Memory care in the Albany metro

How many memory care residences are there in the Albany metro area?

In the 2026 Q2 capacity report, 14 licensed residences in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer and Saratoga counties are certified as Special Needs Assisted Living Residences, with 514 SNALR dementia beds between them.

What should I check first at an Albany-area memory care residence?

Check the SNALR bed count in the state's capacity report, read the inspection reports on NYS Health Profiles, and ask how many staff are awake on the dementia unit overnight and what the approved special needs plan says about staffing.

Because New York sets dementia staffing plan by plan, the overnight answer is the one to pin down. No published memory care price exists for the region, so ask for a written quote.

Are there memory care options in the outer Capital Region counties?

Yes: Schoharie, Warren, Washington, Columbia and Greene counties add 3 licensed residences, with the largest cluster around Glens Falls and Queensbury.

• Memory Care at The Glen at Hiland Meadows, Queensbury (Warren) — 30 beds, 30 SNALR
• The Landing at Queensbury, Assisted Living and Memory Care, Queensbury (Warren) — 88 beds, 21 SNALR
• The Mansion at South Union, White Creek (Washington) — 44 beds, 10 SNALR

What does memory care cost around Albany?

There is no Albany-specific published figure; CareScout's 2025 New York assisted living median is $85,320 a year (about $7,110 a month), and memory care is not surveyed at all.

Medicaid does not pay rent in ordinary assisted living; the Assisted Living Program pays for services in approved beds for people with nursing-home-level needs, and VA Aid and Attendance helps eligible veterans.