Overview
Long Island State Veterans Home has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the New York average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Stonybrook. It scores best on health inspections (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 92% of nursing homes in New York (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 11, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the New York average of 8.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 31% of New York nursing homes have been fined.
Long Island State Veterans Home is a government-run facility with 350 certified beds, caring for about 329 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 26%
Top 22%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 11, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.54 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.17 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.64 hrs
- Nurse aides2.73 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 350
- Average residents per day
- 329
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 23, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes