Assisted Living
Home Sweet Home of Athens
71 Second Street, Athens, NY 12015 · Map
Licensed for 24 residents · The W Group at Hudson, LLC
Home Sweet Home of Athens is a state-licensed assisted living community in Athens, New York. It is licensed for 24 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
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.
State inspections
Last inspection report: Mar 16, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 24 residents
Adult Home 300-F-034, current license dated Aug 25, 1986. Licensee The W Group at Hudson, LLC.
Nearest emergency room
2.2 miles
Columbia Memorial Hospital, rated 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Sweet Home of Athens this community | 24 | Not published | Active | 51 violations, 2 enforcement actions | |
| The Eliot at Catskill | 3.8 mi | 118 | Not published | Active | 81 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Home Sweet Home on the Hudson | 3.9 mi | 60 | Not published | Active | 40 violations, 1 enforcement actions |
| Camphill Ghent | 11.7 mi | 31 | Not published | Active | 6 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
| Ivy Lodge | 14.4 mi | 40 | Not published | Active | 0 violations, 0 enforcement actions |
State inspection record51 violations, 2 enforcement actions
- Last inspection report
- March 16, 2026
- Inspections
- 25, 51 violations cited
- Complaint inspections
- 20, 34 violations cited
- Enforcement actions
- 2
- No violations cited at the last inspection (March 2026)
Enforcement actions (Stipulation and Order issued)
- February 9, 2026: Stipulation and Order ACF-26-011
- February 9, 2026: Stipulation and Order ACF-26-014
Inspection reports
- March 16, 2026, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- January 23, 2026, complaint survey: 1 violation (Housekeeping) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- November 24, 2025, complaint survey: 1 violation (Admission standards) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- October 6, 2025, complaint survey: 1 violation (Smoke and fire protection) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- September 23, 2025, relicensure, complaint survey: 20 violations (Records and reports, Admission standards, Resident organizations, Personal care, Medication management, Case management, Activity services, Food service, Menu planning, Environmental standards, Smoke and fire protection, Maintenance, Disaster and emergency planning) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
Show all 9
- September 18, 2025, complaint survey: 2 violations (Medication management, Resident records) Plan/Notice of Correction Approved
- July 16, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- June 30, 2025, complaint survey: 0 violations Plan/Notice of Correction Not Required
- and 17 more on the state’s site
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 24 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 The W Group at Hudson, LLC
- License type
- Adult Home
- License number
- 300-F-034
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 1986-08-25
- Licensed capacity
- 24
- Licensee
- The W Group at Hudson, LLC
- County
- Greene County
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.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsOn the New York list of Medicaid providers (2026)
On the New York list of Medicaid providers. Listed as Home Sweet Home of Athens under Assisted Living Program (ALP). Assisted Living Program beds certified: 24 (2026 Q2). (state list, as of Jun 30, 2026)
Being on the list means the community has taken part in the program. Ask whether it has a Medicaid opening now, and how many residents it serves on Medicaid.
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)
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.2 mi, nursing home 3.9 mi, pharmacy 1.9 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Greene Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Catskill. 3.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vna Home Health, Albany. 28.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 12015 as metropolitan (metropolitan low commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Columbia-Greene Dialysis (Catskill Division), Catskill, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Columbia Greene Dialysis Centers, Ghent, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 12015.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Select Pt, Ot And Slp Rehabilitation Ny, PLLC, Hudson. 2.0 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors 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 relatively moderate; 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 January 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- 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?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked15 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 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| New York State Department of Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Home Sweet Home of Athens provide?
Home Sweet Home of Athens is licensed by the state of New York for assisted living in Athens, New York. Its licensed capacity is 24 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Home Sweet Home of Athens?
No. We publish state licensing details for Home Sweet Home of Athens 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 Home Sweet Home of Athens 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. Home Sweet Home of Athens does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Home Sweet Home of Athens?
Use Home Sweet Home of Athens's website, thewgroup.com/community/home-sweet-home-at-athens, or visit at 71 Second Street, Athens, NY 12015.
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