Albany Senior AdvisorWhat does the Capital Region senior care directory include?
It lists every license the New York State Department of Health shows for adult homes, enriched housing programs, nursing homes, home care agencies, hospices and adult day health care in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie, Warren, Washington, Columbia and Greene counties, 170 records in all, with CMS Care Compare ratings for the 38 certified nursing homes we could match.
| County | Licensed residences | with SNALR | Nursing homes | Home care agencies | Hospices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | 13 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 1 |
| Schenectady County | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Rensselaer County | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Saratoga County | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Schoharie County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Warren County | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington County | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Columbia County | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Greene County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Where does the directory's data come from?
Only official bulk data: the Department of Health's facility roster and 2026 Q2 adult care capacity report on health.data.ny.gov, the nursing home bed census, NYS Health Profiles inspection and enforcement records, CMS's Provider Information dataset, and the Census Bureau geocoder to put each address in its real municipality; no aggregator listings, operator marketing or reviews.
Every listing carries a “Source” line with its data date. Facility pages exist for every licensed residence with a Health Profiles record and every CMS-certified nursing home we could match; agencies and hospices appear as roster rows.
How do the listing pages work?
Each listing has a search box and filters for county, town and license type (plus CMS rating for nursing homes), and every column sorts when you click its heading, so you could, say, list every residence in Niskayuna by SNALR beds.
Why might a facility's town differ from its mailing address?
The Albany, Schenectady and Troy post offices deliver to large parts of Colonie, Bethlehem, Niskayuna, Rotterdam and other towns, so we place each facility in its actual town or city with the Census Bureau's geocoder rather than by mailing city.
A residence with an Albany address may therefore appear on the Colonie or Bethlehem page; its own page shows both.
Side by side
| This directory is | This directory is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Every NYSDOH license of these types in the nine counties | A list of paying partners |
| Ratings | CMS ratings for certified nursing homes, labelled as CMS's | Scores of our own |
| Freshness | Rebuilt from the 2026 Q2 capacity report and records retrieved November 6, 2026, CMS data of October 1, 2026 | Edited by the facilities |
| Facility pages | Built from state and CMS records | Built from marketing copy |
