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Nursing Homes in Babylon

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There are 0 verified nursing homes options listed in Babylon. New York's Department of Health licenses and inspects this care type.

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A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing, regulated under a separate rule chapter from assisted living: 10 NYCRR Part 415 in New York. Two different populations often live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients and long-term residents.

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No verified nursing homes provider is currently based in Babylon. The closest verified options are listed below.

What to watch for with nursing homes in Babylon

  • Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.

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Verified nursing homes in Babylon

Nothing verified in Babylon yet. There is no verified nursing homes provider based in Babylon itself. The closest verified options are in Bay Shore, Commack, Holtsville, South Setauket and Greenport, which for most families here is a realistic drive. We only list providers we have confirmed against their own published information, so this list is shorter than the aggregator directories — and more reliable.

Closest verified providers

ProviderBased inAddressCounty
Sunrise Manor Center for Nursing and RehabilitationBay Shore1325 Brentwood Road, 11706Suffolk
Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterCommack68 Hauppauge Road, 11725Suffolk
Island Nursing and Rehab CenterHoltsville5537 Express Drive North, 11742Suffolk
Jefferson's FerrySouth SetauketOne Jefferson Ferry Drive, 11720Suffolk
Peconic LandingGreenport1600 Brecknock Road, 11944Suffolk
San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and RehabilitationGreenport61700 Route 48, 11944Suffolk

The Babylon market specifically

The LIRR Babylon Branch terminates in the village, and Suffolk's South Shore senior-services corridor runs through here, with Southside Hospital's catchment area close by.

Babylon families frequently compare South Shore options in Massapequa (Nassau) or Bay Shore (Suffolk) before deciding, since all three sit along the same LIRR Babylon Branch corridor.

The question about money nobody asks early enough

Ask what happens if private funds run out, and whether the community holds a Medicaid waiver provider agreement. A meaningful share of communities do not participate at all, which converts a funding problem into a forced move at the worst possible moment.

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

What's the difference between standard assisted living and memory care in New York?

Standard assisted living in New York is licensed as an Assisted Living Residence (ALR) under 10 NYCRR Part 1001. Memory care is not a separate license; it's delivered through a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) certification, an additional certification an ALR can obtain to serve residents with dementia or cognitive impairments per an Individualized Service Plan, regulated under the same Part 1001 rules.

What's the difference between a nursing home and an assisted living residence in New York, regulation-wise?

Nursing homes are licensed under 10 NYCRR Part 415, Nursing Homes - Minimum Standards, a distinct regulatory chapter focused on skilled, medically intensive care. Assisted Living Residences are licensed under 10 NYCRR Part 1001, and can only exist as an additional certification on top of an already-licensed Adult Home or Enriched Housing Program, themselves licensed under 18 NYCRR Parts 487 and 488.

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.

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