What is the MLTC special income standard for Long Island and why does it matter for Medicaid home care?

The special income standard for housing expenses, available to certain individuals enrolled in a Managed Long Term Care plan, varies by NYSDOH region - for the Long Island region specifically, it is $1,701.00. This regional figure is higher than most upstate regions (for comparison, the Central New York region's is $426 and the Western region's is $341), reflecting Long Island's higher housing costs, and remains in effect until updated federal poverty levels are published.

How much does assisted living cost in New York State?

According to CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey, the median cost of an assisted living community (private one-bedroom) in New York State is $225 per day, or about $7,110 per month and $85,320 per year. This is a statewide median - CareScout's published state-level data tables do not break out a separate Long Island or metro New York figure.

What does a nursing home cost per day in New York?

CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey puts the New York State median at $511 per day ($15,528/month, $186,333/year) for a semi-private room and $550 per day ($16,729/month, $200,750/year) for a private room, both based on 365 days of care. These are statewide figures; CareScout does not publish a separate Long Island-specific nursing home rate.

How much does hourly in-home caregiving cost in New York?

CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey reports a New York State median of $35 per hour for what it now calls non-medical caregiver services, a category that merged the formerly separate homemaker services and home health aide categories in 2025 due to price convergence. Based on a 44-hour week, that works out to roughly $6,673 per month or $80,080 per year. Private duty nursing, a higher-acuity service, runs a New York State median of $120 per hour.

Memory Care | What It Costs and How Your State Licenses It

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.

The Bristal at Bethpage — Bethpage
The Bristal at East Meadow — East Meadow
The Bristal at Garden City — Garden City
The Bristal at Jericho — Jericho
The Bristal at Lake Success — Lake Success
The Bristal at Lynbrook — Lynbrook

See all 59 in the directory →

Memory Care in your area

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Verified memory care across the region

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Memory Care in Huntington

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