Senior care pricing is harder to pin down than it should be. CareScout publishes New York state medians but no Long Island-specific figures, memory care is not surveyed at all, and New York splits Medicaid long-term-care supports across several differently-named programs -- MLTC, ALP, NHTD -- most families have never heard of. Each guide below takes one piece of that and says what is actually known.
New York's CareScout median is $7,110/month for assisted living and $16,729/month for a private nursing home room. No Long Island-specific median is published by any primary source, and no median exists for memory care anywhere.
Cost and payment guides
What Senior Care Costs
Published New York State median costs for assisted living, nursing homes, in-home care and adult day care, with the caveats that matter.
Read →How Families Pay for Senior Care
Private pay, New York's Medicaid programs (MLTC, ALP, NHTD), VA Aid and Attendance, and long-term care insurance.
Read →Medicaid Waivers and Assisted Living
New York's Assisted Living Program (ALP) and Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) system, and what each actually pays for inside a licensed community.
Read →VA Aid and Attendance, 2026
Current maximum annual pension rates, the net worth limit, and why care costs can make a veteran eligible despite moderate income.
Read →What Medicare Does and Does Not Pay For
Medicare covers short skilled nursing stays, home health and hospice. It does not pay for assisted living or custodial care, in any state.
Read →What Memory Care Costs
There is no published median for memory care in any state. Here is what that means and how to get real numbers.
Read →What In-Home Care Costs
New York's $35/hour CareScout median for non-medical caregivers, and the point where a licensed community becomes cheaper.
Read →What Happens When the Money Runs Out
Spend-down, Medicaid waiver transitions, and why you should ask a community about this before you move in.
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