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Nursing Homes in Uniondale

Compare licensed nursing homes in Uniondale and the surrounding Nassau County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

2 verified in Uniondale
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There are 2 verified nursing homes options listed in Uniondale. 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 Uniondale.

What to watch for with nursing homes in Uniondale

  • 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 Uniondale

CommunityCare typeAddressPhoneNYSDOH license #
A Holly Patterson Extended Care FacilityNursing Home875 Jerusalem Avenue
Uniondale, NY 11553		(516) 572-14002950302N
Townhouse Center for Rehabilitation & NursingNursing Home755 Hempstead Turnpike
Uniondale, NY 11553		(516) 565-19002950318N

Nursing Homes elsewhere in the region

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

CommunityCare typeAddressPhoneNYSDOH license #
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
Belair Care CenterNursing Home2478 Jerusalem Ave
North Bellmore, NY 11710		(516) 826-11602950301N

The Uniondale market specifically

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.

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Questions families ask

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.

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.

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