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Memory Care in your area

Secured, dementia-specific care delivered through a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) certification -- New York's add-on certification for memory care, layered onto an ALR license.

Quick answer

New York's Department of Health regulates memory care through the state's Adult Care Facility and Assisted Living Residence system.

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Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living. New York requires a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) certification — an add-on to an ALR license under 10 NYCRR Part 1001 — rather than a wholly separate memory-care license.

Short answer

We list 59 verified memory care providers across your metro. Memory care is secured, dementia-specific assisted living.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Ask to see the SNALR certification by name.
  • Ask specifically about wandering and exit-seeking. Secured courtyards, door alarms and staffing patterns vary far more than brochures suggest.
  • There is usually no published median price for memory care. Get quotes in writing from each community.
Memory care regulation in New York. New York requires SNALR certification, an add-on to an ALR license, for dementia-specific memory care. Read the full explanation →

Verified memory care across the region

We list 59 verified memory care providers across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

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Memory Care by city

Memory Care in Huntington

1 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Hempstead

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Garden City

1 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Levittown

1 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Freeport

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Long Beach

1 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Massapequa

1 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Great Neck

2 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Mineola

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Rockville Centre

1 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Babylon

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Islip

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Bay Shore

2 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Patchogue

2 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Smithtown

1 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Riverhead

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Port Jefferson

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Commack

1 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Brentwood

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Oyster Bay

1 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Glen Cove

2 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Plainview

2 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Syosset

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Farmingdale

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Wantagh

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Seaford

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Bethpage

1 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Merrick

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Bellmore

1 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Oceanside

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Deer Park

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Lindenhurst

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Amityville

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Ronkonkoma

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Selden

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Centereach

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Kings Park

1 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in St. James

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Sayville

2 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Southampton

0 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Stony Brook

1 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in New Hyde Park

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Uniondale

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Hauppauge

1 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in West Babylon

2 verified · Suffolk County

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Memory Care in Westbury

2 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Valley Stream

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Port Washington

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Franklin Square

0 verified · Nassau County

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Memory Care in Woodmere

0 verified · Nassau County

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Questions families ask

Does NYU Langone have Long Island hospital locations, and what should I know about discharge planning there?

Yes. NYU Langone operates two Long Island hospital campuses: NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, a 591-bed medical center at 259 First Street in Mineola, formerly Winthrop-University Hospital, renamed in November 2020, home to Nassau County's only adult Level 1 Trauma Center and the NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine; and NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk. As with any hospital system, discharge planning is coordinated by staff at the specific campus where a patient is admitted.

My parent just fell and is in the hospital - what's the first call I should make?

For families in Nassau or Suffolk County, the Office for the Aging in your parent's home county is a good first call - Nassau County Office for the Aging at 516-227-8900, or Suffolk County Office for the Aging at 631-853-8200. Both function as the local NY Connects access point, a free service that helps families understand care options, eligibility, and next steps after a hospital event, without any cost or obligation.

My father was just diagnosed with dementia - what should we be planning for on Long Island?

A new dementia diagnosis typically means starting to think about progressively higher levels of support: from in-home caregiving, to a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR)-certified memory care community, to eventually possibly a nursing home. The Nassau (516-227-8900) or Suffolk (631-853-8200) County Office for the Aging can connect families to local resources and benefits counseling as needs evolve, and it's worth confirming any Long Island community marketing memory care actually holds SNALR certification via NYS Health Profiles.

I'm exhausted from caring for my spouse or parent - what support exists for caregivers on Long Island?

Both the Nassau County Office for the Aging (516-227-8900) and Suffolk County Office for the Aging (631-853-8200) serve as local NY Connects access points and can help connect exhausted family caregivers to respite options, including adult day health care, at a New York State median of $144 per day, and in-home caregiver support, at a state median of $35 per hour, which can relieve some of the daily burden without requiring a full residential placement.

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