Assisted Living in Port Richmond

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

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Richmond County

Quick answer

There are 0 verified assisted living options listed in Port Richmond. NYSDOH licenses and inspects this care type, and publishes the record free on NYS Health Profiles.

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

No verified assisted living provider is currently based in Port Richmond. The closest verified options are listed below.

What to watch for with assisted living in Port Richmond

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

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Verified assisted living in Port Richmond

Nothing verified in Port Richmond yet. There is no verified assisted living provider based in Port Richmond itself. The closest verified options are in Staten Island, which for most families here is a realistic drive. We only list providers we have confirmed against their own published information, so this list is shorter than the aggregator directories — and more reliable.

Closest verified providers

Provider	Based in	Address	County
The Veranda Assisted Living	Staten Island	110 Henderson Ave, 10301	Richmond
The Brielle at Seaview	Staten Island	140 Friendship Lane, 10314	Richmond
Sunrise of Staten Island	Staten Island	801 Narrows Road North, 10304	Richmond
Sunrise of New Dorp	Staten Island	470 New Dorp Lane, 10306	Richmond

The Port Richmond market specifically

Port Richmond's historic commercial district has a large immigrant population and an older housing stock, with a concentration of home-care and adult day-care agencies that serve families choosing to age in place.

Port Richmond's agencies tend to serve West Brighton and the wider West Shore as well, so a family based here is rarely limited to providers physically inside the neighborhood.

Who is actually on shift

Ask how many caregivers and med aides are on the floor at 3 a.m., not the building-wide daytime ratio. Ask what happens when someone calls in sick, and whether the community uses agency staff to fill gaps.

Ask how long the administrator has been in post. Turnover at the top is one of the better predictors of turnover below it.

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 Staten Island have its own dedicated Long-Term Care Ombudsman region?

No -- Staten Island falls under the New York City region (Region 3) of the statewide Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, sponsored by CIDNY, which covers all five boroughs together rather than maintaining a separate Staten Island-specific ombudsman region.

Independent living vs. assisted living -- what's the actual difference in New York?

Independent living is generally unlicensed housing in New York, since no personal care is provided. Assisted living requires a base Adult Care Facility license plus Assisted Living Residence (ALR) certification under 10 NYCRR Part 1001, issued and inspected by NYSDOH.

Assisted living vs. memory care -- when does the distinction actually matter?

It matters as soon as dementia or cognitive impairment introduces safety risks -- particularly exit-seeking or wandering -- that a standard Assisted Living Residence is not specifically staffed, trained, or physically secured to manage. New York requires SNALR certification, layered on ALR, for a unit to be legitimately certified for memory care.

In-home care vs. assisted living -- where's the actual cost crossover point?

At New York's 2025 CareScout median of $35/hour for non-medical caregiver care, roughly 41 hours a week of in-home care costs about the same as the state's $7,110/month assisted living median. Past that point, a licensed community is often the less expensive option on paper.