Silver Lake Specialized Care Center

Silver Lake Specialized Care Center is a skilled nursing and long-term care facility with ventilator and respiratory therapy programs and dementia care, operating since 1991.

The operator's own site describes a pioneering long-term respiratory therapy program and what it calls an "Award Winning Ventilator Unit," accepting high-acuity ventilator-dependent patients -- a specialty not every Staten Island nursing home offers.

As with any operator-published award claim, confirm current status directly; we list it here as stated on the provider's own site, not as independently verified by a third-party rating body.

Short answer

Silver Lake Specialized Care Center is a nursing home provider at 275 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, 10301, in Richmond County.

Location and contact

Community	Silver Lake Specialized Care Center
Care type	Nursing Home
Address	275 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, 10301
County	Richmond County
Website	Official site

What we do not publish, and why. We list only details we confirmed against this provider's own published information. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or quality ratings for this community because we could not verify them from a primary source. Confirm licensing yourself using the state tools below, and get pricing in writing directly from the community.

How New York regulates this provider

NYSDOH licenses this care type under one of two chapters: 10 NYCRR Part 415 for nursing homes, or the Adult Care Facility statutes (18 NYCRR Parts 487/488/490/494) plus 10 NYCRR Part 1001 for assisted living, enhanced assisted living (EALR) and memory care (SNALR). If this provider markets memory care, ask specifically whether it holds SNALR certification -- that is New York's actual certification, not a marketing label.

Inspection history for this provider type is published free at profiles.health.ny.gov/acf (Adult Care Facilities) or profiles.health.ny.gov/nursing_home (nursing homes).

Evaluating a skilled nursing facility

Pull both records: New York health department's survey history and the CMS Care Compare rating.
Ask whether the stay is expected to be short-term rehabilitation or long-term care, and what happens when Medicare coverage for rehabilitation ends.
Ask about therapy intensity and who provides it, since post-acute outcomes track closely with it.

Staten Island in context

West Brighton sits between the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Richmond University Medical Center, giving North Shore families a genuinely walkable option near green space and acute care both.

Other nursing home options near Staten Island

Verrazano Nursing and Post-Acute Center — Staten Island
Staten Island Care Center — Staten Island
New Vanderbilt Rehab & Care Center — Staten Island
Richmond Center for Rehabilitation and Specialty Healthcare — Staten Island
Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center — Staten Island
Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center — Staten Island

Listing details verified 2026-08-15 against the provider's own published information. We are not affiliated with this community and do not represent it. Details change — confirm directly before making a decision.

Questions families ask

What's the practical difference between calling the ombudsman and calling NYSDOH's complaint line?

The ombudsman advocates for an individual resident and can help resolve a dispute or attend a care conference, but cannot license, inspect, or fine a facility. NYSDOH's Metropolitan Area Regional Office ((212) 417-5990 for Adult Care Facilities, (212) 417-4999 for nursing homes) investigates regulatory complaints and can take enforcement action.

Is contacting the ombudsman free, and will it cost my family anything?

Yes, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is entirely free and independent -- there is no cost to a Staten Island family for contacting CIDNY's program or the statewide LTCOP hotline, and using the service does not create any billing relationship or fee.

Can the ombudsman attend a care planning conference with my parent's facility?

Yes -- with the resident's consent, an ombudsman representative can attend a care planning conference or similar meeting to help ensure the resident's own preferences are represented and heard, particularly in situations where family and facility staff see the care plan differently.