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Memory Care in Great Neck

Compare licensed memory care in Great Neck and the surrounding Nassau County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

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There is 1 verified memory care option listed in Great Neck. 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.

Short answer

We list 1 verified memory care option in Great Neck.

What to watch for with memory care in Great Neck

  • Ask to see the SNALR certification by name.

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Verified memory care in Great Neck

CommunityCare typeAddressPhoneNYSDOH license #
Atria Park of Great NeckAssisted Living51 Great Neck Road
Great Neck, NY 11021
(516) 829-4100400-S-326

Memory Care elsewhere in the region

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

CommunityCare typeAddressPhoneNYSDOH license #
All American Assisted Living at CoramAssisted Living463 Middle Country Road
Coram, NY 11727
(631) 448-3768700-S-317
Amber Court of WestburyAssisted Living3400 Brush Hollow Road
Westbury, NY 11590
(516) 334-3838400-F-325, 400-F-331
Amber Court on the LakeAssisted Living211 Lake Shore Rd
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
(631) 585-8800700-F-973
Artis Senior Living of CommackAssisted Living1131 Jericho Turnpike
Commack, NY 11725
(631) 343-7942700-F-961
Atria East NorthportAssisted Living10 Cheshire Pl
East Northport, NY 11731
(631) 757-8000700-F-929
Atria LevittownAssisted Living90 Schoolhouse Road
Levittown, NY 11756
(516) 271-2500400-F-341

The Great Neck market specifically

North Shore University Hospital in nearby Manhasset anchors acute care, and a large Jewish retiree community supports kosher-dining and culturally specific programming at several nearby communities, including Atria Park of Great Neck.

Families in Great Neck often specifically seek out kosher dining and culturally matched programming, which narrows the comparison set even among nearby North Shore communities.

Before you sign anything

Get the all-in monthly cost in writing at your parent's current assessed care level, ask what triggers the next care level and what it costs, and ask for the rate increase history across the last three years. Communities that will not put these in writing are telling you something.

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, which means a second move at the worst possible time.

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

Which has a bigger senior population - Nassau County or Suffolk County?

Suffolk County has slightly more seniors in raw numbers, about 291,400 residents age 65 and older versus Nassau's roughly 273,100, but Nassau has a slightly higher senior share of its total population, 19.6 percent versus roughly 19 percent in Suffolk. Both figures come from 2024 USAFacts/Census Bureau estimates, and both exceed the New York State average senior share of 18.9 percent.

What is NY Connects, and how does it relate to my county's Office for the Aging?

NY Connects is New York State's Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) network, a free, no-obligation service that helps individuals and families learn about and access long-term care options. In both Nassau and Suffolk counties, the local NY Connects access point runs through the county Office for the Aging: Nassau's information is linked from its Office for the Aging page, and Suffolk's Office for the Aging directly operates its NY Connects, or Choices for Long Term Care, function through its main line, 631-853-8200.

Does Nassau County or Suffolk County have a bigger, more spread-out senior care market?

Suffolk County's senior care market is more geographically spread out, stretching from denser, transit-served western hamlets such as Huntington, Brentwood, Bay Shore, and Islip to more rural, exurban North and South Fork communities that have become popular retirement-relocation destinations. Nassau County's market is more geographically compact, concentrated along its village and LIRR corridor towns, including Garden City, Rockville Centre, Great Neck, Freeport, Long Beach, and Mineola.

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.

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