Pricing ranges from
    $4,429 – 5,757/month

    Island Assisted Living

    820 Front St, Hempstead, NY 11550
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing

    Caring staff, safe welcoming community

    I placed my mother here and have been very pleased: staff are consistently kind, professional and attentive, admissions was smooth with Brian's hands-on help, and administration (Sam Horowitz) is responsive. The community is clean, safe and welcoming with good meals, reliable meds and therapy, plentiful activities, and comfortable common areas that make visits enjoyable. It feels like family and gives us real peace of mind - I highly recommend this caring, well-managed facility.

    Loved one of resident
    Oct 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.43·(123)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.4
    • Staff

      4.5
    • Meals

      3.5
    • Amenities

      4.2
    • Value

      3.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful, and attentive staff
    • Responsive family communication and case management
    • Medication support and access to medical professionals
    • Help arranging appointments, transportation, and therapy
    • Housekeeping, laundry, and personal-care assistance
    • Engaging activities, outings, celebrations, and social opportunities
    • Clean, well-maintained common areas and resident rooms
    • Comfortable lounges, outdoor spaces, and private-room options
    • Welcoming admission process and transition support
    • Many residents and families describe a strong sense of community

    Cons

    • Inconsistent meal quality and limited menu choice
    • Medication-administration reliability concerns
    • Staff turnover and perceived staffing strain
    • Inconsistent safety monitoring and family notification

    Summary of reviews

    Overall, the reviews are predominantly positive. Residents and families commonly describe attentive, kind staff and say the community has helped residents feel safer, more socially connected, and better supported with daily needs. Families frequently value help with medication routines, personal care, housekeeping, laundry, medical appointments, and therapy. Several residents also describe the community as feeling like home, while families appreciate regular updates and accessible case managers and administrators.

    Dining feedback is mixed. Some residents praise the meals, snacks, healthy options, and dining-room service, and a family described staff accommodating a resident’s preferred foods. Other accounts criticize meal quality, limited choices, and changes in food offerings; one reviewer also objected to the available kosher menu and perceived limited alternatives. Prospective residents may want to ask about current menus, dietary accommodations, and how food preferences are handled.

    Activities are a consistent strength in many accounts. Residents and families mention games, bingo, movies, entertainment, religious services, outings, holiday events, and opportunities to socialize. The facility is often described as clean and well maintained, with lounges, a library, therapy spaces, a dining room, and outdoor areas. Room size and the overall appearance receive less favorable comments from a few visitors, while private-room availability is valued by some families.

    Admission and management experiences are often described as organized, supportive, and responsive. Families praise staff for explaining the transition, coordinating paperwork, and answering questions; some also describe clear financial communication. However, several critical accounts raise concerns about staff turnover and staffing pressure. Medication administration is praised by many but questioned in a few accounts, including claims of errors and inconsistent handling. One reviewer also raised concerns about resident-account discrepancies, contrasting with other families’ positive comments about billing and account records.

    A few sharply negative accounts describe concerns about supervision, personal-care and nutrition monitoring, and communication after a fall. These include one family’s account of substantial weight loss and limited bathing assistance during a short stay, and separate accounts of a resident found in the parking area after surgery and delayed direct family notification after a fall. These claims differ from the more common descriptions of attentive care and communication, but they are important topics for families to discuss directly with the facility. Overall, the reviews suggest a community with substantial strengths in staff warmth, social engagement, and transition support, alongside questions worth exploring about dining consistency, staffing stability, medication controls, and safety and communication procedures.

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    Location

    Island Assisted Living is located at 820 Front St, Hempstead, NY, 11550.

    About Island Assisted Living

    Island Assisted Living sits in Hempstead, New York, close to Cedar Street Park and James M. Shuart Stadium, and it really does try to make senior living comfortable and friendly because you walk in and you see a variety of lively spaces, with a fitness room, a beauty parlor, a quiet library for reading, and a big well-designed dining room where people gather, eat, and share good food that's ranked among the top 7% for meals and dining, prepared under the watch of a certified dietician, and with restaurant-style service. The building's got a mix of private and semi-private rooms, and while some folks like the peaceful corners, others join in the vibrant common areas or activities like movie nights, holiday parties, and off-site trips, so it doesn't feel lonely. The place runs as a New York ALP Medicaid Program Participating Assisted Living Facility, and their care team, made up of compassionate local advisors and highly trained staff, helps match residents and families with the right care options-so you find assistance with daily living tasks, complex medical needs, memory care, nursing home support, or just independent living, all under one roof, with 24/7 staff and medical support always near. There's housekeeping, laundry, and case management services you don't have to worry about, and every resident gets a personalized care plan because the philosophy at Island Assisted Living is to foster hope, warmth, and friendship, believing, as their mission states, "No one is an 'Island' unto themselves." The community encourages seniors to make friends and stay independent while getting the support they need, and the staff focuses on quality care day and night. Families can learn all about the place by visiting in person, walking through the Island Experience tour, or looking at the Island Gallery, with a director of admissions ready to set up guided visits during office hours Monday through Friday, with visitation allowed every day. There's no charge to families for their advisory and matching services, and the community aims to meet different needs and budgets, giving everyone a chance to find a safe, friendly, and comfortable place to call home, where activities, entertainment, medical care, and daily meals come together in a supportive atmosphere designed with seniors in mind.

