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Nursing Homes in Islip

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There are 0 verified nursing homes options listed in Islip. New York's Department of Health licenses and inspects this care type.

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A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing, regulated under a separate rule chapter from assisted living: 10 NYCRR Part 415 in New York. Two different populations often live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients and long-term residents.

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No verified nursing homes provider is currently based in Islip. The closest verified options are listed below.

What to watch for with nursing homes in Islip

  • Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.

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Verified nursing homes in Islip

Nothing verified in Islip yet. There is no verified nursing homes provider based in Islip itself. The closest verified options are in Bay Shore, Brentwood, Commack, Holtsville and South Setauket, 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
Sunrise Manor Center for Nursing and RehabilitationBay Shore1325 Brentwood Road, 11706Suffolk
Ross Center for Nursing and RehabilitationBrentwood839 Suffolk Avenue, 11717Suffolk
Maria Regina ResidenceBrentwood1725 Brentwood Road, 11717Suffolk
Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterCommack68 Hauppauge Road, 11725Suffolk
Island Nursing and Rehab CenterHoltsville5537 Express Drive North, 11742Suffolk
Jefferson's FerrySouth SetauketOne Jefferson Ferry Drive, 11720Suffolk

The Islip market specifically

Long Island MacArthur Airport sits nearby, useful for out-of-state family visiting, and the hamlet's mostly working- and middle-class homeowner population is aging in place at a steady rate rather than clustering around one dominant care type.

Islip families most often compare Bay Shore and Brentwood, both within a short drive and both carrying a broader mix of price points than Islip itself.

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

Which has a bigger senior population - Nassau County or Suffolk County?

Suffolk County has slightly more seniors in raw numbers, about 291,400 residents age 65 and older versus Nassau's roughly 273,100, but Nassau has a slightly higher senior share of its total population, 19.6 percent versus roughly 19 percent in Suffolk. Both figures come from 2024 USAFacts/Census Bureau estimates, and both exceed the New York State average senior share of 18.9 percent.

What is NY Connects, and how does it relate to my county's Office for the Aging?

NY Connects is New York State's Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) network, a free, no-obligation service that helps individuals and families learn about and access long-term care options. In both Nassau and Suffolk counties, the local NY Connects access point runs through the county Office for the Aging: Nassau's information is linked from its Office for the Aging page, and Suffolk's Office for the Aging directly operates its NY Connects, or Choices for Long Term Care, function through its main line, 631-853-8200.

Does Nassau County or Suffolk County have a bigger, more spread-out senior care market?

Suffolk County's senior care market is more geographically spread out, stretching from denser, transit-served western hamlets such as Huntington, Brentwood, Bay Shore, and Islip to more rural, exurban North and South Fork communities that have become popular retirement-relocation destinations. Nassau County's market is more geographically compact, concentrated along its village and LIRR corridor towns, including Garden City, Rockville Centre, Great Neck, Freeport, Long Beach, and Mineola.

What's the difference between standard assisted living and memory care in New York?

Standard assisted living in New York is licensed as an Assisted Living Residence (ALR) under 10 NYCRR Part 1001. Memory care is not a separate license; it's delivered through a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) certification, an additional certification an ALR can obtain to serve residents with dementia or cognitive impairments per an Individualized Service Plan, regulated under the same Part 1001 rules.

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