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Assisted Living in Dongan Hills

Compare licensed assisted living in Dongan Hills and the surrounding Richmond County area. Free guidance, no obligation.

1 verified in Dongan Hills
Richmond County
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There is 1 verified assisted living option listed in Dongan Hills. NYSDOH licenses and inspects this care type, and publishes the record free on NYS Health Profiles.

HomeDongan HillsAssisted Living

Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments. In New York this is an Adult Care Facility that also holds Assisted Living Residence (ALR) licensure under 10 NYCRR Part 1001.

Short answer

We list 1 verified assisted living option in Dongan Hills.

What to watch for with assisted living in Dongan Hills

  • Ask which services are included in the base rate versus billed as a separate care level.

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Verified assisted living in Dongan Hills

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Sunrise of Staten IslandAssisted Living801 Narrows Road North
Staten Island, NY 10304
Richmond

Assisted Living elsewhere in the region

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

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
The Veranda Assisted LivingAssisted Living110 Henderson Ave
Staten Island, NY 10301
Richmond
The Brielle at SeaviewAssisted Living140 Friendship Lane
Staten Island, NY 10314
Richmond
Sunrise of New DorpAssisted Living470 New Dorp Lane
Staten Island, NY 10306
Richmond

The Dongan Hills market specifically

Dongan Hills sits along the SIR line and is popular with retirees who want to stay near Staten Island University Hospital without living directly downtown.

Dongan Hills is often compared directly to South Beach, since both sit near the same stretch of Staten Island University Hospital's campus.

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.

You can check any facility's record free. NYS Health Profiles (profiles.health.ny.gov) publishes free license status and inspection history for every Adult Care Facility and nursing home. Read the full explanation →

Questions families ask

Does Medicare pay for rehab after a hospital stay on Staten Island?

Medicare can cover a limited skilled nursing facility stay after a qualifying inpatient hospital admission, when skilled care is needed daily -- but only if the prior hospital stay was classified as inpatient, not observation status, and it does not cover custodial or long-term nursing care beyond that limited rehabilitation window.

My parent had a fall on Staten Island. What should we actually do in the next two weeks?

Treat the fall as a signal, not just an accident -- a first fall is one of the strongest predictors of a second one. Get the cause investigated (medication, vision, blood pressure, inner-ear issues), fix obvious environmental hazards, ask whether anyone was present, and watch closely for a fear-of-falling pattern that causes reduced activity and further weakening.

We just got a dementia diagnosis for a parent. What actually needs to happen this month?

Very little needs to be decided immediately. Get the specific diagnosis type (Alzheimer's, vascular, Lewy body, frontotemporal all progress differently), do legal planning now while capacity is clear -- power of attorney, health care proxy, advance directives -- and connect with NYC Aging (DFTA) through CASC for local support resources.

How do I know when it's actually time to look at memory care instead of managing at home?

Wandering or exit-seeking behavior is one of the clearest signals, because it converts a general supervision challenge into a genuine safety risk that is difficult to manage reliably at home. Other signals include medication errors, unsafe stove or appliance use, and a caregiver reaching a point of exhaustion that itself becomes a safety issue.

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