Welcome to The Long Island 55+ Community Guide

Long Island is a great place for seniors to live and enjoy. We have put together a team of agents across Long Island to help you find the best home to meet your changing needs. Our agents are well versed in the special needs and opportunities for seniors who are buying or selling a home.

You can call us from 8Am to 11Pm at 631-468-4830, we are here to answer any of your questions.

Please feel free to search for homes and use the links we have provided to research many different topics. We can help you find homes in Active Adult Communities with low taxes and the Country Club Lifestyle you are looking for.

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Seniors Real Estate Specialists^® are REALTORS^® qualified to meet the special needs and concerns of maturing Americans. A national program since 1998, The Senior Advantage Real Estate Council^® (SAREC^®) offers a specific designation, SRES^®, to identify those members who have successfully completed its education program along with other prerequisites.

By earning the SRES^® designation, your REALTOR^® has demonstrated necessary knowledge and expertise to counsel senior clients through major financial and lifestyle transitions involved in relocating, refinancing, or selling the family home. Your REALTOR^® has received special training, gets regular updates, and is prepared to offer the options and information needed in making life changing decisions.
A Seniors Real Estate Specialist^® is experienced and knowledgeable in meeting your specific needs. And that can make all the difference in the world.

As we age, we demand specialists in our health needs, so why not in our housing and equity needs as well? An SRES brings:

A customized approach to your situation; an SRES works with how your living situation fits into your overall plan.

Expertise and patience without condescension.

An awareness of options and solid, reliable referrals for specific situations to explore those options.

A variety of choices to reduce out of pocket expenses, gain cash, or create or defer income streams to either stay independent or finance assistance.

Long Island Seniors now have a home, and a tour guide to Long Island's Senior communities and Active Adult Communities. We also have guides to assisted living communities on the island. Please let us help you find the perfect seniors community on Long Island. If you are moving out of state we can guide you to local experts anywhere in the country. If you have questions regarding selling you current home please let us know.

Let's get together and talk about your home buying and/or selling plans. Call us at 631.777.4663 or send us an e-mail gary.baumann@elliman.com , we'll setup a time that is easy and convenient for you to meet.

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Discovering the nest egg is shrinking, some intrepid retirees have concluded the best path is bail from the nest.Even if home prices aren’t encouraging, many Long Islanders are finding the time is right to trade the big house with its maintenance, high tax and utility bills for a more manageable, affordable home that fits their lifestyle – on or off Long Island. (more)

P.S. If you're not ready to meet in person, please tour through our website. We are sure you'll find the resources here useful and helpful. Enjoy!

Below are links to Long Island Assisted Living Homes

Atria Lynbrook Assisted Living
100 Peninsula Boulevard
Lynbrook, New York 11563
(516) 596-2700 atriaseniorliving.com

The Mayfair of Glen Cove
146 Glen Street
Glen Cove, New York 11542
(516) 671-7008

Totten Towers
20 Totten Street
Hempstead, New York 11550
(516) 489-8500

Somerset Gardens
150 Sunnyside Boulevard
Plainview, New York 11803
(516) 576-3330 www.somerset-gardens.com

Nathan Hale Housing
30 Doxsey Place
Lynbrook, New York 11563
(516) 887-7457

Hoffmann Manor Long Beach
274 West Broadway
Long Beach, New York 11561
(516) 431-1400

Hardscrabble Senior Apartments
404 Main Street
Farmingdale, New York 11735
(516) 293-9736

Echo Adult Long Island
536 Cold Spring Harbor Road
Laurel Hollow, New York 11791
(516) 692-5981

King David Manor
80 West Broadway
Long Beach, New York 11561
(516) 889-1300

Chestnut Grove
12 Washington Avenue
Plainview, New York 11803
(516) 933-0002

Antioch Citadel of Hope
107 James L. Burrell Avenue
Hempstead, New York 11550
(516) 292-4157

The Bristal Assisted Living
40 Merrick Avenue
East Meadow, New York 11554
(516) 542-0800 www.thebristal.com

MacArthur Senior Village
260 Clinton Street
Hempstead, New York 11550
(516) 489-8500

Island Park Senior Housing
347 Long Beach Road
Island Park, New York 11558
(516) 889-7570

Bishop Kellenberg Gardens
2477 Long Beach Road
Oceanside, New York 11572
(516) 766-0777

Huntington Terrace
70 Pinelawn Road
Melville, New York 11747
(631) 531-0000 www.huntington-terrace.com

Old Bethpage Senior Citizens
108 Round Swamp Road
Old Bethpage, New York 11804
(516) 349-1003

Colonna Redevelopment LP
123 West Columbia Street
Hempstead, New York 11550
(516) 486-5600

Harbor House Special Care
150 South Street
Oyster Bay, New York 11771
(516) 624-0600 www.harborhouseonline.com

The Mayfair at Great Neck
96 Cutter Mill Road
Great Neck, New York 11021
(516) 773-8730

The Regency at Glen Cove
94 School Street
Glen Cove, New York 11542
(516) 674-3007 www.theregencyatglencove.com

Plattduetsche Long Island Society
1140 Hempstead Turnpike
Franklin Square, New York 11010
(516) 352-2995

Plattduetsche Long Island
1150 Hempsead Turnpike
Franklin Square, New York 11010
(516) 352-4252 www.plattduetschehome.com

Oyster Bay Manor Senior Residence
150 South Street
Oyster Bay, New York 11771
(516) 624-0600

Silver Manor of Farmingdale
81 Secatogue Avenue
Farmingdale, New York 11735
(516) 336-7360

Harvest House
235 Cold Spring Road
Syosset, New York 11791
(516) 496-9796

Harvest Park Residence
33 Flower Avenue
Floral Park, New York 11001
(516) 496-9796

Sunrise Assisted Living
53 Franklin Avenue
Lynbrook, New York 11563
(516) 596-2377

Estate Planning: http://www.estateplanning.com/
Estate Planning: http://www.stephens.com
Fannie Mae: http://www.fanniemae.com
Feature CNN Article: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/money101/lesson21/
Information in English and Spanish for buying and owning a home: http://www.freddiemac.com
National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association, Use Your Home to Stay At Home: http://www.reversemortgage.org
Reverse Mortgage Lending Limits by county: https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicostlook.cfm
U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development's Top Ten Things to Know if You Are Interested in a Reverse Mortgage: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/rmtopten.cfm
AARP Website: http://www.aarp.org

AARP's complimentary reverse mortgage booklet Home Made Money: http://www.aarp.org/revmort

National Association of Home Builders http://www.nahb.org/directory

Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov

Aging with Dignity's Five Wishes document http://www.agingwithdignity.org

AlzheimerÕs Disease Education and Referral Center http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers

Book: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Long Term Care Planning by Marilee Driscoll

Medicare information at: http://www.medicare.gov

The National Right to Life Committee's "Will to Live": http://www.nrlc.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care: http://www.caringinfo.org

Non-medical assistance to help the elderly stay in their homes longer http://www.visitingangels.com http://www.rightathome.net http://www.homeinstead.com

Wallet-size cards w/ health directive document retrieval service: http://www.healthdirectives.org

US Census Bureau For the index of data provided by the US Census Bureau visit: http://www.factfinder.census.gov

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Educating Seniors about investing wisely and avoiding fraud: http://www.sec.gov/investor/seniors.shtml