Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 5

We're running out of money to pay privately for my parent's care - what are our options?

Accepted Answer

Once private funds are running low, the relevant path for most Nassau and Suffolk families is long-term-care Medicaid, a separate, asset-tested eligibility pathway from general ACA Medicaid, which can cover nursing home care, Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)-coordinated home care, the Assisted Living Program (ALP), or NHTD waiver services, depending on the level of need. The county Office for the Aging (Nassau: 516-227-8900; Suffolk: 631-853-8200) is a starting point for understanding which of these pathways may apply.

Community	Care type	Address	County
Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center	Nursing Home	68 Hauppauge Road Commack, OH 11725	Suffolk
Island Nursing and Rehab Center	Nursing Home	5537 Express Drive North Holtsville, OH 11742	Suffolk
Jefferson's Ferry	Independent Living	One Jefferson Ferry Drive South Setauket, OH 11720	Suffolk
Peconic Landing	Independent Living	1600 Brecknock Road Greenport, OH 11944	Suffolk
San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation	Nursing Home	61700 Route 48 Greenport, OH 11944	Suffolk
The Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing	Nursing Home	64 County Road 39 Southampton, OH 11968	Suffolk
Northwell Health Stern Family Center for Rehabilitation	Nursing Home	300 Community Drive Manhasset, OH 11030	Nassau

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