broadly: Northwell dominates central and western Nassau and much of Suffolk, plus the North Fork via Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. Catholic Health covers central Nassau and western-central Suffolk, including Rockville Centre, Roslyn, West Islip, Smithtown, Port Jefferson, and Bethpage. Stony Brook Medicine covers central and eastern Suffolk plus the South and North Forks. NYU Langone covers Mineola and central Nassau, with a Suffolk presence as well.

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