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Memory Care in Huntington

Compare licensed memory care in Huntington and the surrounding Suffolk County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

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

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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.

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We list 1 verified memory care option in Huntington.

What to watch for with memory care in Huntington

  • 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.

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Verified memory care in Huntington

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Sunrise of HuntingtonAssisted Living300 West Hills Road
Huntington Station, OH 11746		Suffolk

Memory Care elsewhere in the region

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

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
The Bristal at BethpageAssisted Living1075 Stewart Avenue
Bethpage, OH 11714		Nassau
The Bristal at East MeadowAssisted Living40 Merrick Avenue
East Meadow, OH 11554		Nassau
The Bristal at Garden CityAssisted Living1001 Axinn Avenue
Garden City, OH 11530		Nassau
The Bristal at JerichoAssisted Living310 Jericho Turnpike
Jericho, OH 11753		Nassau
The Bristal at Lake SuccessAssisted Living69 North Service Road
Lake Success, OH 11020		Nassau
The Bristal at LynbrookAssisted Living8 Freer Street
Lynbrook, OH 11563		Nassau

The Huntington market specifically

Huntington Hospital (Northwell) sits in the hub itself, and the LIRR Port Jefferson Branch gives car-free access for visiting family. Housing ranges from waterfront estates in Lloyd Harbor to modest ranches in Huntington Station, so the senior-care market spans private-pay concierge care to Medicaid-reliant placements within a few miles of each other.

Families here often compare a Reflections memory care neighborhood at The Bristal against Sunrise of Huntington's Dignity Home Care option before deciding between a community move and staying in the historic West Hills neighborhood.

Visit twice, at different hours

A scheduled mid-morning tour and an unannounced 7 p.m. drop-in can look like two different buildings. Evening and overnight are when staffing thins and when families are most often surprised.

Eat a meal there. Talk to a resident's family member in the parking lot rather than one the community introduces you to.

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

At what point does hourly in-home care cost more than assisted living in New York?

Using CareScout's 2025 New York State medians, in-home non-medical caregiving costs $35 per hour, or about $6,673 per month at 44 hours a week, compared to assisted living's median of $7,110 per month ($225 per day). At roughly 45 to 46 hours per week of paid in-home care, the monthly cost crosses over and exceeds the assisted living median; families needing care beyond that, including any overnight or 24/7 coverage, would generally spend more on home care than on a private one-bedroom assisted living apartment.

What's the difference between a CCRC or Life Plan Community and a standalone assisted living or nursing facility on Long Island?

A Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), also called a Life Plan Community, offers a full continuum of care, independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing, on one campus, so a resident can move between levels of care as needs change without relocating to a different facility or provider. Long Island examples include Jefferson's Ferry in South Setauket, which describes itself as Long Island's first Life Plan Community, and Peconic Landing in Greenport, which describes itself as New York's only equity-based CCRC; a standalone assisted living or nursing facility, by contrast, offers only one level of care and requires a resident to move elsewhere if their needs change.

Who regulates assisted living facilities on Long Island?

New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) licenses and regulates assisted living as part of its Adult Care Facility (ACF) program, which covers Adult Homes, Enriched Housing Programs, and Assisted Living Residences (ALR). Long Island facilities are overseen locally through NYSDOH's Metropolitan Area Regional Office - Long Island (MARO-LI) in Central Islip. Nursing homes are licensed separately by NYSDOH under a different set of regulations (10 NYCRR Part 415).

What's the difference between an Adult Home, Enriched Housing Program, and Assisted Living Residence in NY?

Adult Homes and Enriched Housing Programs (EHP) are New York's two base licensed categories providing room, board, housekeeping, and personal care to five or more unrelated adults, with EHP generally serving residents 65+ in more independent, apartment-style settings. An Assisted Living Residence (ALR) is an additional certification layered on top of an existing Adult Home or EHP license - it cannot exist as a standalone building type. Adult Homes and EHPs are regulated under 18 NYCRR Parts 487 and 488; ALRs are regulated under 10 NYCRR Part 1001.

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