Kingston is located in the Hudson Valley in Ulster County, New York. The city was the original state capitol and today is home to 3,487 seniors who make up 15.3% of its 22,793 residents. Kingston’s climate is characterized by frigid winters that lead into cool springs and pleasant summers. HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway is the town’s main emergency healthcare provider, and seniors have additional options in surrounding areas.
At the city’s nursing facilities, seniors can access extensive care services that are second only to hospitals. Nurses and physicians are on-site 24/7 to provide needed emergency medical care as well as assistance with daily living activities, wound care, diabetic monitoring and other services. The average monthly cost for a semiprivate room in a Kingston nursing home is $14,797. With the national median for nursing home costs being $7,756 a month, Kingston’s seniors could reap significant savings by choosing assisted living or home care instead, if it meets their needs.
In this guide we’ve included an overview of Kingston’s senior care costs and a list of resources that may help seniors pay for nursing home care or receive needed support services so they can age in place at home.
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One Wingate Way, Highland, NY 12528
2.1
(13 reviews)
"My father is at Taconic Rehabilitation & Nursing at Ulster. It seems very nice. It's clean. The room is also clean and there are dressers there. Each resident has a TV and curtains for privacy. The staff members have been fantastic. They treat my fat..."
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22 ROBERT R. KASIN WAY, Beacon, NY 12508
2.1
(8 reviews)
"My Mother was placed in Elant Beacon after medication management in another Facility Senior Behavioral in Sharon CT. My Mom had been diagnosed with Dementia at age 69.I was concerned about the diagnosis at such a young age as well as the level of car..."
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2781 Route 9, Livingston, NY 12534
2.0
(1 reviews)
"My brother had stayed at Livingston Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation for rehab. The place was terrible. He had a bunch of falls when he was in the shower. Two people went in with him and they left him alone and he fell off his shower chair. He was tr..."
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4975 Albany Post Road, Staatsburg, NY 12580
1.9
(17 reviews)
"I placed my beloved dad here . Can't say enough about how caring, compassionate and loving the staff is. They communicate everything with the family making sure all of his needs are met nursing, sw, activites ,therapies , housekeeping, nutrition ar..."
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1.5
(8 reviews)
"They reached out to me. We stopped in and visited my step daughter last month, a couple of days after I put on for the website to get information about her. I did get a hold of them and was able to go down and see her. Everything went well with the v..."
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140 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
1.0
(6 reviews)
"I'm now at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at River Valley. I don't like it. I'm healthy now; I got to get out of here. There are no activities. There's nothing new. I have a roommate, and I can't talk too loud now because he yells. We don't go ..."
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1 Jansen Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561
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3 Summit Ct, Fishkill, NY 12524
"Welcome to Wingate At Dutchess! For more than 15 years, Wingate at Dutchess has met the short-term rehab, long-term care and respite care ne..."
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71 Old Tschirky Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561
"Welcome to The Culinarians Home! The Culinarians' Home is an Adult Home, licensed by the New York State Department of health. The Home is lo..."
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6526 Springbrook, Po Box 514, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
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154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill, NY 12414
"The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, located in Catskill, NY, offers a wide range of care types to meet the diverse ..."
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186 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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READ MOREAt $14,797 for a semiprivate room, Kingston has the highest nursing home cost in the region. The city’s seniors are paying an average of $2,478 more each month than the statewide median, and $7,041 more than the national average. Seniors in New York City pay about $3,026 less each moth than their peers in Kingston, making it the most affordable city in the area and the only one where nursing home care costs are below the statewide median. In Albany and Poughkeepsie, the median monthly nursing home costs are $1,824 and $1,049 less than in Kingston, respectively.
Kingston
$14,797
New York
$12,319
The United States
$7,756
Albany
$12,973
Poughkeepsie
$13,748
New York City
$11,771
The median cost for a month of care with a private room is $14,965. Semiprivate rooms average $14,797 a month.
Many seniors and their families use some form of financial assistance to help them pay for nursing care. The main options available are Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits. These programs can be complicated, especially when it comes to benefit terms. Below, we give a brief overview of how these programs may be used towards paying for skilled nursing care.
If these options aren’t available to you, check if your loved one has long-term care insurance or contact your Area Agency on Aging to ask about any local financial assistance programs for seniors.
Nursing home care is the most costly type of senior care in Kingston, with private accommodations commanding an additional $168 a month beyond the cost for a semiprivate room. The median costs for home care and home health care are identical at $4,385 a month, and although the local data wasn’t available, adult day health care is likely the most affordable type of senior care, using the New York median of $1,949 per month for comparison. Cost data for assisted living wasn’t available either, but the statewide average of $4,800 puts its cost between adult day health care and in-home care.
Home care
$4,385
Home health care
$4,385
Nursing home (semiprivate room)
$14,797
Nursing home (private room)
$14,965
The following programs and organizations could help seniors access financial assistance to pay for nursing home care or connect them with programs and supports that allow them to remain at home or in the community.
| Resource | Contact | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Ulster County Department of Social Services | (845) 334-5000 | The Ulster County Department of Social Services is Kingston seniors’ entry point to government assistance programs. Workers at the agency can answer questions about application criteria, assist with enrollment and help seniors understand program benefits. |
| Ulster County Area Transit | (845) 334-8120 | After registering with the Ulster County Office for the Aging, seniors aged 60 and over can receive free transportation once per week for shopping and twice per week for medical appointments. Caregivers can also ride for free when traveling to medical appointments. |
| Long Term Care Ombudsman | (855) 582-6769 | Advocacy, mediation and education are cornerstones of the long term care ombudsman’s duties as they protect the rights and overall best interests of Kingston’s seniors residing in nursing homes and other senior care facilities. Common scenarios where the ombudsman gets involved include concerns over the quality of resident care and financial disagreements. Complaints can be filed by seniors or their loved ones on their behalf. |
| Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program | (845) 340-3456 | The HIICAP program offers a wealth of information and personal guidance to seniors looking for help choosing a suitable health insurance plan. The program’s counselors are knowledgeable about Medicare health plans, private health insurance and prescription drug savings programs. HIICAP is administered locally by the Ulster County Office for the Aging. |
| Home Delivered Meals Program | (845) 340-3456 | Through Ulster County’s home delivered meals program, seniors with difficulty preparing their own food can receive nutritious, dietitian-approved meals at their doorstep five days a week. Both hot and frozen meals are available, and each meal is designed to satisfy one-third of the daily recommended nutrition for older adults. Donations are suggested but not required. |
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klogan
2.0
Review of Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The rehab/subacute section of Golden Hill is for very incapacitated people. If you're at all motivated to get up and get better, look elsewhere. They are looking to keep you in bed to decrease...
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Steven
4.0
Review of Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was very clean, but it was institutional looking. There was no outdoor area, but there were a few hard benches in front. It's enormous and had this...
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pj257
1.0
Review of Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Nurses and nurses AIDS that serve the rehab unit are terribly understaffed. The coffee cups are always dirty. It looks like a stain but if you take your finger you can wipe it clean. The food is...
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