Assisted Living on Long Island

Local, Experienced, and Here to Help

When families need help finding Assisted Living, Memory Care, or Independent Living, I guide them through every step from assessing care needs to scheduling tours and making sure it's still the right fit even months after move-in. My help is always local, personal, and 100% free to families.

But this work didn't start as a career, it started with my own mom.

When my sisters and I needed to find care for her, we saw how overwhelming, urgent, and unclear the process can be. That experience changed everything. It's why I do this work today to bring families clarity, confidence, and compassion at one of the most difficult moments in life.

I've toured over 90 senior living communities across Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens. I know what they offer beyond the brochures and I help families avoid the common pitfalls of going it alone. Learn more about my 4-step process or contact me today to get started.

This isn't just a service. It's a responsibility I take personally.

Senior living on Long Island means three kinds of community: independent living for active seniors, assisted living for people who need help with bathing, dressing or medications, and memory care for people with dementia.

Independent living includes no hands on care. Most communities include a private apartment, meals, housekeeping, laundry and a full calendar of activities, and personal care rises from one type to the next. Compare independent living, assisted living and memory care. Income based senior apartments are a separate housing program.

On Long Island, independent living generally runs $2,500 to $6,000 a month, assisted living $4,500 to $12,000, and memory care $6,000 to $12,000.

Cost depends on the type of community, the care a resident needs, the apartment and the amenities; some communities charge extra for medication management. Medicare does not pay for any of the three. Through New York's Assisted Living Program, about 10 Long Island communities accept Medicaid for the care portion of assisted living, and long term care insurance typically covers assisted living and memory care. Mike's own help is free to families. Read how seniors pay for assisted living and memory care.

Check five things at every community you tour, starting with the care it can deliver now and in two years.

• Care: written care levels, and whether your parent can stay if memory care is needed.
• Staff: how many residents each aide supports on days, evenings and nights, and when a nurse is on site.
• A normal day: visit during a meal or an activity and taste the food.
• The contract: what the base fee covers, how care is priced and the notice to leave.
• Fit: whether your parent would be comfortable there, close enough for family to visit often.

Mike's senior living checklist has the full list.

Respite care is a short, furnished stay in an assisted living or memory care community, often used after a hospital discharge or while a family caregiver travels or rests.

It gives the caregiver short term relief while the senior lives in a supported setting. Not every community offers short stays, so ask each one directly, and check your policy: most long term care insurance policies cover respite for a family caregiver. Mike's guide to caregiver and family support explains when a break is overdue.

Mike works with families across all of Nassau County, Suffolk County and northeastern Queens, where he has toured more than 90 senior living communities.

• Nassau County: Syosset, Plainview, Hempstead, Garden City, Lynbrook, Woodmere, Massapequa and Glen Cove. Start with senior living in Nassau County or the town guides for Syosset and Glen Cove.
• Suffolk County: Huntington, Huntington Station and Yaphank. Start with senior living in Suffolk County or assisted living in Huntington Station.

Book through the contact form or by phone; walk ins are not taken, because the Glen Cove office at 42 Prospect Avenue is by appointment.

Mike replies personally, and most first meetings happen at your home or at a community. The first conversation is a free needs assessment covering care needs, personality, location and budget. If a move cannot wait, for example after a hospital stay, he can work quickly; as his blog puts it, his phone is always on.

Mike holds a 5.0 star Google rating from 85 reviews.

• “His knowledge, advice, and resources helped us narrow down the choices and select the ideal place.” (Kimberly H.)
• “We selected a facility and moved my mother in within one month of beginning the process.” (Wayne P.)
• “I felt Mike functioned as an amazing buyer's broker (i.e. he functioned as though I was paying his fee).” (Jeffrey L.)

Mike has helped Long Island families since 2019, and his help is free to families. Read more on the family reviews page.

Mike comes to you: first meetings usually happen at the family's home or at a community anywhere in Nassau and Suffolk County. The Glen Cove office at 42 Prospect Avenue is by appointment.

By train: the LIRR Glen Cove and Glen Street stations on the Oyster Bay Branch are each about a mile from the office.

By bus: NICE routes n21 (Great Neck to Glen Cove) and n27 (Hempstead to Glen Cove) serve downtown Glen Cove.

For a rideshare, set the drop off to 42 Prospect Ave, Glen Cove, NY 11542.