Page 5 of Best Hospice Care in New York State

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Overview of Belair Care Center

Belair Care Center provides nursing home, assisted living, hospice, memory care, palliative care, respite care, and skilled nursing in No Bellmore, NY. Assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident maintains their living space. Memory care provides supervision in a secured setting for someone at risk of wandering, while skilled nursing offers licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Hospice and palliative care address comfort and supportive needs, and respite care provides a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The community has 102 beds. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 16 minutes per resident per day, representing the amount of daily nursing time assigned to each resident. Rehabilitation services support recovery and functional goals, with in house primary care and specialty physicians available so residents can receive those medical services within the community.

Belair Care Center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay, giving families payment routes for covered or privately funded care. A Walk Score of 92 places the area in the walker’s paradise band, so daily errands do not require a car and a resident who no longer drives can still reach nearby services independently. Andrew Yandoli serves as director, and the combination of short term, long term, memory, assisted living, and skilled care may suit a resident whose needs could change over time.

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Overview of Friendly Home

Situated in Rochester, NY, Friendly Home is a nursing home that offers skilled nursing, memory care, and hospice care. With nursing services on-site, continuous clinical support is provided for those who require it. Those with memory-related conditions also receive specialized care in a supervised environment.

Additionally, hospice care supports residents who need end-of-life care, while recovery support is provided for those in rehabilitation. Of 200 beds, 89% are currently occupied. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 31 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families a variety of options to cover care costs.

The art gallery, gift shop, and cafe offer places to view art, shop for small items, or get refreshments. The community is also awarded the Best Nursing Home of 2026 by Newsweek.

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Overview of Island Nursing and Rehab Center

Island Nursing and Rehab Center is a 120 bed nursing home in Holtsville, NY. It offers skilled nursing, memory care, hospice care, palliative care, and respite care. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured, supervised setting. Hospice and palliative care focus on comfort for residents with serious or end of life illness, and respite care provides a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time away.

The combination of memory care and skilled nursing may be a good fit for a resident who needs both cognitive supervision and nursing support. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 6 minutes per resident each day, representing the amount of nurse time assigned to each resident across a day.

Payment options include Medicare for eligible short term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid for eligible care, and private pay for families paying directly. Island Nursing and Rehab Center also offers rehabilitation services and short term rehabilitation, giving residents a setting for time limited recovery without arranging care elsewhere.

Adult Day Care, Social Adult Day Care, and a Medical Adult Day Program provide daytime services. The medical program focuses on health related needs. Island Rehabilitation and Nursing Center operates the community.

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Overview of Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a nursing home in Hempstead, NY offering skilled nursing, adult day care, hospice care, and respite care. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care around the clock, hospice care supports residents receiving end-of-life care, adult day care offers daytime support, and respite care provides short-term stays. This combination may suit a household whose care needs change or whose usual caregiver needs temporary relief.

The center has 280 beds, making it a larger community with more residents, staff, and usually programming. Private and semi-private rooms are available. A private room is for one resident, while a semi-private room is shared by residents.

Total nurse staffing is 3h 1m per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident. Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is operated by Nassau Operating Company. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families those payment routes for care.

Rehabilitation and ortho rehab are available for residents working on recovery and mobility. Therapeutic recreation programs provide activities within the community, while a coffee bar offers a dedicated place for refreshments and social time. Chiropractic services are also available on site.

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Overview of Brookside Multicare Nursing Center

Brookside Multicare Nursing Center offers nursing home, adult day care, hospice care, memory care, palliative care, and skilled nursing in Smithtown, NY. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide ongoing clinical support, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Adult day care provides daytime support without an overnight residence, and hospice and palliative care focus on comfort and symptom support.

The center has 353 beds and an 86% occupancy rate, so most of its beds are occupied. Private rooms give one resident a room of their own, while semi private rooms accommodate shared living arrangements. With several care levels and rehabilitation services, Brookside may be a good fit for a resident whose clinical or cognitive needs may change over time.

Total nurse staffing is 3h 56m per resident per day, representing the recorded daily nurse time allocated to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families those payment routes. Medicare can cover short term skilled care after a hospital stay, while Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay. Brookside Multicare Nursing Center is operated by Optima Care Smithtown.

Rehabilitation services include a short term rehabilitation unit, a stroke rehabilitation and recovery center, and cardiac rehabilitation, supporting recovery after those health events. Ventilator care services and a pediatric program for extended and long term care are also available. Residents can use the on site salon or spa, spend time on outdoor patios, and dine in outdoor dining areas, while pet therapy provides animal assisted activities.

