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.
We list 2 verified memory care options in Commack.
What to watch for with memory care in Commack
- Ask to see the SNALR certification by name.
Verified memory care in Commack
| Community | Care type | Address | Phone | NYSDOH license # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Senior Living of Commack | Assisted Living | 1131 Jericho Turnpike Commack, NY 11725 | (631) 343-7942 | 700-F-961 |
| Gurwin Jewish Fay J. Lindner Residence | Assisted Living | 50 Hauppauge Road Commack, NY 11725 | (631) 715-8500 | 700-S-289, 700-E-288 |
Memory Care elsewhere in the region
Families in Commack sometimes place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.
| Community | Care type | Address | Phone | NYSDOH license # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All American Assisted Living at Coram | Assisted Living | 463 Middle Country Road Coram, NY 11727 | (631) 448-3768 | 700-S-317 |
| Amber Court of Westbury | Assisted Living | 3400 Brush Hollow Road Westbury, NY 11590 | (516) 334-3838 | 400-F-325, 400-F-331 |
| Amber Court on the Lake | Assisted Living | 211 Lake Shore Rd Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 | (631) 585-8800 | 700-F-973 |
| Atria East Northport | Assisted Living | 10 Cheshire Pl East Northport, NY 11731 | (631) 757-8000 | 700-F-929 |
| Atria Levittown | Assisted Living | 90 Schoolhouse Road Levittown, NY 11756 | (516) 271-2500 | 400-F-341 |
| Atria Park of Great Neck | Assisted Living | 51 Great Neck Road Great Neck, NY 11021 | (516) 829-4100 | 400-S-326 |
The Commack market specifically
No LIRR station serves Commack directly, but the Jericho Turnpike medical corridor has one of the densest concentrations of senior housing, rehab and home-care agencies in central Suffolk, close to both Huntington Hospital and St. Catherine of Siena.
Commack's dense medical corridor means families here usually compare multiple communities within a few miles -- Huntington, Smithtown and Dix Hills are the most common cross-shops.
Who is actually on shift
Ask how many caregivers and med aides are on the floor at 3 a.m., not the building-wide daytime ratio. Ask what happens when someone calls in sick, and whether the community uses agency staff to fill gaps.
Ask how long the administrator has been in post. Turnover at the top is one of the better predictors of turnover below it.
