CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Suffolk County, New York
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 41 nursing homes in Suffolk County, New York qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Suffolk County as urban.
In New York, 121 of 593 nursing homes (20.4%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation | Riverhead | No | 181 | 335254 | |
| Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center | Oakdale | No | The Mayer Family | 280 | 335839 |
| ALLEGRIA NURSING & REHAB CENTER OF PORT JEFFERSON | Port Jefferson Stati | No | 143 | 335514 | |
| Apex Rehabilitation & Care Center | Huntington Station | No | 195 | 335067 | |
| Bellhaven Center for Rehab and Nursing Care | Brookhaven | No | Center Management Group | 240 | 335755 |
| Berkshire Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | West Babylon | No | 175 | 335083 | |
| Brookhaven Health Care Facility, LLC | East Patchogue | No | The Mcguire Group | 160 | 335694 |
| Brookside Multicare Nursing Center | Smithtown | No | Optima Care | 353 | 335175 |
| Carillon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Huntington | No | Cassena Care | 315 | 335286 |
| East Neck Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | West Babylon | No | Cassena Care | 300 | 335681 |
| Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Ctr | Sayville | No | 100 | 335636 | |
| Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Commack | No | 460 | 335696 | |
| Huntington Hills Center for Health and Rehabilitat | Melville | No | National Health Care Associates | 320 | 335818 |
| Island Nursing and Rehab Center | Holtsville | No | 120 | 335835 | |
| Jefferson's Ferry | South Setauket | No | 60 | 335833 | |
| John T Mather Memorial Hosp T C U | Port Jefferson | No | 16 | 335853 | |
| Long Island State Veterans Home | Stonybrook | No | State of New York Comptroller's Office | 350 | 335758 |
| Luxor Nursing & Rehabilitation at Mills Pond | St James | No | Carerite Centers | 252 | 335739 |
| Maria Regina Rehabilitation and Nursing | Brentwood | No | Optima Care | 188 | 335837 |
| Massapequa Center Rehabilitation & Nursing | Amityville | No | 320 | 335213 | |
| Medford Multicare Center For Living | Medford | No | 320 | 335840 | |
| Momentum at South Bay for Rehabilation and Nursing | East Islip | No | Paragon Healthnet | 160 | 335401 |
| Oasis Rehabilitation And Nursing, Llc | Center Moriches | No | Paragon Healthnet | 100 | 335402 |
| Our Lady Of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative | West Islip | No | 450 | 335539 | |
| Peconic Landing at Southhold | Greenport | No | 66 | 335842 | |
| Pine Forest Car Center for Rehab & Healthcare | Huntington | No | 76 | 335040 | |
| Quantum Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC | Middle Island | No | Paragon Healthnet | 120 | 335719 |
| Ross Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation | Brentwood | No | 135 | 335159 | |
| San Simeon By The Sound Center for Nursing & Rehab | Greenport | No | 120 | 335274 | |
| Sayville Nursing And Rehabilitation Center | Sayville | No | Carerite Centers | 180 | 335761 |
| Smithtown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care | Smithtown | No | Center Management Group | 162 | 335756 |
| St Catherine Of Siena Nursing and Rehabilitation C | Smithtown | No | 240 | 335821 | |
| St James Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center | St James | No | Carerite Centers | 230 | 335301 |
| St Johnland Nursing Center | Kings Park | No | 250 | 335487 | |
| Sunrise Manor Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio | Bay Shore | No | 84 | 335568 | |
| Surge Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC | Middle Island | No | Paragon Healthnet | 164 | 335390 |
| Swan Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation | Patchogue | No | 120 | 335596 | |
| The Hamlet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at | Nesconset | No | Carerite Centers | 240 | 335674 |
| The Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing | South Hampton | No | Philosophy Care Centers | 280 | 335850 |
| Waters Edge at Port Jefferson for Rehabilitation a | Port Jefferson | No | Carerite Centers | 120 | 335410 |
| WESTHAMPTON CARE CENTER | Westhampton | No | Center Management Group | 180 | 335782 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.