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Overview of Gold Crest Care Center

Gold Crest Care Center works out of the Bronx, NY, with hospice care, palliative care, respite care, nursing home care, and skilled nursing on the license, across 175 beds. Both nursing tracks carry licensed support for a resident whose medical needs continue. Hospice and palliative work both put comfort and symptom management first. Short-term stays get booked by a primary caregiver when temporary help is the only thing that will do.

Rehabilitation here has names attached. Stroke recovery therapy, cancer recovery services, IV therapies, and pain management are all listed. A resident receives those inside the building rather than somewhere else.

A salon, a garden, sunrooms, a library, and religious services fill out what the days hold beyond clinical care. Each resident has 3 hours and 59 minutes of nursing available across a day.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private payment each reach care, depending on eligibility and what a family can put up. Skilled, hospice, palliative, and respite services under one roof point at somebody whose medical or caregiving situation calls for either ongoing nursing or a brief stay.

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Overview of Leroy Village Green

Providing hospice care, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing, Leroy Village Green is a nursing home in Le Roy, NY. Residents can access services at all times with 24-hour nursing and staffing. A dietitian is also on-site to oversee residents’ nutrition intake.

The community offers both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation, providing recovery support. Pain management, wound care, and cancer care are among the specialized care services to meet residents’ needs.

Of 140 beds, the community is currently at 95.7% occupancy. Residents also receive a total of 3 hours and 14 minutes of nursing care daily. To promote engagement and wellness, social gatherings, professional entertainment, and trips are available. Payment options are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, giving families various options to cover care costs.

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St Anns Community

920 Cherry Ridge Boulevard, Webster, NY 14580
Overview of St Anns Community

Podiatry, pastoral care, and rehab or transitional care sit on the additional services list here at St. Ann’s Community, alongside Adult Day Services. Foot care and spiritual support are the kind of thing that otherwise turns into two more appointments somebody has to drive or be driven to.

The Webster, New York, community covers nursing home care and skilled nursing with licensed nursing on-site around the clock, assisted living for help bathing, dressing, and medication when that help becomes needed, and adult day care for someone who needs the day here and still can sleep at home. Hospice and palliative care handle comfort, whether at the end of life or during a serious illness still being treated.

Because assisted living and skilled nursing share one campus here, a resident whose needs evolve can transition within it easily.

Seventy of the 72 beds were filled at the last count, a 97 percent census that leaves little slack. Nursing time reaches 4 hours and 52 minutes per resident daily.

A walk score of 75 marks the area as very walkable, so errands stay on foot for a resident who no longer drives. St. Anns Nursing Home Company operates the community.

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Overview of St. Ann’s Community

Rochester, NY, is where St. Ann’s Community runs eight care types. Nursing home care, skilled nursing, adult day care, and assisted living are four, and independent living, memory care, hospice care, and palliative care complete the list.

Independent living pairs a private home with community services and leaves daily care out. Assisted living residents keep an apartment, and staff take charge of bathing, dressing, and medication. Residents facing the risk of wandering live in the memory care area, which is kept secure under supervision. For clinical needs that keep going, the nursing home and skilled nursing levels supply licensed nurses.

Adult day care is care by day, with the night spent at home. Hospice care serves those in the final phase of life. Palliative care relieves symptoms and the discomfort that treatment brings. Staying in one community while care needs shift is the appeal, and the range here is built for exactly that.

At 376 beds, the community is high-capacity, and a building of that size usually brings a larger population, a bigger staff, and more programming. The staffing record shows 4h 38m of nursing per resident each day. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted.

The neighborhood is East Irondequoit, and at 37, its Walk Score marks it as car-dependent, with errands mostly made by car. St. Ann’s Home for the Aged operates it. Residents may keep a pet there.

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Overview of Bayberry Nursing Home

Bayberry Nursing Home is a nursing home in New Rochelle, NY, offering skilled nursing, hospice care, palliative care, and respite care. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care around the clock, while hospice focuses on comfort at the end of life and palliative care addresses comfort and symptom management during serious illness. Respite care offers a short stay when a resident’s usual caregiver needs time away.

That combination is suited to someone who needs ongoing nursing support alongside comfort-focused care. Bayberry has 60 beds, with rehabilitation services for residents working to regain function after illness or injury and religious services available on site for worship. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 41 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nurse time allocated per resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, allowing families to use Medicare for short-term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid when savings may not cover a long stay, or private funds. The operating organization is Russ, William and Russ, Sylvia.

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Hospice Care in New York State at a glance

Avg Walk Score: 66/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in New York State. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 193The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in New York State. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90
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