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Nursing Homes in St. James

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There are 2 verified nursing homes options listed in St. James. 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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We list 2 verified nursing homes options in St. James.

What to watch for with nursing homes in St. James

  • 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 St. James

CommunityCare typeAddressPhoneNYSDOH license #
Luxor at Mills Pond Rehabilitation and Nursing CenterNursing Home273 Moriches Road
St. James, NY 11780		(631) 862-89905157319N
St. James Rehabilitation & Healthcare CenterNursing Home275 Moriches Road
St. James, NY 11780		(631) 862-80005157317N

Nursing Homes elsewhere in the region

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

CommunityCare typeAddressPhoneNYSDOH license #
A Holly Patterson Extended Care FacilityNursing Home875 Jerusalem Avenue
Uniondale, NY 11553		(516) 572-14002950302N
Acadia Center for Nursing and RehabilitationNursing Home1146 Woodcrest Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11901		(631) 727-77445155301N
Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation CenterNursing Home305 Locust Avenue
Oakdale, NY 11769		(631) 218-59005154323N
Allegria Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Port JeffersonNursing Home1360 Route 112
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776		(631) 473-71005151323N
Apex Rehabilitation & Care CenterNursing Home78 Birchwood Drive
Huntington Station, NY 11746		(631) 423-32005153311N
Beach Terrace Care CenterNursing Home640 West Broadway
Long Beach, NY 11561		(516) 431-44002902303N

The St. James market specifically

Visit twice, at different hours

A scheduled mid-morning tour and an unannounced 7 p.m. drop-in can look like two different buildings. Evening and overnight are when staffing thins and when families are most often surprised.

Eat a meal there. Talk to a resident's family member in the parking lot rather than one the community introduces you to.

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

My parent is being discharged from a Northwell Health hospital on Long Island - who helps plan next steps?

Northwell Health is the largest healthcare system in New York State, with Long Island hospitals including North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset), Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park), Huntington Hospital, Glen Cove Hospital, Mather Hospital (Port Jefferson), South Shore University Hospital (Bay Shore), LIJ Valley Stream, and Peconic Bay Medical Center (Riverhead). Each hospital has its own discharge planning staff who coordinate a patient's transition to home care, rehabilitation, or a skilled nursing facility.

What's the difference between being under observation and being formally admitted to the hospital, and why does it matter afterward?

Observation status and inpatient admission are different Medicare billing classifications that a hospital assigns based on a physician's assessment of the patient's condition, and the distinction significantly affects what Medicare covers afterward. Specifically, Medicare's skilled nursing facility benefit generally requires a prior 3-day qualifying inpatient hospital stay, and time spent under observation does not count toward that requirement. Families should ask hospital staff directly and explicitly which status their parent has been assigned, since it isn't always obvious from where the patient is physically located in the hospital.

Which Long Island hospital system likely serves my area - Northwell, Catholic Health, Stony Brook Medicine, or NYU Langone?

Coverage overlaps, but broadly: Northwell dominates central and western Nassau and much of Suffolk, plus the North Fork via Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. Catholic Health covers central Nassau and western-central Suffolk, including Rockville Centre, Roslyn, West Islip, Smithtown, Port Jefferson, and Bethpage. Stony Brook Medicine covers central and eastern Suffolk plus the South and North Forks. NYU Langone covers Mineola and central Nassau, with a Suffolk presence as well.

If my parent is discharged from Huntington Hospital, what senior care options are nearby?

Huntington Hospital is a Northwell Health facility located directly in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, which this site treats as its hub area for senior care research, covering neighborhoods from Huntington Village and Huntington Station to Cold Spring Harbor, Northport, Dix Hills, and Melville. Discharge planning from Huntington Hospital would coordinate with home care agencies, rehabilitation facilities, and assisted living or nursing communities in this immediate area.

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