Assisted Living and Memory Care
Artis Senior Living of Commack
1131 Jericho Turnpike, Commack, NY 11725 · Map
Licensed for 64 residents · Artis Senior Living Operator of Commack, LLC
Artis Senior Living of Commack is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Commack, New York. It is licensed for 64 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Care | $9,895 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 64 residents
Adult Home / ALR, EALR, SNALR 700-F-961, current license dated Mar 23, 2021. Licensee Artis Senior Living Operator of Commack, LLC.
Nearest emergency room
2.5 miles
St Catherine Of Siena Hospital, rated 5 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Senior Living of Commack this community | 64 | $9,895/mo | Active | 7 violations, 0 enforcement actions | |
| Gurwin Jewish Fay J. Lindner Residence | 2.3 mi | 200 | Not published | Active | 4 violations, 0 enforcement actions / 7 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Birchwood Suites | 2.5 mi | 95 | Not published | Active | 29 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Whisper Woods of Smithtown | 2.6 mi | 136 | $9,125/mo | Active | 0 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| The Bristal at East Northport | 2.7 mi | 166 | $7,200/mo | Active | 2 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
State inspection record7 violations, 0 enforcement actions
- Last inspection report
- October 22, 2025
- Inspections
- 4, 7 violations cited
- Complaint inspections
- 2, 0 violations cited
- Enforcement actions
- 0
- No violations cited at the last inspection (October 2025)
Inspection reports
- October 22, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- August 21, 2025, relicensure survey: 4 violations (Medication management, Food service, General requirements, Maintenance) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- August 7, 2024, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- December 23, 2022, relicensure survey: 3 violations (Medication management, Disaster and emergency planning) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
Read the full record on the state’s site →
DOH: “The Department conducts inspections for certification purposes every 12 to 18 months at each ACF, as well as follow-up inspections to ensure that any previously cited deficiencies are corrected. Additional investigations are conducted as a result of complaints and incident reports received by the Department.” DOH: “Violations under dispute through the Inspection Review Process (IRP) are not displayed.” Under 18 NYCRR Part 486, DOH may assess civil penalties against an adult care facility for violating its regulations. This community is certified for 64 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Inspection reports themselves are not online; you can request copies from DOH (how to request reports), and each facility must post its most recent report in a public area. Source: New York State Department of Health, Division of Adult Care Facilities and Assisted Living Surveillance, NYS Health Profiles, data as of October 15, 2026, covering April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee Artis Senior Living Operator of Commack, LLC
- License type
- Adult Home / ALR, EALR, SNALR
- License number
- 700-F-961
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2021-03-23
- Licensed capacity
- 64
- Licensee
- Artis Senior Living Operator of Commack, LLC
- County
- Suffolk County
- Executive Director
- Kathleen Johannsen
Source: New York state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Executive Director name from the operator's website, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in New York, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in New York
- Assisted Living Program (ALP). Medicaid can pay for services through the Assisted Living Program (ALP), which is only for people who qualify for nursing home care. Medicaid recipients must have ALP services approved ahead of time by the local social services district. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 20, 2023 to May 10, 2025. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $98 owed to 2 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Artis Senior Living of Commack (Artis SLM of Commack, LLC). Case 2004230.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.5 mi, nursing home 2.3 mi, pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Catherine Of Siena Hospital, Smithtown. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Commack. 2.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Gurwin Certified Home Health Agency, Commack. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 11725 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care - Commack, Commack, 1.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm)
Island Rehabilitative Services - Commack Dialysis, Commack, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
St. Catherine Of Siena Hospital, Smithtown, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 11725.
Vns And Hospice Of Suffolk, Inc, office in East Northport, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice Care Of Long Island, Queens, South Shore, office in Woodbury, 11.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Good Shepherd Hospice, office in Farmingdale, 11.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates PC, Smithtown. 2.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk very low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in August 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- The Department of Labor found wage violations here for a period ending May 2025. What changed in how staff are paid?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
What we checked14 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Department of Health, Division of Adult Care Facilities and Assisted Living Surveillance inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| New York Medicaid provider list | Jun 30, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Artis Senior Living of Commack provide?
Artis Senior Living of Commack is licensed by the state of New York for assisted living, memory care in Commack, New York. Its licensed capacity is 64 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Artis Senior Living of Commack?
No. We publish state licensing details for Artis Senior Living of Commack but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Artis Senior Living of Commack cost?
Assisted Living in New York typically starts at $4,800 to $7,950 a month. Based on 80 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Artis Senior Living of Commack?
Use Artis Senior Living of Commack's website, artisseniorliving.com/communities/artis-senior-living-commack#http://www.art, or visit at 1131 Jericho Turnpike, Commack, NY 11725.
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