    People often ask...

    Island Assisted Living offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,429 per month.

    Island Assisted Living offers assisted living and skilled nursing.

    There are 27 photos of Island Assisted Living on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 820 Front St, Hempstead, NY 11550.

    No, Island Assisted Living does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In New York, the State Department of Health licenses adult care facilities and assisted living programs, posting relicensure surveys, complaint investigations, and inspections.

    License number14812
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAdult Home
    Capacity200 residents
    LicenseeNewco Alp Inc.
    EffectiveApril 4th, 2014
    View the official license record

    Inspection Reports

    36

    Reports

    46

    Citations

    36

    Complaints

    4

    Years

    16 Mar 2026Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    27 Feb 2026Complaint
    Investigated the complaint and found no deficiencies.
    26 Dec 2025Complaint
    Investigated six violations and approved a plan/notice of correction. Violations involved resident services, food service, environmental standards, and disaster/emergency planning.
    • 487.7 (e) (2)Resident services
    • 487.8 (c)Food service
    • 487.8 (d) (1-2)Food service
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    • 487.11 (h) (11)Environmental standards
    • 487.12 (g)Disaster and emergency planning
    04 Dec 2025Complaint
    Identified six violations across multiple service areas.
    • 487.7 (e) (2)Resident services
    • 487.8 (c)Food service
    • 487.8 (d) (1-2)Food service
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    • 487.11 (h) (11)Environmental standards
    • 487.12 (g)Disaster and emergency planning
    10 Nov 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    04 Nov 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    06 Oct 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies based on the complaint survey.
    03 Oct 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. The complaint survey identified no violations.
    20 Aug 2025Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found no deficiencies.
    01 Aug 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. No violations were identified.
    25 Mar 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. No violations were cited.
    21 Feb 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies identified during the review.
    03 Jan 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. No violations were cited.
    12 Dec 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. No violations were cited.
    30 Sept 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    27 Sept 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies. The review indicated no violations were identified.
    25 Sept 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    11 Sept 2024Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    28 Aug 2024Complaint
    Identified ten deficiencies across resident services, food service, personnel, and environmental standards.
    • 487.7 (f) (12) (iii)Resident services
    • 487.8 (c)Food service
    • 487.8 (d) (1-2)Food service
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    • 487.8 (e) (4)Food service
    • 487.9 (a) (15)Personnel
    • 487.11 (f) (8)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (g)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (h) (11)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (k) (13)Environmental standards
    26 Jun 2024Complaint
    Identified 10 violations across resident services, food service, personnel, and environmental standards.
    • 487.7 (f) (12) (iii)Resident services
    • 487.8 (c)Food service
    • 487.8 (d) (1-2)Food service
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    • 487.8 (e) (4)Food service
    • 487.9 (a) (15)Personnel
    • 487.11 (f) (8)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (g)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (h) (11)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (k) (13)Environmental standards
    09 Jan 2024Complaint
    Investigated the complaint and found no deficiencies.
    04 Jan 2024Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found no deficiencies.
    16 Mar 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found no deficiencies.
    13 Mar 2023Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    01 Dec 2022Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    07 Nov 2022Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    04 Nov 2022Complaint
    Cited one violation related to food service.
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    31 Oct 2022Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    27 Oct 2022Complaint
    Identified a violation related to food service and approved a plan of correction.
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    03 Oct 2022Complaint
    Investigated a complaint survey and found no deficiencies.
    28 Sept 2022Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    23 Aug 2022Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    03 Jun 2022Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    21 Apr 2022Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    07 Apr 2022Complaint
    Identified six deficiencies. Approved a plan/notice of correction.
    • 487.7 (d) (12-13)Resident services
    • 487.7 (f) (11) (iii)Resident services
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    • 487.9 (a) (15)Personnel
    • 487.11 (f) (8)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (h) (11)Environmental standards
    03 Feb 2022Complaint
    Investigated relicensure and a complaint survey; identified six violations and approved the plan/notice of correction.
    • 487.7 (d) (12-13)Resident services
    • 487.7 (f) (11) (iii)Resident services
    • 487.8 (e) (1)Food service
    • 487.9 (a) (15)Personnel
    • 487.11 (f) (8)Environmental standards
    • 487.11 (h) (11)Environmental standards

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