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Memory Care in Massapequa

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

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There is 1 verified memory care option listed in Massapequa. 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 Massapequa.

What to watch for with memory care in Massapequa

  • Ask to see the SNALR certification by name.

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Verified memory care in Massapequa

CommunityCare typeAddressPhoneNYSDOH license #
The Bristal at MassapequaAssisted Living400 County Line Road
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 691-0706400-S-314, 400-F-315

Memory Care elsewhere in the region

Families in Massapequa 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 Massapequa market specifically

One of Nassau's higher senior-population shares (17.1% per ACS estimates) sits in a strong single-family, aging-in-place housing stock, with the LIRR Babylon Branch station and Long Beach and Levittown both a short drive away for comparing options.

Massapequa families frequently cross-shop nearby Levittown and Long Beach, and Suffolk's Babylon corridor just over the county line.

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

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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