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What Senior Care Costs

New York State's published CareScout medians for assisted living, nursing homes, in-home care and adult day care, with the caveats that matter for Staten Island specifically.

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What senior care costs in Staten Island

Short answer

The CareScout (formerly Genworth) 2025 Cost of Care Survey publishes New York STATE medians only -- there is no published Staten Island or New York City-specific figure from any primary source. Local pricing in a high-cost metro like New York City likely runs higher than the statewide median; we say that plainly rather than inventing a local number.

CategoryDailyMonthlyAnnual
Non-medical caregiver / home health aide$6,673$80,080
Private duty nurse$150/visit$6,240*
Adult day health care$144$3,120$37,440
Assisted living community (private one-bedroom)$225$7,110$85,320
Nursing home, semi-private room$511$15,528$186,333
Nursing home, private room$550$16,729$200,750

*Private duty nurse annual figure reflects the survey's reported visit-based median, not a full-time equivalent. New York State medians, 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey.

No memory care figure exists. CareScout does not survey memory care as a category in any state, any year. Any "memory care cost" you see elsewhere is an estimate or an extrapolation, not a survey figure -- see our full explainer on this.

Source: CareScout Cost of Care Survey

Questions families ask

What is New York's nursing home Personal Needs Allowance, and why is it so low?

New York's nursing home resident Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) is $50 per month -- unchanged since the 1980s, and among the lowest in the country; 33 states pay more, in a $52-$200 range. A 2024 state senate bill proposed raising it to $128, but it has not been enacted, and the PNA remains $50/month.

What are New York's 2026 spousal impoverishment protections?

For 2026, New York's Community Spouse Resource Allowance runs from a state minimum of $74,820 up to a federal maximum of $162,660 (the community spouse keeps the greater of the state minimum or half of countable resources, up to the federal max), with a Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance of $4,066.50/month, per NYSDOH GIS 26 MA/03.

What is the NYC-region MLTC special income standard, and does it apply to Staten Island?

Yes -- the NYC-region MLTC special income standard for housing expenses is $1,790/month, effective January 1, 2026, per NYSDOH GIS 26 MA/03. This applies to Staten Island because Richmond County is part of the New York City region for MLTC purposes, distinct from Long Island's separate $1,701 figure.

What does assisted living cost on Staten Island?

There is no published Staten Island-specific figure. The 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey publishes a New York STATE median of $7,110/month for a private one-bedroom assisted living unit -- a statewide figure, not a New York City or Staten Island number, and local pricing in the city likely runs higher.

What does a nursing home cost in New York State?

The 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey puts New York's semi-private nursing home room at $15,528/month ($511/day) and a private room at $16,729/month ($550/day) -- state medians, not Staten Island or New York City-specific figures.

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